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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1943-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft
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gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
Significant losses during missions
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gptkbp:alumni
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Annual gatherings
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Boeing_Field
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:celebrates
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Commemorative plaques
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gptkbp:colors
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Blue and yellow
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:headquarters
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Camp Kilmer
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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Maintained_by_the_Air_Force_Historical_Research_Agency
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Part of the strategic bombing campaign
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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690th Bombardment Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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Group emblem
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gptkbp:legacy
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Contributed_to_air_superiority_in_WWII
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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Approximately 1,000
Surviving members honored in reunions
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Banshees
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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gptkb:Bombing_raids_over_Germany
Strategic bombing missions
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:postWarCareer
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Inactive
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gptkbp:retired
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8th Air Force
15th Air Force
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gptkbp:role
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Bombardment
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1945-05-08
1944-01-01
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:390th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:391st_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:392nd_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:393rd_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Barksdale_Field
gptkb:Boeing_Field
Drew_Field
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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Proud history of service
Banshee emblem
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