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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:active_years
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1940-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:B-24_Liberator
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gptkbp:aircraft_type
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gptkb:bomber
operated several variants of bombers
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gptkbp:awards
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multiple awards for valor
received numerous military awards
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Hickam_Field
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gptkbp:combat_experience
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extensive
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gptkbp:deployment
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deployed to the Pacific
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:fighting_style
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Hickam_Field,_Hawaii
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gptkbp:historical_records
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maintained by the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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part of the strategic bombing campaign
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gptkbp:history
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formed in 1940
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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73rd Bomb Group
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gptkbp:insignia
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gptkb:73rd_Bomb_Group_emblem
unit patch
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gptkbp:legacy
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contributed to air power in WWII
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Hawaii
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gptkbp:losses
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numerous
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gptkbp:mission
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1945
conducted numerous combat missions
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Iron_Angels
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gptkbp:notable_commanders
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gptkb:Colonel_John_M._Mc_Cauley
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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bombing raids on Japanese-held islands
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gptkbp:notable_pilots
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trained extensively for missions
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gptkbp:operational_status
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inactive
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gptkbp:operational_theater
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primarily in the Pacific
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:post_war_career
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remnants served in other units
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gptkbp:resigned
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gptkb:7th_Air_Force
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gptkbp:reunion
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annual reunions held
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:scientific_classification
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:413th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:410th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:411th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:412th_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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key role in defeating Japan
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gptkbp:support
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close air support
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gptkbp:supports
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attached to various support units
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gptkbp:theater
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:tradition
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maintained traditions of valor and service
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gptkbp:training
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initially trained in the continental United States
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gptkbp:unit_history
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documented in military archives
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gptkbp:veterans
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many veterans remain active in associations
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:73rd_Bomb_Wing
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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