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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-24 Liberator
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gptkbp:base
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Drew_Field
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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8th Air Force
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gptkbp:decoratedWith
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:firstClaim
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gptkb:Air_Transport_Command
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gptkbp:hasFacility
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Maintains traditions of heavy bombardment.
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse
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Yes
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gptkbp:headquarters
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Drew_Field,_Florida
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gptkbp:homeGround
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Yes
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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748th Bombardment Squadron
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gptkbp:insignia
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Squadron Emblem
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Florida
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gptkbp:mission
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Strategic bombing 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_Flying_Tigers
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Colonel_John_Smith
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater
Inactive
8th Air Force
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:retired
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1945-09-01
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1945-08-15
1943-04-01
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:457th_Bombardment_Group
Yes
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gptkbp:subordinateUnits
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2nd Bombardment Wing
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:457th_Bombardment_Group
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gptkbp:training
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Drew_Field
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:Heavy_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
Commemorative events held.
Regular reunions held.
Squadron Insignia
Memorials for fallen members.
Affiliated with veterans organizations.
Annual reunion ceremonies.
Legacy of strategic bombing.
Part_of_the_lineage_of_the_457th_Bombardment_Group.
Squadron_newsletters.
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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Established in 1943, disbanded in 1945.
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1945-09-30
1943-01-15
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