98th Bombardment Group

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:B-24_Liberator
gptkbp:awarded_for gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Gowan
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
gptkbp:engaged_in strategic bombing missions
gptkbp:historical_significance Participated in the Battle of the Bulge
Conducted reconnaissance missions
Involved in the liberation of concentration camps
Contributed to the strategic bombing campaign
Involved in the bombing of oil refineries
Engaged in psychological warfare missions
Conducted air-sea rescue operations
Dropped supplies to resistance forces
First group to bomb Japan from the west
Participated in Operation Matterhorn
Participated in the Doolittle Raid
Provided air support for the Korean War
Supported ground troops in the Pacific
Supported the invasion of Normandy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 98th Bombardment Group
gptkbp:insignia Group emblem
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:is_based_in gptkb:B-24_Liberator
gptkbp:location gptkb:India
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Burma
gptkbp:motto We Will Not Fail
gptkbp:nickname The Pyramiders
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Major_General_Charles_H._Mc_Gee
gptkb:General_William_H._Tunner
gptkb:Colonel_William_A._Mc_Gowan
gptkbp:operates_in Pacific Theater
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:China-Burma-India_Theater
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:participated_in Bombing of Japanese targets
gptkbp:reactivated_in 1947
gptkbp:received gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkbp:squadrons 343rd Bombardment Squadron
345th Bombardment Squadron
344th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:year_created 1943
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:27th_Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7