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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
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gptkbp:aircraft
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over 6,000
fighter pilot
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gptkbp:awardedBy
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gptkb:Civilian_Service_Medal
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Meritorious_Service_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Vietnam_Service_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Air_Force_Commendation_Medal
gptkb:Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Korean_Service_Medal
gptkb:Tuskegee_Airmen_Congressional_Gold_Medal
Air Medal
American Campaign Medal
Legion of Merit
Presidential Unit Citation
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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gptkbp:born
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December 7, 1919
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gptkbp:celebrates
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gptkb:National_Museum_of_the_United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Air_and_Space_Museum
various schools and scholarships
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gptkbp:children
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3
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gptkbp:died
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January 16, 2022
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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General Charles E. McGee
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gptkbp:influenced
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civil rights movement
aviation history
African_American_military_personnel
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Tuskegee Airmen
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gptkbp:legacy
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military leadership
advocacy for diversity in the military
pioneering_African_American_aviator
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:militaryService
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1943-1973
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gptkbp:nationality
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African_American
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gptkbp:rank
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Brigadier General
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gptkbp:retired
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gptkb:University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana-Champaign
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Frances_McGee
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