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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Person
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Meritorious_Service_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Air_Force_Commendation_Medal
Air Medal
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1919-12-07
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Cleveland,_Ohio
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gptkbp:children
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3
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gptkbp:deathDate
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2022-01-16
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Illinois
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gptkbp:famousQuote
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"I was proud to serve my country."
"We were just doing our job."
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Charles_Edward_McGee
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Major Charles E. McGee
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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gptkbp:involved
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gptkb:American_Legion
gptkb:Veterans_of_Foreign_Wars
gptkb:National_Museum_of_the_United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:National_Urban_League
gptkb:Civil_Air_Patrol
gptkb:NAACP
gptkb:Air_Force_Association
gptkb:Tuskegee_Airmen_National_Historic_Site
gptkb:Aviation_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Tuskegee_Airmen,_Inc.
gptkb:Black_Pilots_of_America
National Black MBA Association
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gptkbp:legacy
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Pioneer_for_African_American_pilots
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Tuskegee Airman
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gptkbp:postRetirementCareer
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Public speaker
Aviation consultant
Advocate for diversity in aviation
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gptkbp:rank
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Major
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1942-1972
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Frances_McGee
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gptkbp:supportRole
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gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
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