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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:activeDuring
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:awarded
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gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:branch
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gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:commemoratedBy
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gptkb:Merrill's_Marauders_National_Memorial
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:decorations
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gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1944
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gptkbp:fate
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absorbed into the 475th Infantry Regiment
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gptkbp:formed
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1943
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Merrill's Marauders
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gptkbp:legacy
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inspiration for the 75th Ranger Regiment
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Unit_Galahad
gptkb:Merrill's_Marauders
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gptkbp:notable_campaign
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gptkb:Burma_Campaign
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Myitkyina
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gptkbp:notableCommander
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gptkb:Frank_Merrill
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gptkbp:notableFor
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deep penetration missions behind Japanese lines
marching over 1,000 miles in enemy territory
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gptkbp:notableMember
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gptkb:Philip_Cochran
gptkb:Samuel_V._Wilson
gptkb:Kermit_Roosevelt_Jr.
gptkb:Charles_N._Hunter
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gptkbp:officialName
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gptkb:5307th_Composite_Unit_(Provisional)
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gptkbp:parentOrganization
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gptkb:Northern_Combat_Area_Command
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:75th_Ranger_Regiment
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gptkbp:size
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around 3,000 men
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gptkbp:subjectOf
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numerous books and documentaries
film 'Merrill's Marauders' (1962)
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gptkbp:theaterOfOperations
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gptkb:China-Burma-India_Theater
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gptkbp:type
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long range penetration special operations jungle warfare unit
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:China-Burma-India_Theater
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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