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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:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:P-38_Lightning
gptkb:F6F_Hellcat
fighter aircraft
P-47 Thunderbolt
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gptkbp:alumni
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annual gatherings
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:celebrates
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dedicated monuments
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gptkbp:collaboratedWith
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Allied Forces
various fighter aircraft
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Brigadier_General_Thomas_H._McGuire_Jr.
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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gptkb:Fighter_Command
hierarchical
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gptkbp:communicationEquipment
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radio
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gptkbp:culturalImpact
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inspired media portrayals
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
Battle of Guam
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gptkbp:established
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1943
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater
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gptkbp:firstDeployment
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gptkb:Mariana_and_Palau_Islands
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gptkbp:hasRecognition
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distinguished unit citations
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Guam
gptkb:Hawaii
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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archived documents
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gptkbp:historicalResearch
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military historians
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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air_superiority_in_the_Pacific
defense_of_the_Mariana_Islands
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Thirteenth Fighter Command
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gptkbp:intelligence
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enemy reconnaissance
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gptkbp:legacy
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influence on modern air combat
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Pacific_Islands
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gptkbp:logistics
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aircraft maintenance
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:Thirteenth_Fighter_Command_Association
fighter tactics training
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gptkbp:mission
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air superiority
provide air support
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gptkbp:nickname
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Thirteenth
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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successful air raids
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Operation Forager
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Colonel_Clarence_Tinker
gptkb:Captain_George_L._McGowan
gptkb:Major_Richard_I._Bong
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_M._McGowan
gptkb:Major_William_H._McCulloch
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gptkbp:operationalArea
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gptkb:Western_Pacific
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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gptkb:Guam
inactive
1943-1945
Twentieth Air Force
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gptkbp:parentCompany
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gptkb:Fifth_Air_Force
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:postWarCareer
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transition to peacetime
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gptkbp:primaryFunction
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fighter operations
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gptkbp:role
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air defense
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gptkbp:strategicGoals
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defense of islands
control of airspace
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gptkbp:subordinateUnits
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Squadron
post-war restructuring
Fighter_Group
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Thirteenth_Air_Force
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gptkbp:supportRole
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ground forces
interception
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gptkbp:supports
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Fighter_Groups
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gptkbp:tactics
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ground attack
interception
fighter escort missions
fighter escort
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gptkbp:training
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pilot training
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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various military awards
historical recognition
fighter command
“We Protect”
pilots and ground crew
influence on modern air combat
end_of_World_War_II
Thirteenth_Fighter_Command_emblem
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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part_of_Pacific_Air_Forces
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