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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1942-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft
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gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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8th Air Force
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Barksdale_Air_Force_Base
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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8th Air Force
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1942-01-15
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gptkbp:currentStatus
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inactive
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gptkbp:decommissioningDate
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1946-01-01
1945-10-01
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:hasFacility
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maintains historical traditions
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gptkbp:hasRecognition
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recognized for valor and service
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gptkbp:headquarters
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Barksdale_AFB,_Louisiana
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gptkbp:historicalRole
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gptkb:World_War_II_bombing_campaigns
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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World_War_II_operations
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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the 397th Bomb Squadron
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gptkbp:insignia
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Squadron emblem
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:motto
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We Deliver
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Banshees
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Bombing_of_German_industrial_targets
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gptkbp:notableGames
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gptkb:B-24
gptkb:B-17
B-29
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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historically significant
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:reform
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1946
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gptkbp:role
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bombing operations
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:397th_Bomb_Group
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gptkbp:supportRole
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strategic bombing missions
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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commemorative events
Banshee emblem
bombardment squadron
historical accounts and newsletters
influenced modern air combat tactics
memorials for fallen airmen
affiliated with veterans organizations
annual reunions of veterans
part_of_the_lineage_of_the_397th_Bomb_Group
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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part of the 8th Air Force during WWII
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