1. Lawrence Dickson was sent to Italy and assigned to the 100th Fighter Squadron, 332d Fighter Group.
10 Facts About Lawrence Dickson
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On December 23,1944, Lawrence Dickson was on his 68th mission piloting his aircraft as part of a mission to Prague, Czechoslovakia.
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The aircraft was flipped upside down and Lawrence Dickson was declared missing in action.
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Early in the mission Lawrence Dickson reported engine trouble and notified his base in Ramitelli, Italy that he needed to return.
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Lawrence Dickson broke from the mission and two wingmen escorted Lawrence Dickson's sputtering plane.
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The trio gradually lost altitude, and Lawrence Dickson looked for a spot to land or bail out.
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One of Lawrence Dickson's wingmen thought they were near the town of Tarvisio, in a mountainous area of northeastern Italy.
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Lawrence Dickson was on his 68th mission when he went missing over Austria.
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Lawrence Dickson was born to Agnes C Dickson and he had two brothers.
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Lawrence Dickson's wife did not live to attend the burial of her husband: Phyllis died December 28,2017, in Nevada at the age of 96.