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'''Lawrence Patton McDonald''' (April 1, 1935 &mdash; September 1, 1983<ref>Generally accepted date of death. See below for theories on his survival.</ref>), was a  [[conservative Democrat]]ic member of the United States House of Representatives, who represented the seventh congressional district of [[Georgia]]. He was onboard [[Korean Airlines Flight 007]] when it was shot down by Soviet interceptors just west of Sakhalin Island on Sept. 1, 1983. He was the president of the [[John Birch Society]] and the only member of Congress killed by Communists during the [[Cold War]].

'''Lawrence Patton McDonald''' (April 1, 1935 &mdash; September 1, 1983<ref>Generally accepted date of death. See below for theories on his survival.</ref>), was a  [[conservative Democrat]]ic member of the United States House of Representatives, who represented the seventh congressional district of [[Georgia]]. He was onboard [[Korean Airlines Flight 007]] when it was shot down by Soviet interceptors just west of Sakhalin Island on Sept. 1, 1983. He was the president of the [[John Birch Society]] and the only member of Congress killed by Communists during the [[Cold War]].

==Early life==

==Early life==

He was born in Atlanta, his family were physicians.  He attended Emory University School of Medicine.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=MQkWBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA108 ]</ref>

He was born in Atlanta, his family were physicians.  He attended Emory University School of Medicine.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=MQkWBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA108 Killing Congress: Assassinations, Attempted Assassinations and Other Violence against Members of Congress]</ref>

He was a cousin of [[General]] [[George S. Patton]].

He was a cousin of [[General]] [[George S. Patton]].