'''Lawrence Patton McDonald''' ( b. April 1, 1935), a [[conservative Democrat]]ic member of the United States House of Representatives, 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.
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'''Lawrence Patton McDonald''' ( b. April 1, 1935), a [[conservative Democrat]]ic member of the United States House of Representatives, 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 only member of Congress to have been reportedly killed by the Soviets during the [[Cold War]].