About Walter I. Lawson
Lived 1919 – 1952 (aged 32). Walter I. Lawson was an aircraft pilot.
Walter Irving "Ghost" Lawson (November 7, 1919 – February 26, 1952) was a U.S. Army Air Force/U.S. Air Force officer and combat fighter pilot with the 332nd Fighter Group's 99th Pursuit Squadron, best known as the Tuskegee Airmen or "Red Tails". He was one of 1,007 documented Tuskegee Airmen Pilots.
Death On February 25, 1952, Lawson and a crew of fellow 343rd Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron members in a Boeing RB-50G Superfortress departed Hickam Field in Honolulu, Hawaii, after two months stationed in Tokyo, Japan.
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Who was Walter I. Lawson?
American fighter pilot
When was Walter I. Lawson born?
Walter I. Lawson was born on 7 November 1919.
When did Walter I. Lawson die?
Walter I. Lawson died on 26 February 1952.
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Walter I. Lawson was an aircraft pilot.
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