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=== Mid-Late 20th Century === The [[Works Progress Administration]] constructed a new high three-story school in 1939 to replace the previous building that was constructed in the 1880s. This project was overseen by [[John M. Carmody]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Townsend |first=Rachel |date=December 28, 2019 |title=Dyersburg High School and the history of College Hill |url=https://www.stategazette.com/news/dyersburg-high-school-and-the-history-of-college-hill/article_6d399b39-69f2-5ee9-a41c-f3707ff944f6.html |work=State Gazette}}</ref> In 1942, [[Dyersburg Army Air Base]] was established by the [[United States Department of War|War Department]] to facilitate and support military bomber training. The Dyersburg was originally selected to host the facility, but due to a lack of developable flat land in the vicinity of the town the base was instead constructed at [[Halls, Tennessee|Halls, TN]], and an auxiliary field was constructed south of downtown.<ref name="daab" /> A museum is currently located at the site of the former air base.<ref name="dyaab" /> On March 5, 1963, a [[Piper PA-24 Comanche|Piper Comanche]] plane carrying country singers [[Patsy Cline]], [[Hawkshaw Hawkins]], [[Cowboy Copas]], and Cline's manager & pilot Randy Hughes stopped to refuel at the [[Dyersburg Regional Airport]]. The plane [[1963 Camden PA-24 crash|crashed]] around 20 minutes later in inclement weather near [[Camden, Tennessee]].<ref name="board" /> In 1965, the Illinois Central Railroad ceased providing passenger service to the town in Dyer County, including Dyersburg.<ref>{{Cite book |last=West |first=Carol Van |title=Tennessee's Historic Landscapes: A Traveler's Guide |date=1995 |publisher=University of Tennessee Press |isbn=978-0-87049-881-7 |pages=465}}</ref> During the Vietnam Conflict, Dyersburg native [[James A. Gardner]] posthumously won the Medal of Honor for his actions during [[Operation Van Buren]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=TTC |date=2022-05-27 |title=7 Iconic War Heroes From Tennessee |url=https://tennesseeconservativenews.com/7-iconic-war-heroes-from-tennessee/ |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=Tennessee Conservative |language=en-US}}</ref> On the night of July 25, 1975, an arsonist firebombed the [[Federal_building|federal building]] in Dyersburg. Frank Maynard, a city police investigator, witnessed the arson, gave chase, and was shot by the suspect a few blocks away.<ref name="maynard1" /> In 1990, [[Boss Hoss Cycles]] was founded by Dyersburg resident Monte Warren.<ref name=bosshoss /><ref name=bosshoss-sg />
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