Sharon Ann Lane

First Lieutenant Sharon Ann Lane (July 7, 1943 – June 8, 1969) was a United States Army nurse and the only American servicewoman killed as a direct result of enemy fire during the Vietnam War.

Sharon Ann Lane
Born(1943-07-07)July 7, 1943
Zanesville, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJune 8, 1969(1969-06-08) (aged 25)
Chu Lai, Republic of Vietnam
Buried
Sunset Hills Burial Park,
Canton, Ohio, U.S.
(40°51′19.2″N 81°26′29.2″W)
AllegianceUnited States of America
Branch Army
Years of service1968–1969
Rank First Lieutenant
Unit312th Evacuation Hospital
CampaignsVietnam War
  • Counteroffensive Phase IV
  • Counteroffensive Phase V
  • Counteroffensive Phase VI
  • Tet 69 Counteroffensive †
Awards
Alma materAultman Hospital School of Nursing

Biography

Sharon Ann Lane was born in Zanesville, Ohio, but she grew up in North Industry, Ohio. In 1961, she was graduated from Canton South High School and entered the Aultman Hospital School of Nursing. She joined the Nurse Corps Reserve on April 18, 1968. Lane arrived at the 312th Evacuation Hospital in Chu Lai on April 29, 1968. On June 8, 1969, her hospital was hit by a rocket with Lieutenant Lane killed by fragmentation wounds.[1]

Among the roughly 11,000 American women who were stationed in Vietnam, Lane was the only one killed by hostile fire during the war while seven other women died in accidents and illnesses.[2] She was buried at Sunset Hills Burial Park in Canton, Ohio.

Legacy

Post No. 12190 (chartered July 4, 2019) of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) at Evans, Georgia, is named after her.

Notes
 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.

References
  1. "Sharon Ann Lane". Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  2. "Friends recall only nurse killed by hostile fire in Vietnam". Retrieved July 20, 2019.
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