Sharon Ann Lane was a United States Army nurse and the only American servicewoman killed as a direct result of enemy fire in the Vietnam War. The Army posthumously awarded Lane the Bronze Star Medal for heroism on June 8, 1969.
Sharon Ann Lane
Sharon Ann Lane's graduation photo from the Aultman Hospital School of Nursing
Grave site of Sharon Ann Lane located in Sunset Hills Burial Park in Canton Ohio.
U.S. Army press release on the death of Sharon Ann Lane
The Bronze Star Medal (BSM) is a United States Armed Forces decoration awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces for either heroic achievement, heroic service, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service in a combat zone.
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Marine Col. Richard E. Edgington after being awarded a Bronze Star
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