| Carol Ann Drazba | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 11, 1943 |
| Died | February 18, 1966 (aged 22) |
| Place of birth | Waterbury, Connecticut |
| Place of death | South Vietnam |
| Buried at | Scranton, Pennsylvania |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | Army Nurse Corps |
| Years of service | 1966 |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War† |
Carol Ann Drazba (December 11, 1943 – February 18, 1966) was the first American nurse to die in the Vietnam War.[1][2]
Early life and education[]
Carol Ann Elizabeth Drazba was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, the daughter of Joseph and Marcella Drazba. She was raised in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, the youngest of three children.[3] She graduated from Dunmore High School in 1961.[1]
Career and legacy[]
Drazba trained as a nurse in Scranton, at Scranton State General Hospital, and served in the Army Nurse Corps.[4][5] She and others died in a helicopter crash in Vietnam on February 18, 1966.[1][5] Her remains were buried, with military honors, in Scranton.[6]
On June 16, 2012 a memorial was dedicated in Scranton with a bronze statue of Drazba made by Brian Hanlon, as well as honors to other people.[1][4][5] The Lackawanna County commissioners proclaimed June 16, 2012 as 2LT Carol Ann Drazba Day.[5] Drazba is also honored on Panel 5E, Row 46 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.[2]
The original article can be found at Carol Ann Drazba and the edit history here.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Robbie Ward, "Memorial to Fallen Vietnam Hero and Dunmore Resident Dedicated" Scranton Times-Tribune (June 17, 2012).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Virtual Vietnam Veterans Wall of Faces - CAROL A DRAZBA - ARMY". http://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/13936/CAROL-A-DRAZBA.
- ↑ "Army Nurse Loses Life Helping GIs" Simpson's Leader-Times (February 19, 1966): 1. via Newspapers.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Office of Medical History - Army Nurse Corps History". http://history.amedd.army.mil/ANCWebsite/anchome.html.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Memorial Honors First Woman Killed in Vietnam". WNEP.com. http://wnep.com/2012/06/16/memorial-honors-first-woman-killed-in-vietnam/.
- ↑ "First American Nurse to Die in Vietnam Given Military Honors" Standard-Speaker (March 3, 1966): 28. via Newspapers.com
