Drazba's nursing school photo, from the front page of the San Francisco Examiner, February 19, 1966.
Born
December 11, 1943
Waterbury, Connecticut
Died
February 18, 1966
Thua Thien province, South Vietnam
Cause of death
Helicopter crash
Nationality
American
Occupation
Nurse
Known for
One of the first two American nurses to die in the Vietnam War
Carol Ann Elizabeth Drazba (December 11, 1943 – February 18, 1966) was one of the first two American nurses killed in the Vietnam War. She was from Dunmore, Pennsylvania and died in a helicopter crash.[1]
^Workman, Renie (June 16, 2012). "Memorial Honors First Woman Killed in Vietnam". WNEP. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
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