Carol Ann Drazba (1943-1966) was the first American nurse to die in the Vietnam War. She trained as a nurse in Scranton, and served in the Army Nurse Corps. She and others died in a helicopter crash in Vietnam on February 18, 1966. 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. The Lackawanna County commissioners proclaimed June 16, 2012 as 2LT Carol Ann Drazba Day. Drazba is also honored on Panel 5E, Row 46 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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11 December 1943 (age 81)
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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