Catherine Anne Warnes (7 December 1949 – 20 July 1969) professionally Cathy Wayne, was an Australian singer and dancer, who was killed during a tour of Vietnam at a United States Marine Base where she was hosting with others a music concert to entertain the troops during the Vietnam War conflict. Wayne had just finished a song at a Non-commissioned officer's club near Da Nang in South Vietnam Wayne was hit by a bullet fired from a .22 pistol, fitted with a silencer, which had been stolen at the base. Wayne was the first Australian woman killed during the Vietnam War.
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7 December 1949 Arncliffe, New South Wales, Australia
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Died |
20 July 1969 (aged 19) Da Nang, South Vietnam
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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