Lane was born July 7, 1943, in Zanesville, Ohio. She graduated from Aultman Hospital School of Nursing in Canton in 1965, where she worked until May 1967, later attending Canton Business College.
On the morning of June 8, 1969, the 312th Evacuation Hospital was struck by a salvo of 122mm rockets fired by the Viet Cong. One rocket struck between Wards 4A and 4B, killing two people and wounding another 27. Among the dead was Lane, who died instantly of fragmentation wounds to the chest. A memorial service was held in Chu Lai 10 June 1969 and a Catholic mass followed the next day.
For her service in Vietnam, she was awarded the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star with “V” device, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the National Order of Vietnam Medal, and the Vietnamese Gallantry Cross (with Palm).
References include: National Archives | Military Awards Archive | Award Descriptions | Hall of Valor Award Database | Eisenhower Library WASPs Cochran | Virtual Wall Lane | Distinguished Flying Cross Bonham | Silver Star Hester | National Aviation Hall of Fame Cochran | Navy Cross Higbee
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