Sharon Ann Lane (July 7, 1943 – June 8, 1969) was a United States Army nurse and the only American servicewoman killed as a direct result of enemy fire in the Vietnam War.

[2] On June 8, Chu Lai was hit by an enemy rocket attack and Lieutenant Lane was killed by a 122mm rocket[5][6] that struck between two quonset huts of Vietnamese civilians, soldiers, and POWs,[7] that formed the Vietnamese ward (Ward 4) where Lane last served.

Since her arrival at the hospital, her untiring efforts as a general duty staff nurse have made her ward a particularly outstanding one.

It was through the application of rare foresight and sound principles of management that Lieutenant Lane overcame and minimized the problems inherent in providing medical support in a combat environment.

As the sounds of the first incoming rockets reported throughout the hospital, Lieutenant Lane, thinking only of the welfare of her patients, rushed to her ward in an effort to protect her charges from harm.

As a result of Lieutenant Lane's courageous actions in the face of adversity, total disaster to the ward was prevented and many lives were saved.