Aurora in Adams County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Sharon A. Lane Drive

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 30, 2016

1. Sharon A. Lane Drive Marker

Inscription.
In honor of
1Lt Sharon A. Lane, ANC, U.S. Army
1943 - 1969
FAMC Staff Nurse, 1968 - 1969
Killed by enemy mortar round while
serving with honor
312th Evac Hospital, Chu Lai, Viet Nam
Only ANC Officer to die as a result
of hostile fire in Viet Nam

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Vietnam • Women.

Location. 39° 44.675′ N, 104° 50.07′ W. Memorial is in Aurora, Colorado, in Adams County. It is on East 17th Place west of Victor Street, on the right when traveling west. Located at the southeast corner of the Colorado University School of Nursing building on the Anschutz Medical Campus. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 13120 East 19th Avenue, Aurora CO 80045, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Colorado’s Front Range.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Charles Kelly Boulevard (approx. 0.2 miles away); WWI Medical Staff Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Colorado Freedom Memorial (approx. 3 miles away); Boeing RB-52B Stratofortress (approx. 3.7 miles away); Buckley (approx. 3.9 miles away); Colorado Volunteers (approx. 4.2 miles away); Park Hill Branch — Denver Public Library

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(approx. 5.2 miles away); Egli House (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aurora.

Also see . . .
1. National Army Museum article about Sharon A. Lane. (Submitted on August 7, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
2. Virtual Wall page about Sharon A. Lane. Includes photos's and decorations received. (Submitted on August 7, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Sharon A. Lane Drive Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 30, 2016

2. Sharon A. Lane Drive Memorial

Education II South Building (School of Nursing) near marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 30, 2016

3. Education II South Building (School of Nursing) near marker.

Memorial is at the bottom, in the middle of photo.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 742 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 7, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.