Kay Hartzell
Kay Lynn Hartzell (6 September 1948 — 26 February 2016)[1] was a United States Coast Guard officer, notable for being the first female commanding officer of an isolated U.S. military base, when she assumed command of the Coast Guard LORAN/Omega station on the island of Lampedusa, Italy, in 1979, as a lieutenant.[1][2] Hartzell retired in 1993 at the rank of commander.[1]
She was survived by her wife Lane McClelland, her mother, and her brother.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Obituary of Kay Lynn Hartzell". Washington Post. 2 March 2016.
- ^ U.S. Coast Guard Women's History
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