Kay Hartzell

Kay Lynn Hartzell (6 September 1948 — 26 February 2016)[1] was a United States Coast Guard lieutenant who is 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 at the Island of Lampedusa, Italy, in 1979.[1][2] Hartzell retired in 1993 at the rank of Commander.[1]

She was survived by her wife, Lane McClelland, mother and her brother.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Obituary of Kay Lynn Hartzell". Washington Post. 2 March 2016.
  2. ↑ U.S. Coast Guard Women's History


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