death_place death_date birth_place birth_date known_for article_title name occupation death_cause
huntsville , alabama , u.s. 21 april 1942 lincoln county , tennessee , tennessee , u.s. 4 april 1920 first in world war ii american woman to die in line of duty easter posey
 easter posey chemical warfare service accident
easter posey

easter posey -lrb- april 4 , 1920 -- april 21 , 1942 -rrb- was the first american woman killed in the line of duty during world war ii .
she died in an accidental explosion on the incendiary bomb manufacturing line at huntsville arsenal .
