Yevdokiya Ivanovna Nosal was a junior lieutenant and deputy squadron commander in the 588th Night Bomber Regiment during World War II. She was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 24 May 1943, making her the first woman pilot... Wikipedia
Born: March 13, 1918, Burchak, Ukraine
Died: April 23, 1943 (age 25 years), Novorossiysk, Russia
Awards: Order of the Red Banner, Order of Lenin, and Order of the Red Star