Dickey Chapelle

Dickey Chapelle with Bullets (unknown photographer/date). From Dickey Chapelle at the Wisconsin Historical Society. "...Dickey Chapelle was born Georgette Meyer in Shorewood, Wisconsin. Chapelle covered the Second World War in Iwo Jima and Okinawa and became known for her coverage of major wars for Life, Look, and National Geographic. In 1965, while covering the Vietnam conflict, Chapelle was killed by a landmine. She was the first female correspondent killed in action."