Who is Sergeant Laura Besley and Private Eleanor Hanna from Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II and what is their importance?

Sergeant Laura Besley and Private Eleanor Hanna both died after the crash, one within twenty-four hours though the person only seemed to have minor burns, and the other died a few hours after the crash with such extensive burns that her clothes were missing.