Lillian Kinkella Keil
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Captain Lillian Kinkella Keil
Captain Lillian Kinkella Keil (November 17, 1916 – June 30, 2005) was a highly decorated American World War II and Korean War flight nurse. Keil made 250 evacuation flights (23 of which were transatlantic) during World War II and 175 evacuation flights during the Korean War, becoming one of the most decorated women in American military history.[1]
Keil's hometown is Covina, California. Before she joined the Air Force she was a registered nurse and a stewardess.[1] Keil is buried at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.[2]
She served as a technical advisor for the 1953 film Flight Nurse, starring Joan Leslie and Forrest Tucker, which was based upon her experiences.[3]
Awards
Keil was awarded 19 medals and ribbons, including:
- 4 Air Medals
- 2 Presidential Unit Citations
- 1 World War II Victory Medal
- 4 battle stars in World War II
- 1 Korean Service Medal with seven battle stars
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Capt. Lillian Kinkella Keil, United States Air Force website.
- ↑ Capt Lillian Kinkella Keil at Find a Grave
- ↑ Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Flight Nurse at IMDb
Further reading
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Categories:
- 1916 births
- 2005 deaths
- American military personnel of World War II
- American military personnel of the Korean War
- American women in World War II
- Burials at Riverside National Cemetery
- Female wartime nurses
- Korean War nurses
- Recipients of the Air Medal
- United States Air Force Nurse Corps officers
- United States Air Force officers
- Women in the United States Air Force
- World War II nurses
- Women in warfare post-1945
- Women in war in Asia
