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https://web.archive.org/web/20050811080522/http://www.the-tidings.com/2005/0716/lillian.htm - obituary; this is [1]

https://www.stjoehumboldt.org/about-us/history-and-milestones/ - convent that she grew up in

https://www.dignityhealth.org/bayarea/locations/stmarys/about-us/history - hospital that she studied nursing at

https://www.reflectionsonnursingleadership.org/features/more-features/Vol40-1-lillian-kinkela-keil-pioneer-flight-nurse - very detailed article about her

http://legendsofflightnurses.org/FlightNurses/NurseRecord.asp?ID=638 - this is where that pdf came from and has the quotes

maybe include a quotes section?

"It was all horrible, but it was all beautiful. I would do it again!"

Lead: Lillian Kinkella Keil was an airborne nurse that became an inspiration for generations of military medical women for years to come.

Biography
Lillian Kinkella Keil was regularly referred to as the Airborne Florence Nightingale, because of how crucial her nursing skills were to the Air Force.

She treated 10,000 soldiers and never lost a patient.

She was raised at the Sisters of Joseph Convent in Eureka, California. Her mother was employed as a cleaning lady at the convent, and her two brothers were raised elsewhere.

Immediately following high school, Keil attended the nursing program at St. Mary's Hospital in San Francisco, and became a registered nurse.

During the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, in the Korean War, U.S. troops required assistance, so Keil and the other members of the 801st evacuated 4,700 Marines injured and frigid over the course of four days.

During the Korean War many U.S. troops required assistance. Over the course of four days, Keil and other members of the 801st [division?] evacuated 4,700 Marines that were injured during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir.

Legacy
Lillian Kinkella Keil was regularly referred to as the Airborne Florence Nightingale, because of how crucial her nursing skills were to the Air Force.

She treated 10,000 soldiers and never lost a patient.

Quotes
"It was all horrible, but it was all beautiful. I would do it all again!"

"I had to make each patient feel [as though] he was the only one on the plane I was caring for, yet I was taking care of 23 others."