[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 99 (Friday, July 16, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1403]
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                      RECOGNIZING MS. LILLIAN KEIL

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                          HON. HILDA L. SOLIS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 15, 2004

  Ms. SOLIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Ms. Lillian Keil, for 
her service to the Army Air Corps and to our country. Ms. Keil is the 
most decorated U.S. military woman of World War II and the Korean war.
  During her service, Ms. Keil flew 250 air evacuation missions and 25 
transatlantic flights. She was involved in many missions including 
those in Normandy during the D-day invasions, where she helped evacuate 
wounded soldiers from the front lines. Ms. Keil was also part of a team 
that followed General Patton's army across France with a cargo of 
critical supplies. After World War II, Ms. Keil returned to her 
previous job as a flight attendant for United Airlines.
  Ms. Keil returned to active duty in 1950 to serve in the Korean war 
as one of only 30 flight nurses, and was involved in 175 missions. 
Flying with First Marine Air Wing and the Kyushi Gypsies to the Chosin 
Reservoir, she tended to marines who had been severely wounded.
  For her service, Ms. Keil was awarded 11 Battle Stars, 19 medals, 
including a European Theater Medal with four battle stars, a Korean 
Service Medal with seven battle stars, four Air Medals and a 
Presidential Citation from the Republic of Korea. She is also a member 
of the Chosin Few.
  Ms. Keil is an active member of the West Covina Veterans of Foreign 
Wars Post 8620 and the American Legion Post 790. She has been honored 
numerous times in her hometown of Covina Hills, California.
  I am honored to recognize such a shining example of valor and 
strength.

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