Kay served first as an enlisted member of the WAAC and then later within civillian personnel at Scott Field, and then she shifted to doing more War / Defense Bond rallies as the Second World War ended. This era was ending for Kay about the time that the Korean conflict began. She still had many connections with active military folks and veterans, so circumstances involving those who went to Korea are part of Kay's story.
In researching the experiences of those who served in Korean, I became aware of troop numbers involving viral infections. A significant number of U.S. soldiers got sick from hanta viruses (inhaaled as dust from rodine urine and feces) and Japanese encephalitis, borne by mosquitoes.
Another health hazard for soldiers in Korea was exposure to cold. I was pretty shocked to read on this government website that a winter campaign in 1950 involved soldiers fighting in temperatures that reached fifty below zero.
