David, California, and back to Minnesota.

   In May 1949, Eleanor was living in Goodhue with Margaret while Fred was in California. She went into labor in the evening of May 31, and since Margaret didn't drive at night, she called Dr. Flom in Zumbrota to tell him she was in labor and ask if he would pick her up on the way to the hospital in Red Wing. When they arrived at the hospital, the nurses thought she was Mrs. Flom, as the doctor was carrying in her bags. She delivered David about three hours after arriving at the hospital, and was moved to the maternity ward where her room mate was the wife of her old boy friend. When Fred sent two dozen red roses and it was the talk of Red Wing.
   After a few months, Eleanor took Janet and David on the train to California where Fred was stationed. They purchased a small trailer to live in off base. The trailer was so small that it had no bath room or running water, the kitchen table folded up into a bed at night. They had no car, but it seemed that no one else did, so you either walked or took the bus if you were going somewhere. A lot of the military wives would visit and set up play areas for the children. The cold war was in full swing, and the airmen were training and rumors were always circulating about where people might be stationed.
    In June 1950, the Korean War began, and Fred's squadron was sent on a six week assignment to Japan. Eleanor stayed in California, but when it became apparent that the squadron was going to be stationed in Korea, she decide to sell the trailer and return to Minnesota. A Sargent offered to buy the trailer, but since he had no money, he offered to send her a check every month until the trailer was paid off. She signed an agreement with him and left for Minnesota. Fred told her she would never get one check from the Sargent, but he faithfully sent a check every month and a letter thanking Eleanor for having faith in him accompanied the last check.
   After another long train ride, Eleanor arrived in Red Wing in late October and stayed with her sister Lorraine, who was a nurse in Red Wing. The next evening she took the train to Goodhue. It was cold and snowing, and she was nervous as to how she would get to Margaret's house with her luggage and two small children. When she arrived in Goodhue, two men walked up to her, one took Janet and her luggage, and the other took David and Eleanor to a truck. Margaret had sent Babe and Clifford Hansen to pick Eleanor up and bring her to the house.