I just stumbled across a link that mentioned that Randolph Field in San Antonio was named for

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Captain William Millican Randolph, a native of Austin and graduate of Texas A&M, who was killed on February 17, 1928, in the crash of an AT-4 on takeoff from Gorman Field, Texas. Ironically, Captain Randolph was serving on the committee to select a name for the new field at the time of his death. Captain Randolph is buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.

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Randolph was class of 1916. I never knew before today it was named for an Ag. So how many others am I missing?

Easy ones:

Kyle Field

Easterwood Field (airport)

Carswell JRB in Fort Worth, named after Medal of Honor winner Horace S. Carswell Jr.

Carswell went to both A&M and TCU (where he ultimately graduated), but we still claim him.

The former Bergstrom Air Force base in Austin, now Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, was named for Capt. John Bergstrom, the first Austinite killed in WWII.

What about Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene? I thought I heard one time he came from A&M?

Dyess was a real hero, but graduated from Tarleton.

Handbook of Texas Online

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After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and began assaults on Bataan and Corregidor, Dyess was thrust into combat in the Asian Theater as commander of all flying squadrons on Bataan. On March 3, 1942, in Subic Bay he sank a Japanese ship and damaged shore installations. A New York Times reporter called him a "one man scourge of the Japs." As the enemy closed in, Dyess refused evacuation and remained with his men in the Philippines. On April 9, 1942, the American forces surrendered to the Japanese, and Dyess became a prisoner of war. He survived the horror of the Bataan Death March and imprisonment at camps O'Donnell and Cabanatuan and the Davao Penal Colony. At Davao, Dyess and several other prisoners escaped on April 4, 1943. They contacted Filipino guerillas who led them to the submarine Trout on July 23.

After evacuation to Australia and a hero's welcome in the United States, Dyess briefed the War Department on Japanese warfare and confirmed the enemy's brutality to POWs. After staying in an army general hospital in Virginia to regain his health, Dyess was promoted to lieutenant colonel and resumed flying on December 22, 1943. He was killed that day in Burbank, California, attempting an emergency landing and was buried in Albany.

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While not a graduate of A&M, we do have a Sul Ross State University in Alpine.

General Bernard Adolph Schriever, "the architect of the Air Force’s ballistic missile and military space program", is the namesake of Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado.

Heh, found this while looking for information related to this thread and thought it worth mentioning:

Turney W. Leonard
Medal of Honor citation, 1944.

Leonard's Aggie ring

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Since Leonard was killed in battle and his position overrun by Germans, his personal effects were lost. However, 57 years after the battle which claimed Leonard's life at least one of his personal effects was returned. German Lt. Obit Volker Lossner had found Leonard's Aggie Ring among his father-in-law's possessions. His father-in-law had found the ring while relocating the graves of American soldiers killed during the battle. Volker returned the ring to Leonard's brother, Douglas Leonard, who then donated it to Texas A&M University where it is currently on display at the Sanders Corps of Cadets Center.[1]

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turney_W._Leonard

Hughes Hall

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Hughes Hall is named after Lloyd H. Hughes and was constructed in 1964. Lt. Hughes is a member of the Class of '43. He piloted his heavy bomber to a precision minimum-altitude bombing of Axis refineries in Ploesti, Romania, on August 1, 1943, even though sheets of gasoline were streaming from his aircraft. After flying through the flames from burning refineries, he attempted a forced landing with his left wing aflame. The aircraft crashed and was consumed.

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Mitchell Tennis Center

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George Phydias Mitchell (born 1920) is an American businessman and real estate developer from Texas. He was born to Greek immigrant parents in the port city of Galveston, Texas. Mitchell earned a petroleum engineering degree from Texas A&M University with an emphasis in geology. He started an independent oil and gas company, Mitchell Energy & Development, that he sold to Devon Energy in 2001 for $3.5 billion. He was the original developer of The Woodlands, an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Texas, which he developed from timberland located 30 miles north of Houston.

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many of the older buildingd at A&M were named after Aggie war heroes, unlike today when buildings are named after $$$ given to the University.

Neyland Stadium at the University of Tennessee.

General Robert Neyland attended Texas A&M before receiving an appointment to West Point.

James Earl Rudder Middle School in San Antonio....

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/camp-rudder.htm

NM, I crossposted with Dr. Teeth.

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Bergstrom AFB named after an Aggie.

Also, I believe Barksdale AFB in Bossier City, LA, was also named after an Aggie.

the former James Connally Air Force Base in Waco was named after Col James Connally '32. There is now a school district in north waco which carrys on the name - Connally ISD

the new James Earl Rudder High School in Bryan, Texas...they are going to be the Rudder Rangers with blue and green as the colors

Barksdale is named for test pilot Lt. Eugene Hoy Barksdale of Mississippi who was a descendant of General William Barksdale who was killed leading Mississippians at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863. Although the younger Barksdale wore maroon and white in college, it was in Starkeville, MS.

Jack E Brown of course has the new Chemical Engineering Building on campus named after him. However, the Midland College Dining Hall also bears his name.

Easterwood field

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In 1938, the Board of Directors of the Texas A&M College authorized the development of an airport at the existing site. The University applied to the Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA) for certification as a primary flight training school under provisions of the Civilian Pilot Training Program. In 1940, the airport was formally named for Navy Lt. Jesse L. Easterwood. Easterwood was a former student of the College who enlisted in the Naval Air Service in 1917. After being commissioned as Ensign, he was later promoted to Lieutenant in the Naval Air Service and was the second American to qualify as Naval Aviation Pilot. He served with the Royal Flying Corps in 1918 and had to his credit sixteen successful raids behind German lines. He served in three foreign countries and was killed in an airplane accident in the Canal Zone May 19, 1919. He was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously “for distinguished and heroic service as an aviator.”

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewitt_C._Greer_State_Highway_Building

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Established April 4, 1917 - Early 20th century Texas farmers demanded all-weather access to markets just as automobiles revolutionized transportation for all travelers. Good roads promoters envisioned a central state agency to organize safe, consistent routes. In 1916 the federal government offered matching funds to build a statewide highway system. In 1917, legislators created the Texas Highway Department, and Texans registered 195,000 automobiles. Agency employees worked in the Capitol, then the 1917 Land Office, and soon the agency opened district offices across the state. In 1921 federal officials approved a 2,900-mile Texas system, ensured by a one-cent-per-gallon state gas tax after 1923. During the Great Depression, federal relief funds stimulated massive road building. Engineers also promoted a new headquarters, and in 1933 completed this state highway building. From here, Dewitt Carlock Greer (1902-1986) served as state highway engineer, 1940-1967, and commissioner, 1969 to 1981, when legislators named the building for him. That year, as the agency's role expanded to public transportation, it managed 71,000 miles of highways for 12 million Texas vehicles. (1997)[1]

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http://tti.tamu.edu/publications/researcher/newsletter.htm?vol=38&issue=2&article=21

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Dewitt C. Greer

Inducted April 2001

Dewitt C. Greer (A&M '23), known to most as "Mr. Greer," began his career with the Texas Highway Department in 1927. He spent the next 54 years serving that agency.

In 1940, at age 37, Mr. Greer was appointed State Highway Engineer and remained in that capacity for 27 years. He was named to the Texas Highway Commission in 1969 and served until 1981.

Under Mr. Greer, the department launched a massive program of highway development. A farm-to-market system was built to "get Texas motorists out of the mud," and a system of interstate highways was developed. The Texas highway system expanded from 22,207 to 72,945 miles. While viewed as a master road builder, his even greater passion was roadway safety.

Through Mr. Greer's leadership, the department developed a strong reputation for integrity. As reported in Texas Monthly: "The special strength of the Texas Highway Department is its conscientious administrative tradition. ... The man most frequently credited with developing this high standard of honesty is Dewitt Greer."

Since Mr. Greer was known as the "King of the Highway Builders," the headquarters building for the Texas Department of Transportation was named the Greer Building, a rare honor for a state employee.

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This 1974 classic was named after Aggie.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0195054/

Robert Gray AAF, Killeen

Named after Aggie and Doolittle Raider.

Maybe the Chinese will name a missile base after Wen Ho Lee.

This thread

Davis Monthan AFB.

Named for Lt Sam Howard Davis and Capt Oscar Monthan. Both killed in aircraft crashes during the early 1920s. Lt Davis attended Texas A&M during 1913-14.

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Howard Davis was 7 when his family came to Tucson in 1904. Graduated from Tucson High in 1913. Attended Texas A&M from 1913-14. Returned to Tucson, where he attended the University of Arizona.

When the US entered WW1 Davis enlisted in the Army and was granted a commission as an officer. He served at Fort Huachuca, then Kelly Field in San Antonio where he became an aviator.

After WW1 Davis left the Army and managed a commercial airport in Tucson. In 1920 he was recalled to the reserves. Lt Davis was killed when his airplane crashed just after Christmas, 1921.

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Bergstrom AFB (now Austin-Bergstrom International Airport). Details to accompany Maroon Stain’s nomination.

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The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is accompanied December 8th by an attack on the U.S. base at Clark Field, the Philippines. Captain John August Earl Bergstrom, 34, a reservist serving as an administrative officer in the 19th Bombardment Group, is killed in the attack. Captain Bergstrom, born on August 25, 1907, a graduate of Texas A&M, was the first Austinite killed in the war. Urged by Captain Bergstrom's former employer, the Austin National Bank, Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson prevails on the U.S. Army Air Force to rename the air base after Austin's fallen son. On March 3, 1943, it becomes Bergstrom Army Air Field

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Directly across the street from the Greer building, the General Land Office is located in the James Earl Rudder building.

a book was written about Dyess called "Escape from Davao"

It's a good read and a good reason why you should never buy a Honda or Toyota.

Stotzer Freeway (San Antonio) and Stotzer Parkway (College Station) were both named after Raymond Stotzer, '46.

In the Alief area of Houston, you'll see quite a few items named after James L Boone Sr '21 who was the first superintendent of schools for Beasley and later Alief ISDs. For example, there is Boone Road and Boone Elementary. They had a farm in the area around Boone Rd and Bissonnet. Of interest, his wife was a student at A&M while he was a prof but had to transfer to another school her senior year to complete her degree because A&M refused to issue diplomas to females in those days. His son, Dr James L. Boone Jr '44 was my prof circa 68-72 and is the retired former Head of Industrial Education Department and holds status of Professor Emeritus. His son, James L. Boone III '78 is the third generation Aggie of the same name and is currently a prof in New Mexico university.