Who is McClellan airport named after

The air force materiel command (from 1992 to 2001) following from air force logistics command (from 1961 to 1992) which were the last military.The airport is named for gerald mcclellan, an aviator and civic leader in san diego's north county area.It was originally named after major hezekiah mcclellan, who was a general pioneer and flight tester.In 1941, the name of the milwaukee county airport was changed to billy mitchell field after milwaukee's military advocate, brigadier general william billy mitchell.They say the o'hare family's.In an item in vegas news [in early february] about changing the name of the airport, you wrote, the airport was named for patrick mccarran in 1968, who was a strong advocate of commercial aviation and died in 1954.

It is named after fiorello la guardia who was the mayor of new york when the airport was originally built.Butch o'hare did go to annapolis.In world war ii he was a navy pilot, shooting down seven japanese planes in one dogfight, receiving the congressional medal of honor, before he was killed in action.There are dozens of airports across the u.s.On november 15, 1963, president kennedy left idlewild airport (the airport's former name) after a short stay in the city.