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In 1948, Alamogordo Air Field was renamed Holloman Air Force Base in honor of Colonel George Holloman who was a pioneer in rocket and pilotless aircraft research. Related research branched into the medical field with rocket sled tests and high altitude balloon ascents with animal and human subjects.
Shaw Air Force Base is named in honor of WWI pilot 1st Lieutenant Ervin David Shaw. Lieutenant Shaw was one of the first Americans to fly combat missions in WWI. Shaw died after three enemy aircraft attacked his Bristol while he was returning from a reconnaissance mission on July 9, 1918.