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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.
Lieutenant Commander Edward Henry Butch O'Hare was shot down in combat near the Gilbert Islands on 26 November 1943 and his body was never recovered.)   Chicago's O'Hare International airport is named in his honor.