In 2006, the City of New Smyrna Beach added the additional name to the airport of Jack Bolt Field in honor of the late Naval Aviator, Lieutenant Colonel John "Jack" Bolt, USMC. A former New Smyrna Beach resident, Bolt was both an aerial ace and a recipient of the Navy Cross. While flying the F4U Corsair with VMF-214, Bolt shot down six Japanese Zero fighters during World War II. During the Korean War, while on an exchange assignment with the U.S. Air Force's 39th Fighter Interceptor Squadron flying the F-86 Sabrejet, Bolt also shot down six North Korean MiG-15 jet fighters. A military aircraft propeller and a plaque commemorating Bolt's accomplishments was erected at the airport in 2006.