mainland with less than one hour's supply of gas. The exceptional courage, gallantry, cool judgment and skill demonstrated by Major Carswell in attacking such a large naval task force with his lone plane in the face of almost certain destruction, reflect great credit upon himself, the Army Air Forces and the Army of the United States. Honors On February 27, 1948, Fort Worth Army Airfield was renamed Carswell Air Force Base in his honor. There are also Carswell Avenues at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas and Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri named in his honor. A frame containing an artist's rendition and an exhibit Medal of Honor and a citation is on display at Texas A&M University in the Memorial Student Center. A large bronze relief plaque hangs in the Sanders Corps of Cadets Center on the campus of Texas A&M University. Carswell only briefly attended A&M and graduated from TCU. See also List of Medal of Honor recipients List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II References External links 1916 births 1944 deaths People from Fort Worth, Texas Military personnel from Texas United States Army Air Forces Medal of Honor recipients Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) Texas A&M University alumni Texas Christian University alumni Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United States) United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II United States Army Air Forces officers Recipients of the Air Medal World War II recipients of the Medal of Honor United States Army Air Forces personnel killed in World War II