os ure ▁( BR AC ) ▁Commission ▁recommended ▁that ▁C ars well ▁A FB ▁be ▁closed ▁by ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Today , ▁the ▁facility ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Station ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁J oint ▁Reserve ▁Base . ▁ ▁It ▁retain s ▁an ▁Air ▁Force ▁Reserve ▁presence ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁Navy ▁Reserve , ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Reserve ▁and ▁Air ▁National ▁Guard ▁flying ▁units ▁where ▁were ▁formerly ▁located ▁at ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Station ▁Dallas . ▁ ▁History ▁C ars well ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁recip ient ▁Major ▁Hor ace ▁S . ▁C ars well , ▁Jr . ▁( 1 9 1 6 – 1 9 4 4 ). ▁Major ▁C ars well ▁was ▁returning ▁from ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁Japanese ▁sh ipping ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁China ▁Sea ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁He ▁attempted ▁to ▁save ▁a ▁crew member ▁whose ▁par ach ute ▁had ▁been ▁destroyed ▁by ▁fla k . ▁He ▁remained ▁at ▁the ▁controls ▁of ▁his ▁cri pp led ▁bom ber ▁and ▁died ▁while ▁crash - land ing ▁the ▁B - 2 4 ▁Liber ator ▁near ▁T ung chen , ▁China . ▁The ▁base ▁was ▁renamed ▁in ▁his ▁honor ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁C ars well ' s ▁orig ins ▁date ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁av iation . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁United ▁States ' ▁entry ▁into ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁General