▁Cleveland , ▁Ohio , ▁and ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁The ▁field ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁squad ron ▁flight ▁sur geon ▁Major ▁Frederick ▁L . ▁Det rick ▁who ▁served ▁in ▁France ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack . ▁The ▁first ▁military ▁presence ▁there ▁was ▁the ▁enc amp ment , ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁( two ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁Major ' s ▁death ), ▁of ▁his ▁unit : ▁the ▁ 1 0 4 th ▁Observ ation ▁Squadron ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 9 th ▁Division , ▁Maryland ▁National ▁Guard . ▁ ▁The ▁Squadron ▁fle w ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁observation ▁bi plan es ▁and ▁Curt iss ▁J N - 4 ▁" J enn ies ". ▁ ▁A ▁concrete ▁and ▁t arm ac ▁air field ▁replaced ▁the ▁grass ▁field ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁and ▁an ▁upgrad ed ▁Det rick ▁Field ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Cad et ▁Pil ot ▁Training ▁Center ▁until ▁the ▁country ' s ▁entry ▁into ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁Det rick ▁Field ▁was ▁formally ▁le ased ▁from ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Frederick ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁( h aving ▁previously ▁been ▁le ased ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁for ▁just ▁two ▁weeks ▁per ▁year ). ▁The ▁last ▁air plan es ▁depart ed ▁Det rick ▁Field ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁after ▁the ▁Japanese ▁attack ▁on ▁Pear l ▁Har