▁util ized ▁B akers field ▁College ▁as ▁his ▁headquarters , ▁while ▁air men ▁were ▁quarter ed ▁in ▁temporary ▁facilities ▁from ▁B akers field ▁to ▁Was co ▁while ▁bar ra cks ▁and ▁other ▁structures ▁were ▁being ▁built . ▁ ▁As ▁construction ▁proceeded ▁through ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁the ▁M inter ▁Sub - Dep ot ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Sac r amento ▁Air ▁Dep ot . ▁ ▁In ▁August , ▁the ▁first ▁oper ational ▁training ▁units ▁( OT U ) s ▁began ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁L er do ▁Field , ▁the ▁air fields ▁mission ▁being ▁advanced ▁pilot ▁training ▁of ▁USA AC ▁bom ber , ▁attack , ▁transport ▁and ▁purs uit ▁pil ots . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁contract s ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 5 ▁on - base ▁buildings ▁were ▁let ▁while ▁the ▁constantly ▁increasing ▁numbers ▁of ▁cad ets ▁were ▁hous ed ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁tent ▁city ▁ere cted ▁as ▁temporary ▁shelter . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁relative ▁completion ▁of ▁construction ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁the ▁air field ▁was ▁renamed ▁M inter ▁Field ▁Army ▁Air field ▁after ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁locally ▁prominent ▁M inter ▁family , ▁First ▁Lieutenant ▁Hugh ▁C . ▁M inter . ▁Lieutenant ▁M inter , ▁a ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁veter an , ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁mid - air ▁collision ▁over ▁March ▁Field ▁in ▁July , ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁air field ▁was ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁overall ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁United