▁shore ▁of ▁Sen eca ▁Lake ▁were ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁Appro ved ▁by ▁President ▁Ro ose vel t ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁ 4 9 8 ▁buildings ▁were ▁constructed ▁on ▁ ▁of ▁far ml and ▁in ▁the ▁F inger ▁L akes ▁near ▁Pal my ra , ▁New ▁York ▁by ▁ 1 5 , 5 0 0 ▁workers ▁in ▁ 2 7 0 ▁days ▁so ▁that ▁ 4 1 1 , 0 0 0 ▁sail ors ▁could ▁be ▁trained ▁before ▁the ▁facility ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁The ▁facility ▁was ▁converted ▁to ▁the ▁Sam pson ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁for ▁the ▁Korean ▁War ▁and ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁air men ▁had ▁their ▁basic ▁training ▁there . ▁Even ▁though ▁the ▁facility ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁Sam pson ▁State ▁Park , ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁her d ▁of ▁white ▁de er , ▁it ▁has ▁returned ▁to ▁military ▁duty ▁now ▁that ▁the ▁Sam pson ▁V eter ans ▁Memorial ▁C emetery ▁has ▁been ▁completed . ▁ ▁A ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York ▁elementary ▁school , ▁PS ▁ 1 6 0 , ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ ▁The ▁steam ship ▁ ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁and ▁s ank ▁in ▁Pu get ▁Sound ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁Both ▁the ▁elementary ▁and ▁high ▁school ▁at ▁Gu ant an amo ▁Bay ▁Naval ▁Base ▁are