<P> The air force base was established in 1935 . It was named after Major Hezekiah McClellan on 1 December 1939 , a pioneer in arctic aeronautical tests . Born in 1894 , he died on 25 May 1936 when his Consolidated P - 30 which he was flight testing , crashed near Centerville , Ohio . </P>
<P> The air force base was established in 1935 . It was named after Major Hezekiah McClellan on 1 December 1939 , a pioneer in arctic aeronautical tests . Born in 1894 , he died on 25 May 1936 when his Consolidated P - 30 which he was flight testing , crashed near Centerville , Ohio . </P>
who was mcclellan air force base named after
who was mcclellan air force base named after
Major Hezekiah McClellan
Major Hezekiah McClellan