ˌɔn ˈɔːɡəst ˈeɪt, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn, ðə mɚɹˈiːn kˈɔːɹ lˈiːst ðɪ ˈɛɹpoːɹt tə bɪkˌʌm ɐn aʊtlˈaɪɪŋ fˈiːld ʌv mɚɹˈiːn kˈɔːɹ ˈɛɹ stˈeɪʃən tʃˈɛɹi pˈɔɪnt ænd nˈeɪmd ɪɾ ˌoʊˌɛlˈɛf kˈæmp mˈɪtʃəl.
On August 8, 1941, the Marine Corps leased the airport to become an outlying field of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and named it OLF Camp Mitchell.