Laughlin gets its name
LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – Army Air Force officials renamed the station as Laughlin Army Air Field March 28, 1943, in honor of 1st Lt. Jack T. Laughlin. Lt Laughlin, the first Del Rio native to lose his life in aerial combat, was killed on his first mission over Java. (U.S. Air Force Courtesy Photo)
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