Gary Air Force Base was named on 10 May 1953 for Lieutenant Arthur Edward Gary , the first Hays County , Texas , soldier killed in World War II -- .
The name was expanded to Gary Air Force Base         on 1 September 1955 .
Gary Air Force Base was named on 10 May 1953 for Lieutenant Arthur Edward Gary , the first Hays County , Texas , soldier killed in World War II -- and the name was expanded to Edward Gary Air Force Base on 1 September 1955 .