At the naming of Winefordner Field in Lemmon, speakers recalled that a little more than a month earlier the port had been dedicated for the future use of aerial transportation, with three Army pursuit fliers sent through the influence of Senator McMaster to take part: Lt. Johnson, Lt. Rhudy, and Lt. Winefordner. They were remembered as skillful fliers and admirable young men who made many friends during their brief stay. The larger cost of progress in aerial transportation was said to have been borne by those who gave their minds, time, fortunes, and lives, and within an hour of that earlier dedication one of those three fliers, Lt. John A. Winefordner, became one of those heroes of the sky. After speaking proudly of his family, lovingly of his mother, and of his wish to return home to Ohio within a few days, he took off for Selfridge Field, something went wrong, and his plane crashed almost at the spectators’ feet. Remembered for his character, manliness, and final expressions of love for home and mother, he was mourned with deep sympathy, and in honor of the life he gave there, the port was named Winefordner Field.