John Harold Buckley of Longmont, Colorado, lived from 1896 to 1918 and lost his life in World War I on a mission behind German lines. His name was later carried by Buckley Field from 1942 to 1947, Denver Naval Air Station from 1947 to 1959, Buckley Air National Guard Base from 1959 to 2000, and Buckley Air Force Base from 2000 onward.