Nellis Air Force Base Fact Sheets https://www.nellis.af.mil Nellis Air Force Base Fact Sheets RSS Feed en-us Thu, 02 Oct 2014 21:47:27 GMT Sun, 20 Dec 2020 06:18:29 GMT Honoring our heroes: Facilities, streets and who they are named for https://www.nellis.af.mil/About/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/664660/honoring-our-heroes-facilities-streets-and-who-they-are-named-for/ Nellis AFB MemorializationThe American military has long recognized those who have died in service<br/> Thu, 02 Oct 2014 21:47:27 GMT https://www.nellis.af.mil/About/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/664660/honoring-our-heroes-facilities-streets-and-who-they-are-named-for/ History Lieutenant William Harrell Nellis https://www.nellis.af.mil/About/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/284158/lieutenant-william-harrell-nellis/ William Harrell Nellis was born in Santa Rita, N.M., March 8, 1916. He was still a child when his<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2006/Jun/26/2000551274/82/55/0/060626-F-9999K-004.JPG' alt='Lt. William Harrell Nellis, the official namesake of Nellis AFB, Nev.' /> <br /> Thu, 12 Jul 2012 23:30:00 GMT https://www.nellis.af.mil/About/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/284158/lieutenant-william-harrell-nellis/ History