Carl Ben Eielson

Carl Benjamin Eielson (July 20, 1897 – November 9, 1929) was an American aviator, bush pilot and explorer. Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska; four schools in North Dakota, Hatton Eielson School Hatton,Carl Ben Eielson Middle School Fargo, and Carl Ben Eielson Elementary School Grand Forks as well as Ben Eielson Junior-Senior High School at the Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska are named in his honor.

In 1997 Carl Ben Eielson was inducted into the North Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame.

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