Reeves' Legacy
A warship and two airfields have been named in honor of Vice Admiral Reeves.
- The guided missile frigate USS Reeves (DLG/CG-24) was commissioned 15 May 1964 and won three battle stars for Vietnam service. The Reeves was reclassified on 30 June 1975 as a guided missile cruiser (CG-24). Reeves was decommissioned and stricken from the Navy Register on 12 November 1993 at Pearl Harbor. She was sunk at sea 31 May 2001 off the coast of Australia.
- Joseph Mason Reeves Field ("Reeves Field") at NAS Lemoore, California, was dedicated November 20, 1961.
- Reeves Field at NAB San Pedro, California (later NAS Terminal Island), was dedicated during the 1930s. This airfield is no longer active.
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