Per Wikipedia: >Howze is credited with starting the convention of naming US Army helicopter types after Native American tribes, because he found the names sugg

Per Wikipedia: >Howze is credited with starting the convention of naming US Army helicopter types after Native American tribes, because he found the names suggested by the manufacturers too insipid. The Bell H-13, which had already been in service for some years, was renamed "Sioux" at his suggestion and the tradition continues to the present day. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_H._Howze https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_H._Howze