His was a certified "rags-to-riches" story, a colorful tale of early misfortune, unexpected good luck, hard work, and redemption. This was the life story of Lt. Col. Frederick Irving Eglin, namesake of Eglin AFB, Fla., which was so named soon after Eglin perished in a 1937 aircraft crash. "Fritz" Eglin-no one used his given names-was born in New York City. His parents died when he was still a small child. In and out of orphanages, he survived the mean Bowery streets and went to high school, but did not graduate.
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