Eglin Air Force Base
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Markerman62
N 30° 29.396 W 086° 29.676
16R E 548503 N 3373184
Located at the East Gate on FL 397
Waymark Code: WMX2VW
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 11/18/2017
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Originally established on June 14, 1935, as Valparaiso Bombing and Gunnery Range with 1460 acres of land donated by James E. Plew, this site was renamed on August 4, 1937, for Lieutenant Colonel Frederick I. Eglin, killed in an airplane crash. Eglin Field became a separate opening base August 27, 1940.
Marker Number: F-204
Date: 1972
County: Okaloosa
Marker Type: City
Sponsored or placed by: Dedicated by Mrs. Charles W. Ruckel, Daughter of James Plew In Cooperation With The United States Air Force And The Department of State
Website: Not listed
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