Alaska Highway - 1942 | Today in History | 21 Nov 16

On November 21, 1942, the Alaska Highway, also known as the Alcan Highway, was formally opened at Soldier’s Summit in the Yukon Territory. See footage of the highway being constructed in 1942.

American Army Engineers in Camp at Fort St. John, British Colombia. They are working on the Highway from U.S. to Alaska. Cook has a victory haircut. Col. W. L. Hoge is now in command of construction. Finally there is a view of the country across which the Highway run north to Alaska.

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lived a moment in history.
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You might have mentioned 'This video is without sound'.

Is that where the US Army sent conscientious objectors and terrible soldiers?
There's a *Private Snafu* cartoon where he's freezing his butt in the Aleutians.