And there were other fields in alaska between the year can between yukon border. They decided to build a military highway from rail and at British Columbia to fairbanks, alaska. To link up and supply these airfields and to provide emergency access to alaska for troops immaterial. Troops and material. This highway would extend 1500ly 5000 miles, miles. About the distance from washington to denver. Dawsons creek saw the arrival of the first Army Engineers group in march, 1942. In all there were seven engineer regiments, or about 10,000 men. Their immediate job was to break through a pioneer road. A road without thrills, but a road which could be said used to supply the airfield and construct a permanent road later. All spring and summer the troops hacked and gouged their way through the wilderness. There were colored as well as white troops. Both do their fair share. They cut around mountainsides and across valleys. They built bridges over mountains and fullfledged rivers. Finally on the
And there were other fields in alaska between the year can between yukon border. They decided to build a military highway from rail and at British Columbia to fairbanks, alaska. To link up and supply these airfields and to provide emergency access to alaska for troops immaterial. Troops and material. This highway would extend 1500ly 5000 miles, miles. About the distance from washington to denver. Dawsons creek saw the arrival of the first Army Engineers group in march, 1942. In all there were seven engineer regiments, or about 10,000 men. Their immediate job was to break through a pioneer road. A road without thrills, but a road which could be said used to supply the airfield and construct a permanent road later. All spring and summer the troops hacked and gouged their way through the wilderness. There were colored as well as white troops. Both do their fair share. They cut around mountainsides and across valleys. They built bridges over mountains and fullfledged rivers. Finally on the
When the japs bombed pearl harbor, they may people think of a lot of things. Most people when they thought of alaska, they thought of a cold, rugged wasteland. Now suddenly, it seems to have considerable additional value. Both to us and the japanese. Its strategic position was not comforting. From alaska, the Aleutian Islands stretch out invitingly. The great Japanese Naval base is only 750 miles away. Japs in alaska would be a direct threat to america. Alaskas long and broken coastline was weakly defended. Our bases were few and far between. Our only means of supplying them was by sea or air. With no overland connection across the wilderness of northwestern canada, not even a trail. If our shipping lanes could be interrupted, alaska might fall. The situation called for immediate action. The canadian government had already carved out a series of five airports between edmonton in alberta and yukon territory. With canadas consent, the United States War Department decided to build a milit
And there were other fields in alaska between the year can between yukon border. They decided to build a military highway from rail and at British Columbia to fairbanks, alaska. To link up and supply these airfields and to provide emergency access to alaska for troops immaterial. Troops and material. This highway would extend 1500ly 5000 miles, miles. About the distance from washington to denver. Dawsons creek saw the arrival of the first Army Engineers group in march, 1942. In all there were seven engineer regiments, or about 10,000 men. Their immediate job was to break through a pioneer road. A road without thrills, but a road which could be said used to supply the airfield and construct a permanent road later. All spring and summer the troops hacked and gouged their way through the wilderness. There were colored as well as white troops. Both do their fair share. They cut around mountainsides and across valleys. They built bridges over mountains and fullfledged rivers. Finally on the
And there were other fields in alaska between the year can between yukon border. They decided to build a military highway from rail and at British Columbia to fairbanks, alaska. To link up and supply these airfields and to provide emergency access to alaska for troops immaterial. Troops and material. This highway would extend 1500ly 5000 miles, miles. About the distance from washington to denver. Dawsons creek saw the arrival of the first Army Engineers group in march, 1942. In all there were seven engineer regiments, or about 10,000 men. Their immediate job was to break through a pioneer road. A road without thrills, but a road which could be said used to supply the airfield and construct a permanent road later. All spring and summer the troops hacked and gouged their way through the wilderness. There were colored as well as white troops. Both do their fair share. They cut around mountainsides and across valleys. They built bridges over mountains and fullfledged rivers. Finally on the