Construction of the Alcan Highway | Defense Media Network
2013年1月26日 · A history piece on the construction of the Alcan Highway (Alaska-Canadian Highway) during World War II.
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Alaska Highway - Wikipedia
The Alaska Highway (French: Route de l'Alaska; also known as the Alaskan Highway, Alaska-Canadian Highway, or ALCAN Highway) was constructed during World War II to connect the contiguous United States to Alaska across Canada.
Alaskan Archives - Alaska Highway construction primary ...
2020年11月2日 · This guide consists of collections of primary source material held by Alaskan and Canadian archives, libraries, and museums, as well as United States Federal Archives, which relate to the construction of the Alaska Highway (also known as the ALCAN and the Alaska-Canadian Highway).
Construction - Alaska Highway Historical Journey
The Alaska Highway, formerly known as the Alcan (Alaska-Canadian) Highway, winds its way through wilderness connecting Dawson Creek, British Columbia and Fairbanks, Alaska. President Herbert Hoover considered an overland link from the lower 48 to Alaska as early as 1930.
On June 4, 1942 Japanese carrier-based aircraft attacked Dutch Harbor on the Alaskan Coast and occupied Attu and Kiska, in the western Aleutian Islands. The Corps’ mission, under the guidance BGEN Clarence L. Studevant, was to build a pioneer road suitable for supply trucks as fast as humanly possible.
History of the Alaska Highway
Construction of the “Alcan” Highway (ALCAN was the military acronym for the Alaska-Canada Highway) officially began on March 9, 1942. A massive mobilization of men and equipment took place in that first month following the executive order to build a military road to Alaska.