Alaska Highway, Company A. Born: 30 December 1915, Everest, Kansas. Died: 25 Aug 1998, Horton, Kansas. Enlisted: 22 January 1942 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. Released: 5 December 1945. Education: four years high school. Occupation: farming and stockman. Spouse: Verna Louise Lake Lentz, married April22, 1967 (1919-2007). Father: Peter C. Christianson (1879-1943) and Mother: Mollie Amelia Drimmel (1891-1965)