Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
Alaska Highway. Company H&S and D. Born: 26 October 1918, Altoona, Blair County, PA. Died: 6 May 2015, York County, PA. Enlisted: 22 March 1941, Harrisburg, PA. Discharged: 28 January 1946. He graduated from Camp Hill High School and in 1940 he graduated from State University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Agronomy. Second Lt….
Alaska Highway, Company B Commander. Born: 5 January 1915, Cleveland, Ohio. Died: 19 October 1987, California. Enlisted: 31 July 1941. Released: 3 March 1946. Education: 1940 census, two years college. Spouse: Vivian D. Ormsby, 1916-2002. Father: Robert Lucius Ormsby, 1882-1964. Mother: Clara F. Vogler, principal public school, 1887-1920.