ALASKA-CANADA (ALCAN) HIGHWAY
NORTHWEST SERVICE COMMAND (NWSC)
UNITED STATES ARMY
WORLD WAR II

NWSC Shoulder Sleeve Insignia (Click on image for description)

• HISTORY AND ADVENTURE ON THE ALASKA HIGHWAY
  
  Microfilm sources
  770th Railway Operating Battalion
  95th Engineer Regiment (Black soldiers)
  Canadian Oil (CANOL) project
  388th Engineer Battalion
  Alaska Highway in Pictures for School Projects
  
  
• TAKE A CRUISE ON THE INSIDE PASSAGE TO ALASKA
  
  Alaska White Pages
  
  While on a cruise in 1997 a NWSC veteran noted a new highway between Skagway and Whitehorse and Ferry Service between Skagway and Bellingham, Washington. He also noted that the White Pass and Yukon railroad between Skagway and Whitehorse was reopened as a tourist attraction.
  
  
• SIGHTS AND SITES ALONG THE HIGHWAY
  
  CANADA: British Columbia, Dawson Creek - Campground
  
  

• Reunions of NWSC veterans were held for 20 years in various locations. The initial interest was sparked by a group of about ten wives who had known each other in Dawson Creek. Some of the reunions were held at points along the highway, and a governor attended one of those meetings. The most recent reunions were held at:
  
  Ramada Henry VIII Hotel & Conference Center (1991 & 1997)
  St. Louis, Missouri
  
  Holiday Inn (1998)
  Downtown Market Square
  San Antonio, Texas
  
  Radisson Hotel & Conference Center (1999)
  Albuquerque, New Mexico
  
  
• Mae Meglen (who lives in Minnesota) was the reunion coordinator for the 21st reunion in 1999. It was apparent that this was the final formal reunion, because only eight people were able to attend. They agreed to hold any future meetings at one of their homes.
  
  
• For a list of NWSC veterans and/or spouses who attended the most recent reunions call or write:
  
  Ernest Knapp (314) 867-0733 (He called me 4/04/2008)
  10334 Bellefontaine Road
  St. Louis, MO 63137-2308
  
  Ruth L. Doerr (317) 251-3171
  6239 Brokenhurst Road
  Indianapolis, IN 46220

• The provider of this web page was a Sergeant in the Postal Division at the Headquarters of the Northwest Service Command (NWSC) and was attached to the Headquarters Company in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada. He had volunteered to have his selective service number called up early. There was only one younger individual in the 10,000 serving with the command. His job supervisor was M/Sgt Fred Weldon, who died in Salt Lake City on June 27, 1990.
  
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