The Black Corps of Engineers and the construction of the Alaska Highway - ALCAN - African Americans and World War II

(3.)Twichell, Northwest Epic, p. 214.

(4.)Newberry, "Party Planned for Blacks Who Built Alaska Highway."

(5.)Twichell, p. 120.

(6.)Twichell, p. 131.

(7.)Ibid.

(8.)Twichell, p. 213.

(9.)Interview with Mason, 1992.

(10.)Morgan.

(11.)Twichell, p. 142.

(12.)Sturdevant, Letter of April 2, 1942.

(13.)Buckner letter.

(14.)Ibid.

(15.)Interview with Roberts, 1993.

(16.)Lee, p. 438.

(17.)Lee, p. 387.

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Special thanks to veterans H. Oubre, D. Nolan, A. France, E. Long, J. Prejean and I. Smith for providing interviews; veteran S. Land for sharing his personal documents and photos; Bishop E. Carroll and H. Roberts for the interviews and for sharing personal photos; veterans R. Beverly and L. Freeman for providing photos; and to all of the veterans of the ALCAN Highway. Thanks also to my close colleagues in this research project - Cal White, Andrew Malloy of HQDA, Dr. C. Hendricks of Archives, Corps of Engineers, and Ambassador R. Palmer for assisting this researcher in locating materials and many veterans.

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