‘History they shared’ WWII veteran helped build Alaska Highway, made maps for Gen. MacArthur. February 28, 2022 at 4:00 a.m. by Jeremy Amick ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska is commemorating 75 years since nearly 4,000 segregated Black soldiers toiled in harsh weather and terrain to help build a highway across the state and Canada. In ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Leonard Larkins and nearly 4,000 other segregated black soldiers helped build a highway across Alaska and Canada during World War II, a contribution largely ignored for ...

Alaska is commemorating 75 years since nearly 4,000 segregated black soldiers toiled in harsh weather and terrain to help build a highway across the state and Canada. The soldiers worked on the ...

FAIRBANKS — The Alaska Highway is an adventure filled with unrivaled scenery and exotic wildlife for many who travel it. But for 97-year-old Leonard Larkins, of New Orleans, the highway is less ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Leonard Larkins and nearly 4,000 other segregated black soldiers helped build a highway across Alaska and Canada during World War II, a contribution largely ignored for ...

This June 5, 2017, photo shows World War II veteran Leonard Larkins at an event in Anchorage, Alaska, celebrating the 75th anniversary of construction of the Alaska Highway while someone holds an ...

The World War II-era, truss-style bridge at Mile 1309 of the Alaska Highway near Tok. The bridge has been replaced by a temporary detour bridge and a permanent replacement is scheduled to be in ...

Alaska honors black soldiers who helped construct WWII-era highway The 1,500-mile supply road took 11,000 soldiers' labor, many of whom were black. They're finally being recognized ...

Leonard Larkins never talked much about World War II with his kids or the story of the Alaska Highway, mainly because it was such hard work he wanted to put it all behind him.

Nearly 200 people will mark the 70th anniversary of the Alaska Highway this week with a drive up the highway in a convoy of World War II vintage military vehicles. The convoy will travel more than ...