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Final link in Alaska highway met in Yukon forest
In Yukon Territory near Beaver Creek the north and south bulldozer crews linked the continental road system. Corporal Hermes Sims Jr a Black soldier from Philadelphia backed away from falling trees as Private Alfred Jalufka of Kennedy Texas forced through to complete the crossing watched by Harold Richardson and two Army officers. A formal dedication is planned for November 20 with U S and Canadian officials attending.
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Whitehorse
Yukom Territory
Canada
United States
Alaska
Stimson
Yukor Territory
Hermes Sims, Jr
Philadelphia
Alfred Jalufka
Kennedy
Texas
Jalufka
Harold W. Richardson
Chicago
Engineering News
Yukon
Golden Smoke Sims
Jalauska
Beaver Creek