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| | | | Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 1,159 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 1,159 | Zacca [ our Australian bubba with a 1942 Chevy 3/4-ton ] sent us this cool picture and wondered if anyone might know any of the background: A feller over here gave me this poster of a painting of a 3/4-ton and a 6x6 Chevy punching through to Alaska in 1942. 'Swundering' if anyone knows anything about it, sounds like a good story here.We agree. Anybody got a clue? Peggy
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,048 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,048 | Well…..We do know that the Japanese did invade Alaska and held at least one of the islands in the Aleutian chain for a while. I think the “highway” was built to defend that frontier during the war. (WWII) | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,061 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,061 | The war in the Aleutions is also an interesting topic. The Japanese held Attu and Kiska. We invaded Attu over the beach, 7th Inf. Div and 4th Inf. Regiment. Winter combat in May of 1943, included hand to hand, bayonets and human wave suicide attacks. Just like the fighting in the South Pacific. The weather was as bad an enemy as the Japanese. We also invaded Kiska, but it had been evacuated under the cover of weather. The AL Can was to be a Main Supply Route for that front should it have happened.
1946 1-ton Panel
1952 1-ton Comml. W/Grain Body
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 688 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 688 | TASK FORCE!!! King of the AL-CAN road.  Cliff59 | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 143 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 143 | Hi All, go to Google and enter Alcan Highway- hit search-- there is a LOT of great info there-- history as it happened. If you are interested, find a publication called The Milepost- it is a complete description of the highway and the sights you will see as you travel along-- if you make the trip, the book is a "must have". Great trip but you need a couple of months to REALLY enjoy it to the fullest.
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