1943 Rare 341ST ENGINEERS ALASKA MILITARY HIGHWAY World War 2 Regimental History

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The Long Trail: 341st Engineers on the Alaska Military Highway, 1942–1943.
Charlotte, North Carolina: The Herald Press, n.d. [1943]. Pictorial green cloth, 12-1/4" x 9", unpaginated (100+ pages), illustrated in black and white and color. Light soiling and rubbing to covers with some wear to extremities; faint spotting to front and rear blanks (main portion of text block unaffected); original owner's ink name (see below); otherwise very good to near fine overall. A sound copy of this seldom-seen World War II regimental history.
From the foreword: "The 341st Engineer Regiment (GS) moved into Canada in April 1942 to begin construction on its designated portion of the 'dream-road,' the Alaska Military Highway. Fifteen months later, the end of July 1943, the Regiment returned to the United States, its first mission of World War II successfully completed.
"To give a pictorial account of the work accomplished and to keep alive the memories of that country, this book has been compiled for all members who shared in the trials and tribulations—yes, and fun, too—of the building of 'The Road,' now called one of the great engineering miracles of the age. It is being distributed free to every man who was in the north country with the Regiment. All costs are paid from the profits made in the operation of the Regimental PX in Canada. And so, in a way, it is just a return to the men of the own money, in another form. . . ."
The book includes hundreds of photos of personnel, work on the highway, camp life and activities, and more. The signature noted above is that of Martin McCormack of West Rutland, Vermont, who is listed as a Technician, Fifth Grade in Company C.
Uncommon.
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