Parkison, Elmer.

Elmer Parkison was born in South Dakota and moved to Alaska in 1940. He worked at Eielson Air Force Base before moving to the Alaska Road Commission. He retired in 1981 after helping to construct roads in interior Alaska as well as the ice road to Prudhoe Bay.

From the description of Elmer Parkison Diary, 1963-1969 [bulk]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 309411976

Elmer Parkison was born in the Black Hills of South Dakota and came to Alaska in 1940. After serving under General Patton in World War II he returned to Alaska. He worked at Eielson Air Force Base and then for the Alaska Road Commission in 1949. He worked on various roads in Alaska's interior and as foreman of highway maintenance camps before retiring to Tok, Alaska in the early 1980's.

From the description of Papers of Elmer Parkison, 1963-1970. (Alaska State Library). WorldCat record id: 47246186