African American. Alaska Highway. Medical Detachment. Born: 23 June 1918, TN. Died: 6 September 1998, Johnson City, TN. Enlisted: 2 December 1941, Camp Forrest, TN and discharged 27 August 1945.
Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: janitor/sexton. His father was Wheeler Conley, a janitor in a theatre and his mother was Minnie Conley.
Tech 5 Conley was a member with a medical detachment assigned to the segregated 97th Engineers. They arrived at Valdez, Alaska on 29 April 1942. The 97th Engineers built the northern section of the Alaska Highway. Both returned to Camp Sutton, NC September 1943 and their next assignment was Milne Bay, New Guinea, Philippines.
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