Alaska Highway, Company A. Born: 24 May 1919, Oklahoma. Died: 8 February 1986, California. Enlisted: 6 January 1942, Ft. Macarthur, California. Released: 28 November 1945. Education: one year high school. Occupation: canning/preserving foods and in 1940 census worked on a ranch. Father: Jess Johnston, born in Texas and employed as a barber. Mother: Macie.