Alaska Highway, Company A. Born: 12 May 1918, West Virginia. Died: 6 August 1993, Delaware. Enlisted: 9 January 1942 at Ft. Hayes, Columbus, Ohio. Released: 5 December 1942. Education: grammar school. Occupation: transportation. Spouse: Pauline Elizabeth Thompson (1922-2007). Father: Alonza Hoyt Lathem worked as a machinist on a steam railroad (1878-1953). Mother: Bertha Mae Laughlin, quilting at home (1876-1961).