Alaska Highway, Company B. Born: 17 June 1923, South Dakota. Died: 6 December 1988, South Dakota. Walter was al Native American-Sioux Indian. Enlisted: 9 June 1942 Ft. Snelling, Minnesota. Education: grammar school. Father: John Tiger, farmer and a full blood Sioux Indian. Mother: Rosa Tiger, worked as a housekeeper for a private home.