Alaska Highway, Company A. j Born: 1 September 1918, Owosso Shia, Michigan. Died: 26 September 1998, St. Clair Shores, Michigan. Enlisted: 13 January 1942, Ft. Custer, Michigan. Education: four years high school. Occupation: welder and flame cutters. Father: Byron D. Wood (1898-1973). Mother Maie Lucille Bittell (1900-1945).