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Today in World War II History—October 25, 1942

Cpl. Refines Sims Jr., left, and Pvt. Alfred Jalufkamet of the US Army Corps of Engineers meeting in the middle after completing construction of the Alcan Highway, 1942. (US Army Corps of Engineers photo)

Cpl. Refines Sims Jr., left, and Pvt. Alfred Jalufkamet of the US Army Corps of Engineers meeting in the middle after completing construction of the Alcan Highway, 1942. (US Army Corps of Engineers photo)

80 Years Ago—Oct. 25, 1942: German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel returns to Battle of El Alamein in Egypt after medical treatment in Germany.

US completes construction of Alcan Highway, connecting the US Territory of Alaska to the “Lower Forty-Eight” (officially opens November 26).

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