About
Four-star U.S. Army general and engineer who oversaw the construction of a 1,519-mile Alaskan Highway.
Before Fame
He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1916 and was commissioned into the Corps of Engineers.
Trivia
He was given an impossible task: to construct a highway through wilderness, without reliable maps, yet he made it happen in just nine months.
Family Life
He was married to Nettie Fredendall Hoge, who was later buried next to him at the Arlington National Cemetery.
Associated With
He studied alongside future World War II general Omar Bradley at the Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia.
