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Unofficial views: Phillip Neal
Phillip Neal was in the U.S. Army 341st Engineers General Service Regiment, constructing the Alaska Highway from Dawson Creek to Fort Nelson, B.C. He also served in Whitehorse at Northwest Service Command Headquarters where he was in charge of vehicle maintenance for the Alaska Highway and the Canol project, 1942-1945. Mr. Neal donated his collection of films, slides, and sound recordings to Yukon Archives in 1993. The slides are organized in the form of a slide show that is narrated by Mr. Neal on his sound recording. The complete slide show, including 140 photographs, is presented here along with the transcribed sound recording (Yukon Archives. Phillip Neal fonds, 93/9, SR 165 (1)).
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Norman Wells Refinery. December 1944.
This is Norman Wells, across the Mackenzie River, this oil field was discovered back in 1920, and this refinery was still in operation and it was big enough at that time to supply all the needs of lubrication and even aviation fuel that was used along the Mackenzie River. Of course, it wasn’t big enough to supply all the oil needs for the Canol project. They drilled about 30 wells in this area and got up to a capacity of about 3000 barrels a day.
Yukon Archives. Phillip Neal fonds, 93/9 #101, PHO 437
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