African American, H&S Company, Regular Army, Corps of Engineers, Alaska Highway. Born: 18 July 1918, Hodge, Jackson, Louisiana. Died: 17 January 1967, Alameda, CA. Enlisted: 2 June 1941 Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL.
Education: four years high school. Civilian occupation: employed by Southern Advance Bag and Paper Company. His father was John W. Booker, sawmill laborer, and his mother was Hattie Purifier.
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