African American, Company C, Alaska Highway. Born: 9 April 1916, Garland, Claiborne County, Mississippi. Died: 4 January 1968, Cook County, IL. Enlisted: 11 April 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS.
Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: sawmill operation. His father was Amos Byrd, a farm laborer, and his mother was Mallissa Byrd.
Serial #34046177