Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 27 January 1919, Pelham, Caswell County, North Carolina. Died: 21 July 1966, Trenton, NJ. Enlisted: 14 May 1941 at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: general farms and on his 1941 marriage certificate he was a sawmill laborer. His father was Herbert Gwyn, a farm…
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 8 May 1913 (1905) , Attala County, Kosciusko, Mississippi. Died: 30 October 1988 (alternate date 24 November 1988). Enlisted: 17 April 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: cook. His father was Anthony Green and his mother was Martha A. Black….
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 1915, Washington County, Mississippi. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 14 April 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: general farms. In 1940 census he lived with his grandparents, Mathew and Dinah Tolbert. He worked on their farm. Serial #34046287 If you have information about this soldier CLICK…
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 22 September 1921, Clarksdale, Coahoma County, Mississippi. Died: 3 March 1995, South Bend, Indiana. Enlisted:14 April 1941, Camp Shelby, MS and discharged 20 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: cotton ginners. His father was Will Hoskins, farm laborer and his mother was Mary “Lula” Edward. His death…
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 1923, Mississippi. Died: unknown. Lived in Yazoo County, MS. Enlisted: 18 April 1941, Camp Shelby, MS. Education: grammar school. The 1930 census lists his father as Artway Green and his mother was Lula. Serial #34046877 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 22 December 1923, Franklin, Williamson County,Tennessee. Died: 29 May 1995. Enlisted: 6 August 1941 at Ft. Oglethorpe, GA. Education: one year high school. Civil occupation: janitor/sexton. His father was Dave Gosey and his mother was Rebecca, a lundress. He married Lee Ruth Forman (1922-2010) on 10 March 1945…
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 14 August 1922, New Orleans, Louisiana. Died: 22 October 2001, New Orleans, LA. Enlisted: 17 April 1941, Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: messenger, errand boy. HE was employed by Capital Stores. His father was Isaac Gordon and his mother was Rozile George. Serial…
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 5 July 1918, Greensburg, Louisiana. Died: 11 August 1994, Greensburg, LA. Enlisted: 15 April 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL. Education: four years of high school. Civil occupation: general farms. His father was Isaac “Ike” Gordon (1863-1930) and his mother was Pattie (1886-1946). Serial #34072934 If you…
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 2 June 1920, Leflore County, Mississippi. Died: 24 May 2012. Enlisted 3 June 1941 at Jackson, MS, Regular Army, Corps of Engineers. Education: one year college. Civilian occupation: maintenance engineer at local YMCA. His father was James E. Glass (1894-1987) and his mother was Euladia (1896-1987). His wife…
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 1 September 1921, Aberfoil, Bullock County, Alabama. Died: 22 August 1993, Alameda, California. Enlisted: 1 July 1941 at Montgomery, Alabama, Regular Army, Corps of Engineers. Education: one year high school. Civil occupation: porter, brick mason, routeman. His father was Steve Carlton and his mother was Beulah Glasco. He…