Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 15 October 1917, Jonesville, Catahoula, Louisiana. Died: 6 October 1988, Jonesville, Catahoula, LA. Enlisted: 15 April 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, Florida and discharged 21 October 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: general farms. His father was Frank Dunbar, farm laborer and his mother was Susan Jones….
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 24 October 1919, Brantley, Crenshaw County, Alabama. Died: 13 September 1994, Lake Wales, Polk, FL. Enlisted: (1) 11 June 1941. (2) 21 November 1945, Ft. McPherson, Atlanta, GA, Regular Army. He was discharged 20 January 1947. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: farming and listed on his draft card…
African America, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 28 September 1923, Lowndes County, Mississippi. Died: 22 November 2010, Cleveland, Cuyhoga, OH. Enlisted: 15 April 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: general farms. His father was Willie H. Dismukes (1896-1951), cotton farm laborer, and his mother was Martha B. Glenn (1900-1969). Serial #34046484…
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 22 November 1918, Claiborne County, Mississippi. Died: 12 September 1986, Jackson, Hinds, MS. Enlisted: 11 April 1941, Camp Shelby, MS and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: manufacture lumber products. Serial #34046175 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 1917, South Carolina. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 23 August 1941 at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: general farms. In 1930 census his parents were listed as Jordan Dial, farm laborer and his mother was Mary E. Serial #34096694 If you have information about this soldier…
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 19 December 1918, Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi. Died: 12 April 2004, Bloomington, Illinois. Buried at Jefferson Barracks Cemetery, MO. Enlisted: 12 April 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS and discharged 21 November 1945. Education: one year high school. Civil occupation: In 1930 census he was a farm laborer. His enlisted…
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 12 April 1914, Stewart County, Georgia. Died: 1 May 1966, Philadelphia, PA. On 29 April 1966, he fell off a ladder at home and suffered head and neck injuries. Enlisted: 11 April 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: machinist. His father was Gus Daniel, a…
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 7 January 1918, Surrey, Stafford County, Virginia. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 14 August 1941 at Richmond, VA. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: general farms. His father was Timothy Eley, farm laborer and his mother was Gurley. He married Mary Edna Butler (1930-2002) on 10 January 1949 and they divorced…
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 26 January 1922, Wildsville, Concordia, Louisiana. Died: 20 April 1997, Tallulah, Madison, LA. Enlisted: 14 April 1941, Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: farming. His father was Newton Commings and his mother was Lovina Hermon. Serial #34072838 If you…
African American, Company A, Alaska Highway. Born: 7 January 1919, Granville, North Carolina. Died: 4 September 2000, Amityville, Suffolk, NY. Enlisted: 23 August 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: farming. His father was Benjamin Louis Crews and his mother was Anna Belle Pettiford. He married Kittie Taylor on 5 July 1951 in…