Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American, Company F, Alaska Highway, Regular Army, Corps of Engineers. Born: 25 August 1922, Louisiana. Died: 22 December 2013, Shreveport, LA. Enlisted: 31 May 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL. Education: three years high school. Civil occupation: general farming and he was listed in 1955 as a Barber. His father was James Pearrie…
African American, Company F, Alaska Highway. Born: 4 June 1916, Lake Providence, LA. Died: 16 August 1995, Berkeley, Alameda, CA. Enlisted:15 Apr 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: chauffeur/truck driver. His father was Joseph Paige and his mother was Eliza Foulks. Serial #34072972 If you have information about this…
African American, Company C and F, Alaska Highway. Born: 1919 Georgia. Died: unknown Enlisted: 9 Aug 1941 at Ft. Benning, GA. Education: Grammar school. Civil occupation: porter at YMCA. Married. Serial #34063855 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Company F, Alaska Highway. Born: 1900, Louisiana. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 17 April 1941, Jacksonville, Army Airfield, FL. Education: grammar school. Married. Serial #34073313 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Company F, Alaska Highway. Born: 22 January 1922, Hillie, Louisiana. Died: 15 August 1989. Enlisted: 12 April 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: kitchen worker in hotel or restaurant. His father was Jefrowe Nelson and his mother was Bertha Jones. Serial #34072518 If you have information about this soldier…
African American, Company F, Alaska Highway. Born: 12 December 1918, St. Mathews, South Carolina. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 17 September 1941 at Ft. George Meade, MD and discharged 17 June 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil Occupation: construction. His mother was Mabel Pugh and his wife was Lula Myers. Children listed were Vertell, Roosevelt, Jr, Louise and…
African American, Company F, Alaska Highway. Born: 1922, Jefferson County, Mississippi. Died: unknown. Enlisted:11 Apr 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS. Education: grammar school. Civil Occupation: general farming. Serial #34046197 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Company F, Alaska Highway. Born: 1918, North Carolina. Died: 1 July 1975, Buffalo, Erie, New York. Enlisted: 15 August 1941, Buffalo, New York. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Bellman. Serial #32028552 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Company F, Medical Detachment, Alaska Highway. Born: 29 March 1917, Leflore County, Mississippi. Died: 6 November 1960, Chicago, Cook County, IL. Enlisted: 15 Apr 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS and discharged 7 March 1945. Education: grammar school. Spouse #1 Nora Jefferies, married 28 December 1951 and Spouse #2 Lovie Perry married 18 December…
African American, Company F, Alaska Highway. Born: 1 January 1919, Des Sabine, Louisiana. Died: 26 (24) June 1999, Dallas, TX. Enlisted: 9 May 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL and discharged 25 August 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farm laborer. His father was Alfe Midkiff and his mother was Lena Edmunson. He married Julia G….