Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American, Company D, Alaska Highway. Born: 5 March 1910, Louisiana. Died: August 1972. Enlisted: 17 April 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Porter. Serial #34073356 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
Alaska Highway, Company E.Veteran of WW2 and Korean War. Born: 20 Feb 1916, Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota. Died: 18 June 1964, St. Louis County, Minnesota. Buried: Lakeside Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Enlisted: 25 November 1942. Education: In 1940 Census he is listed as completing 4 years of high school. On his 1940 WW2 draft card, he…
Alaska Highway, Company F and H&S. Born: 29 June 1919, Arkansas. Died: 14 August 1964, Paoli, Orange, Indiana. He died at age 45 from a self inflicted gun shot wound to the left anterior chest. His death certificate records his occupation as a U.S. Soil Engineer. Education: University of Arkansas, Civil Engineer, ROTC. He arrived…
Alaska Highway, Company B and H2. Arrived in August 1942 on the Alaska Highway with the 93rd Engineers. Born: 27 July 1920, Lawrence, Kansas. Died: 8 January 2000, Denver, Colorado. Enlisted on 3 June 1942 and released 2 April 1946. His father, Tobe Gulley, was born in Missouri and worked as a carpenter. His mother…
Alaska Highway, Company A, First and Second Battalion Headquarters. Born: 29 December 1908, Portsmouth, NH. Died: 21 November 1989, Guilderland, Albany, NY. Enlisted: 15 May 1942. Discharged: 24 May 1946. Education: He attended Portsmouth High School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After he graduated from MIT he went to Albany, NY and was employed as…
Alaska Highway, Company D. Born: 3 May 1920, Moulon, Claracq, Basses Pyrenees, France. Died: 26 February 2011, Lima, Ohio. He is buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. Enlisted on 4 May 1942 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Service dates are 4 May 1942 to 30 June 1942; 1 July 1942 to 28 November 1945; and 29…
Alaska Highway. Company B and H1. He arrived to the Highway in May 1942. Born: 27 October 1916, Lyon, Minnesota. Died: 24 November 1994, St. Joseph, Berrien, Michigan. Buried at Danebod Cemetery, Tyler, MN. Enlisted on 2 Sep 1941 and released on 14 Apr 1942. Second enlistment 14 Apr 1942 and release 1 Jan 1946….
Alaska Highway, Company E. Born: 7 June 1917, Carlton, Kansas. Died: 8 February 1996, Salt Lake City, Utah. Buried: Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park. Enlisted: 1941. Education: four years high school. Lt. Mosier was assigned to Company E of the 93rd Engineer Regiment. This unit built the middle section of the Alaska Highway, 240 miles. His…
Alaska Highway, Company A. Born: 1919, Baltimore, Maryland. Died: August 1981, Arizona. Enlisted: 10 July 1941. Education: four years college. Apr 19, 1942 The Arizona Daily Star reported James Henry Jr graduated Apr 15 from the Engineer School at Ft. Belvoir, VA in the third engineer officer candidate class. He was appointed 2nd Lt in…
Alaska Highway, Company C. Born: 29 August 1913, Concord, NC. Died: 20 Oct 2001, Crofton, MD. Enlisted: 13 March 1942 at Camp Lee, Virginia. Education: 4 years college. He attended Davidson College in North Carolina. He belonged to SIGMA PI SIGMA, a physics fraternity and also was a member of the varsity wrestling team. His…