Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: April 14, 1909, Irwinton, Wilkinson, GA. Died: unknown. Enlisted: April 5, 1941, Ft. Benning, GA and discharged 1944. He was hospitalized in December 1943 from a “fall from height”. He was working on the Highway. Discharged in 1944. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: bag checker at a hotel,…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: July 6, 1915, Clifton, Fairfax County, VA. Died: November 1988, Fairfax County, VA. Enlisted: May 20, 1941, Richmond, VA. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Section hand, Southern Railway Company. His father was Luther William Anderson and his mother was Sarah Stotts. His wife was Francis Elizabeth Jackson, married…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: April 5, 1915, White Hall, Albemarle, VA. Died: March 9, 1973, Albermarle County, VA. Enlisted: May 15, 1941 and discharged September 18, 1945. Civilian occupation: laborer at a lumberyard. His father was Joseph Preston Wood (1875-1951) and his mother was Elizabeth Belle Keller. Serial #33061746 If you have…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: April 26, 1911, Crisfield, MD. Died: May 17, 1985,. Bridgeton City, Cumberland, NJ. Enlisted: June 17, 1941, Trenton, NJ and discharged July 7, 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: foreman with Starfish Fertilizer Company. He married Elizabeth Ricks in 1930. Serial #32156687 If you have information about this…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: August 18, 1911, Thomasville, AL. Died: July 24, 1962, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. His death was an accident while working at the foundry. Enlisted: June 23, 1941, Clarksburg, West Virginia. Education: one year high school. Civilian occupation: Employed at Wheeling Valley Coal Company. His father was Jeremiah…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: April 15, 1917, Highpoint, Guilford, NC. Died: April 3, 1999, Bronx, NY. Enlisted: October 20, 1941, Camp Upton, Yaphank, NY and discharged September 22, 1945. Education: three years of College. Civilian occupation: waiter and he was employed by Mrs. Inez Revees at the Welfare Hospital. His father was…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: February 24, 1919, Gay GA. Died: October 17, 1985, Fulton County, GA. Enlisted: June 26, 1941, Ft. Benning, GA and discharged May 31, 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: truck driver for retail farm store. His father was Jonah Reeve and his mother was Sallie Hill. Serial #34062550…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: October 5, 1919, Harris County, GA. Died: September 15, 1998, Warm Springs, Meriwether County, GA. Enlisted: June 26, 1941, Ft. Benning, GA and discharged October 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farm laborer. His father was Easter Reeves (1871-1950), a farm laborer. His mother was Lucille Dozier Reeves…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: February 6, 1915, Charlotte, VA. Died: March 31, 1985. Enlisted: May 19, 1941, Richmond, VA and discharged October 18, 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: He worked at a sawmill and also employed by Southern Railroad. His father was Danil Overby, also worked at Southern Railroad, and his…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: May 3, 1923, Dalton, Whitfield, GA. Died: August 3, 1965, Dalton, Whitfield, GA. Enlisted June 25, 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. His father was Joe Calvin Neal, Sr, a farm laborer and his mother was Carry Neal, a house maid for a private family. Serial #34062399…