Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: May 27, 1915, Harvey, Fayette, West Virginia. Died: August 13, 1965, Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia. Enlisted: April 30, 1941, Roanoke, VA, Regular Army, Corps of Engineers and discharged May 1944. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Employed by Norfolk and Western Railway Express. In December 1944 he was…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: July 19, 1915, Chesterfield, VA. Died: February 16, 1945, Heneri-Chapelle, Belgium. Enlisted: May 19, 1941, Richmond, VA. Education: grammar school. His father was Samuel Anderson Jones, a laborer, 1879-1955 and his mother was Rebecca Cole Jones. Serial #33044180 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: October 6, 1909, Gates County, NC. Died: February 1952, New York. Enlisted: 19 March 1942, Hartford, CT and discharged 1944. Education: two years high school. Civilian occupation: rolling and stamping metals. His father was Genadius Hunter and his mother was Mary Hunter. Serial #31102250 If you have information…
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Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: 26 February 1919, St. Joseph, Tensas, LA. Died: 22 August 1995, Chicago, Cook County, IL. Enlisted: 18 November 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL and discharged 27 December 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: truck driver. His father was Willie Garner and his mother was Martha Wilson (Mathew) 1896-1973….
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: 28 March 1915, New York County, NY. Died: 29 May 1981, Bronx, NY. Enlisted: 9 September 1941, Camp Upton, Yaphank, NY and discharged 7 July 1945. Education: two years high school. His father was Robert Freeman and his mother was Grace Cisco. He married Nellie Tarleton (1916-2002) on…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: 2 December 1919, Bayview, Jefferson, AL. Died: 15 January 1994, Pennsylvania. Enlisted: 31 October 1941, Ft. George G. Meade, MD and discharged 9 July 1945. Education: two years high school. Civil occupation: truck driver. The 1940 census records him as a laborer on CC Road Construction. His father…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: 13 February 1917, Washington, DC. Died: September 1983, Baltimore, MD. Enlisted: 8 May 1941, Baltimore, MD. Education: four years high school. Married. Civilian occupation: clothes presser in tailor shop. His father was James Epps, a salesman in a retail shoe store. His mother was Alice May Epps. Serial:…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: 5 April 1917, Washington, GA. Died: 26 May 1982, Atlanta, GA. Enlisted: 27 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA and discharged 2 October 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: delivery man for Randall Brothers Coal Company. His father was Elbine Ector and his mother was Laura Ector. Serial #33062688…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: 22 December 1917, Jackson, Amelia, VA. Died: 4 April 1990, New Milford, Litchfield, CT. He lived in East Hartford, NY. Enlisted: 19 May 1941, Richmond, VA and discharged 19 September 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farm laborer employed by James Scott. His father was Nathaniel Booker, general…