Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
Alaska Highway. Motor Officer Company A. Born: 15 February 1915, Roanoke, VA. Died: 23 October 1999, Lexington, VA. Buried Stonewall Jackson Cemetery, Lexington, VA. Enlisted: 5 March 1942 and discharged 24 March 1946. In 1940 he was in his third year of college for a degree in engineering. In April 1942 he and the 97th…
Alaska Highway. Company D, E and F. Born: 6 December 1918, Seattle, Washington. Died: 17 January 2012, Portland, Oregon. Enlisted: 7 April 1941, Tacoma, WA. In WW2, he served in Alaska, Okinawa, Iwo Jima and France and Italy. He arrived at Valdez, Alaska in 1942, three feet of snow covered the ground, with the 97th…
Alaska Highway. Company H&S and B. Born: 3 April 1916, Roseville Village, Muskingum County, OH. Died: 2 October 1999, East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH. He attended Ohio State University and joined ROTC. As a reserve officer, in 1939, he participated in two weeks training with the 5th Corps at Fort Knox, Kentucky. In 1942 he was…
Alaska Highway. Company H&S. Born: 11 November 1917, Fresno County, California. Died: 20 November 2002, Carmel Valley, Monterey, California. He enlisted on 7 May 1941 at Los Angeles, California, completed Officer Candidate School at Ft. Belvoir and received his 2nd Lieutenant commission. He was assigned to the 97th Engineer Regiment and in April of 1942…
Alaska Highway. Company H/S, C, HQ. Born: 10 June 1914, Richwood, Nicholas County, West VA. Died: 15 March 2012, Pensacola, Escambia County, FL. He graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute June of 1936 with a BS degree in Chemical Engineering. He received a commission as a 2Lt Reserve Officer in the US Army Corps of Engineers…
Alaska Highway. Headquarters, H&S and Company E. Veteran of WW2, Korea and Vietnam. Born: 9 January 1910, Belton, Bell County, TX. Died: 31 July 2006, Savannah, Chatham County, GA. Buried: Beaufort National Cemetery, South Carolina. Enlisted: 25 April 1941. Discharged: 23 March 1946. Jack Doyle was a 1Lt in H&S Company of the 97th Engineer…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company E. Born: 2 February 1917, MD. He lived in Montgomery County, MD. Died: 11 October 1984, MD. Enlisted: 11 August 1941, Baltimore, MD. Discharged: 28 December 1945. Education: two years high school. Civilian occupation: laborer in a nursery. His father was Marshall Washington, worked his own farm and his mother…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company E. Born: 1 February 1911 (1912), Rock Hill, SC. In 1940 he lived in Mecklenburg County, NC. Died: 17 August 2000, Charlotte, NC. Enlisted: 3 April 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: employed by Mr. E.J. James, United Candy Company. His Aunt was Mary Guy. Serial #34032827…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company E. Born: 1923, Elbert County, GA. Died: 3 December 1984, Laurens, GA. Enlisted: 28 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. His father was George Williams and his mother was Fannie Williams. Serial #34062849 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company E. Born: 30 November 1917, GA. He lived in Dooly County, GA. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 28 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Discharged: 20 October 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian Occupation: general farming. In 1940, his mother, Mamie Varnadore, was a widow. His married Clyde McCray on 24 December 1948 in…