Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. Company E. Born: 26 April 1919, Horry County, SC. Died: 29 Jan 1970, Conway, Horry, SC. Enlisted: 28 June 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Discharged: 8 November 1945. Education: one year high school. Civilian occupation: In 1940 census he was a laborer at a veneer mill. His father was John Bellamy,…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company E. Born: 25 January 1923, Allendale County, SC. Died: 6 November 2011, Allendale County, SC. Enlisted: 28 March 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: general farming. He married Alease Myers on 24 May 1946 in Allendale County, SC. Serial #34090050 If you have information about this…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company E. Born: 21 November 1915, Disputanta, VA. Died: 16 May 1982, Petersburg, VA. Enlisted: 13 August 1941, Richmond, VA. Discharged: 21 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: carpenter. His father was Eddie Bannister and his mother was Callie Robinson. He married Dorothy Hunter. Serial #33097575 If you have information…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company E. Born: 1915, MD. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 12 August 1941, Baltimore, MD. Education: one year high school. Civilian occupation: laundering, cleaning, dyeing. Serial #33065738 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company E. Born: 15 June 1919, Jackson County, GA. Died: 21 February 1977, Atlanta, GA. Enlisted: 26 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Discharged: 21 December 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: janitor at a deparment store. His father was Lon Rucker, an excavation contractor and his mother was Bessie Rucker, a…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company E. Born 7 July 1919, Brevard County, Melbourne, FL. He also lived in Dorchester County, MD. Died: February 1988, Sulfolk, Massachusetts. Enlisted: 13 October 1941, Baltimore, MD. Education: two years high School. Civilian occupation: Farm manager/foreman. He is listed on WW2 draft card as employed with Phillips Packing Company. His…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company E. Born: 25 December 1918, Taliaferro County, GA. Died: 26 June 2010, Far Rockaway, Queens, NY. Enlisted: 28 March 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Discharged: 8 November 1945. Education: grammar school. His father was John Ivey and his mother was Millie Ivey. Serial #34060257 If you have information about this soldier…
Alaska Highway. Company E. Born: 4 July 1919, Brooklyn, NY. Died: 23 September 1990, Jamaica, Queens, NY. Enlisted: 11 August 1941, Camp Upton, Yaphank, NY. Discharged: 6 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: waiter. His father was Lawrence Gomez and his mother was Louisa Rivera. Serial #32164648 If you have information about this soldier…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company E. Born: 19 June 1919, Marion County, SC. Died: 11 January 1956, Brooklyn, NY. Enlisted: 27 August 19411, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Education: two years high school. Civilian occupation: general farming. His father was Joshua Dozier and his mother was Marie Smith. Serial #34096817 If you have information about this…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company E. Born: 16 August 1916, Bennettsville, SC. Died: 19 March 1999, Hartsville, Dalington, SC. Enlisted: 4 April 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Discharged: 21 December 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: general farming. His father was Tony Blair and his mother was Stauch Blair. Serial #34090354 If you have information…