Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 21 January 1911, KY. Died: 1 February 1973, Jefferson, KY. Enlisted: 17 March 1941, Louisville, KY. Education: 4 years high school. He was a retired employee of the Naval Ordnance Station and a member of the Jolly Fellows Club. Spouse: Kaye Fraction. Serial #35101771 If you have information…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 27 April 1915, Brooklyn, NY. Died: 13 May 2008, Brooklyn, NY. Enlisted: 16 July 1941, Camp Upton Yaphank, NY. Education: four years college. His father was Aubrey Bowser and his mother was Jesse Bowser and both were teachers in public schools. Garrison married Marian H. Johnson on 16…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 11 October 1916, SC. Died: 18 August 1971, Fayette, KY. Enlisted: 3 April 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Education: one year high school. Civilian Occupation: sawmill labor. His father was Jenkins Cribb (1882-1948) and his mother was Penny Lacewell (1882-1975). Serial #34090283 If you have information about this…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 1917, Fulton County, GA. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 30 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: one year high school. He was married and worked as a porter. Serial #34062925 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 31 January 1914, Washington, DC. Died: 2 March 1964. Enlisted: 28 June 1941, Baltimore, MD. Education: one year high school. His father was Eddie Gaskins and his mother was Ella Blackwell. He had an Aunt named Hattie Green. Serial #33063543 If you have information about this soldier CLICK…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 18 March 1915, Brunswick, NC. Died: 20 September 1961, Fayetteville, NC. Enlisted: 7 February 1946, Ft. Bragg, NC, Regular Army, Corps of Engineers. After his discharge on 2 July 1945, he re-enlisted. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: bellhop at a hotel. He married Louise Goodman on 10 March…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 1909, Louisiana. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 28 March 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farming. Serial #34030250 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 1920, Bolivar County, MS. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 29 March 1941, Camp Shelby, MS. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farming. Serial #34045338 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 25 December 1922, LA. Died: 11 November 1960. Enlisted: 3 April 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL. Discharged: 3 July 1945. Education: two years college. Civilian occupation: sawmill. On his headstone and headstone application form it states that he was with the 4244 Service Department that shipped to Gus…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 11 February 1916, Lancaster County, SC. Died: 12 February 1993, Washington, DC. Enlisted: 27 August 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Discharged 11 December 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: packing, filling, labeling and in 1940 census he was listed as a plow hand on a farm. His father…