Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 16 May 1916, Lillington, NC. Died: 11 December 1980, Winston-Salem, NC. Enlisted: 4 April 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Discharge: 26 December 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian Occupation: motion picture projectionist at Lafayette Theatre, Winston-Salem, NC. Serial #34110125 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 8 November 1922, Elm City, Wilson, NC. Died: 5 July 1999, NC. Buried: Hamilton Gardens, Wilson, NC. Enlisted 1 April 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Discharge: 30 November 1944. Education: grammar school. His father is Herman Cox and mother is Virginia Robeson Cox. He married Mary Wright of Nash…
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 1917, North Carolina. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 18 July 1941, Camp Upton Yaphank, N.Y. Education: one year college. Civilian Occupation: Shipping and receiving clerk. Serial # 32161328 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Alaska Highway, Company E. Born: 15 December 1915, Bolivia, NC. Died: 14 July 2003, Clinton, NC. Buried: Merritt Memorial Cemetery Trinity Church Road, Magnolia, NC. Enlisted: 3 April 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Education: College four years. Civilian occupation: fishing and employed by Cicero Guthrie, Southport, Bruns, NC. Father is Edward C. Brown and…
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 25 January 1917, Graham, NC. Died: 6 June 2007. Enlisted: 1 April 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Education: one year college. Civilian Occupation: Butler, private family. WW2 Draft Card states that Jack is employed at J.H. McEwen, W. Davis Street, Burlington, Alamance, NC. His father is Raleigh Shoffner and…
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 28 May 1920, Smithfield, NC. Died: 2 May 1977, Los Angeles, CA. Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, LA, California. Enlisted 13 January 1942, Philadelphia, PA. Discharge: 21 December 1945. Education: four years high school. Civilian occupation: porter. His father is John E. Davis and mother Maggie L. Williams…
African American, Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 1 October 1922, Columbus, NC. Died: 7 February 1983, Queens, NY. Enlisted: 3 April 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Discharge: 2 September 1945. Education: three years high school. Civilian occupation: general farming. His father was Chester Shipman, farm laborer, and mother was Annie Shipman. His brother was Homer Shipman…
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 15 December 1917, Rutherford, NC. Died: 21 July 1976, CA. Buried: Santa Maria Cemetery District, Santa Barbara, CA. Enlisted: 29 March 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Discharge: 9 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian Occupation: CCC Co 5423, Rutherford, NC. Serial #34032667 If you have information about this…
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 22 October 1922, Orange, NC. Died: 3 July 1975, Durham, NC. Buried: Hillsborough Town Cemetery, Orange, NC. Enlisted: 8 March 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Discharge: 20 August 1944. Education: one year high school. Occupation: Sawmill operation, brick mason and construction. Spouse: Annie Riley Torain of Hillsborough, NC married…
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 26 December 1910, Reidsville, N.C. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 14 April 1941, Chicago, Illinois. Education: one year high school. Civilian occupation: janitor and WW2 Draft Card has Philip employed at Palace Cafe, Reidsville, NC. His father is Nathaniel Jones and his mother is Vernie Bracken. Serial #36020167 If you…