Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 23 November 1908, Altona, PA. Died: 13 March 1982, Broward, FL. Enlisted: 25 November 1942 and discharged 16 April 1946. The segregated 97th Engineer Regiment arrived at Valdez, Alaska on 29 April 1942. Three feet of snow covered the ground. Their mission was to build the northern section of the…
Alaska Highway. Headquarters. Born: 21 August 1908, Davenport, Scott, Iowa. Died: 17 January 1970, Davenport, Scott, Iowa. Enlisted: 19 March 1941, Ft. Belvoir, VA. Discharged: 19 April 1946. Education: five years college. Attended University of Illinois and obtained a degree in architecture. A member of ROTC and received his 2nd Lt. commission 1931. The Daily…
Alaska Highway. African American. Chaplain, H&S Company. Born: 12 June 1903, New York. Died: 29 November 1986 Flushing, Queens, New York. Enlisted: 15 August 1941 and released 31 August 1961. Highest Rank: Lt. Colonel. Education: graduated with B.S. and B.D. from Union Theological Seminary in New York on 23 May 1933. This Seminary was established…
Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 7 November 1909, Princeton, Gibson, Indiana. Died: 14 October, Orange City, FL. Enlisted: 24 February 1936 and discharged 30 June 1957. Highest rank: Major. In 1930 census he was an apprentice as a railroad machinist. He retired from military service and as a civilian he retired from Martin Marietta Aerospace….
Alaska Highway. Officer, Medical Corps. Born: 19 September 1907 Chatfield, Fillmore, MN. Died: 15 July 1983 Mesa, Maricopa, AZ. Enlisted: 16 October 1942 and discharged 8 March 1946. Education: McCalester College, MN medical school, five years. Civilian occupation: physician and surgeon. In 1940 he was practicing with Dr. Hugh Beals. For 13 years, he was…
Alaska Highway. Company E. Born: 21 March 1916, Noble County, Indiana. Died: 3 May 1993, Columbia, Whitley, Indiana. Enlisted: 3 July 1942, Toledo, OH. The 97th segregated engineer regiment arrived at Valdez, Alaska on 29 April 1942. Three feet of snow covered the ground. Captain Wheeler joined the 97th in April of 1943. He was…
Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 22 March 1917, Kings, NY. Died: 27 January 1989, Brooklyn, Kings, NY. Enlisted: 4 February 1942, Camp Upton, Yaphank, NY. The 97th segregated engineer regiment arrived to Valdez on 29 April 1942. There was three feet of snow on the ground. Lt. Geier joined this regiment in April 1943. He…
African American. Alaska Highway. Transferred from 93rd Company F to 97th Regiment. Born: 8 August 1917, Leon, FL. Died: 29 January 1984, Tallahassee, FL. Enlisted: 21 August 1941, Camp Blanding, FL and discharged on 15 October 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: sawmill laborer. His father was Andrew Reddick and his mother was Nancy Reddick….
Alaska Highway. Headquarters, Post Exchange Officer. Born: 5 September 1919, Sheldon, Vernon, Missouri. Died: 12 February 2017, San Angelo, Tom Green, TX. Buried: Sheldon Cemetery, Missouri. Education: Graduated from the University of Kansas, mining engineer and metallurgist. Post graduate work at University of Arizona. Civilian occupation: Senior Process Engineer. He retired from Ralph N. Parsons…
Alaska Highway. Company E and D. Born: unknown. Died: unknown. Enlisted and discharged: unknown. Education: unknown. The segregated 97th Regiment arrived at Valdez, Alaska on 29 April 1942. Three feet of snow covered the ground. The 97th built the northern section of the Alaska Highway. Lt Smith arrived to the Highway in July of 1942…