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Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: July 8, 1920, Annapolis, MD. Died: April 6, 2016, St. Mary’s, MD. Enlisted (1): February 13, 1942, Ft. George G. Meade, MD and enlisted (2) April 11, 1946, Regular Army, Signal Corps, Baltimore, MD. He is a veteran of WW2 and Korea. He was a Pfc with the…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: Februrary 5 (8), 1909, Jackson, GA. Died: May 5, 1974, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH. Enlisted: February 26, 1942, Camp Perry, Lacarne, OH and discharged August 6, 1943. Education: two years high school. Civilian occupation: Clerk; in 1930 census he worked at a barrel factory. His father was Joe Childs,…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: January 3, 1919, Hyrasville, Darlington, SC. Died: September 30, 2003, Bowie, Prince Georges, MD. Enlisted: August 1, 1941, Baltimore, MD. Education: In 1940 census he was a student at Howard University. Civilian occupation: manufacturing auto/auto parts. His father was Marion Chavis, a government laborer and his mother was…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: July 14, 1916, Caroline County, VA. Died: August 20, 1972, Milford, Caroline, VA. Enlisted: May 17, 1941, Richmond, VA and discharged January 10, 1946. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: sawmill laborer. His father was Wardlow (Waterloo) Andrews Byrd and his mother was Grace Bundy Byrd. His death certificate…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: May 23, 1910, New Orleans, LA. Died: February 15, 1989, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH. Enlisted: February 26, 1942, Ft. Thomas, Newport, KY and discharged December 29, 1943. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: truck/cab driver. His father was Gentle Byndon and his mother was Willia May Gray. His wife…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: April 19, 1919, Washington, DC. Died: February 7, 1989, Washinton, DC. Enlisted: August 1, 1941, Baltimore, MD and discharged July 7, 1945. Education: grammar school. His father was Carl S. Butler, a laborer with a railroad and his mother was Mary Allen. He married Christine Mary Louvena Hardy…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: April 27, 1920, Summerton, Clarendon County, SC. Died: November 8, 2000, Charleston, SC. Enlisted: January 31, 1942, Ft. Bragg, NC. Education: one year college. Civilian occupation: farm laborer. In 1941 he was a student at Morris College, Sumter, SC. Morris College was a private Baptist liberal arts college…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: February 17, 1920, Rutland, Meigs County, OH. Died: September 23, 2002, Columbus, OH. Enlisted: February 26, 1942, Ft. Hayes, Columbus, OH and discharged November 29, 1946. Education: four years high school. Civilian occupation: Salesman. His father was Dana Bryant, a manager for a retail coal yard and his…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: December 9, 1916, Pocahontas, VA. Died: December 29, 1993, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. Enlisted: March 10, 1942 Ft. Hayes, Columbus, OH and discharged October 28, 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: miner with Winding Gulf Coal Company. His father was Jimmy Brown, a laborer with the WPA…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Serial #34250389 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE