Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 14 April 1912, Louisville, Jefferson, KY. Died: 2 March 1987, Louisville, Jefferson, KY. He was a first Lieutenant in the reserve when he entered the Army on June 12, 1941. He was promoted to Captain on 5 October 1942 and discharged on Christmas Day in 1945. He and his brother…
Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 12 November 1917, Zelienople, Butler County, PA. Died: 19 January 2002, Burlington, Almance County, NC. Enlisted: 13 November 1941, Ft. Niagara, NY and discharged 22 January 1946. Education: Graduate of Carnegie Institute of Technology with degree in Mechanical Engineering. His father was Henry Augustus Peter Grabman (1884-1945), a plumber. His…
Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 3 October 1917, Knoxville, TN. Died: 8 August 2005, Knoxville, TN. Enlisted: 28 February 1942 and discharged November 15, 1945. Education: In 1940 census, he was in his first year at University of TN. His father was Donald Robert Bailey (1881-1959) who worked with Southern Railroad as a coach carpenter…
Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 15 June 1914, Chicago, Illinois. Died; 15 January 1994, Orange, California. Education: 5 years college with engineering degree. His 1940 draft card lists his civilian occupation as an engineer with CCC Camp Hubbard Ranch, US Department of Interior Grazing Service, Elko, Nevada. In California he was chief of the US…
Alaska Highway. HQ and made payroll for the entire regiment from May 1942 to October 1942. Born: 16 February 1916, Shamokin, Northumberland, PA. Died: 5 December 1987, Morristown, NJ. Enlisted 12 August 1941, Pennsylvania and discharged 26 December 1945. Education: Graduated from Tamaqua H.S. in 1934 and Penn State University in 1941. Civilian Occupation: Employed…
Alaska Highway. H&S Company and Section HQ at Fort St. John, Canada. Born: 18 March 1909, Spencer, Henry County, VA. Died: 10 October 1985, Stuart, Patrick County, VA. Enlisted 6 May 1942 and discharged 19 Juine 1946. Education: Four years college with engineering degree. His draft card lists his civilian occupation in the US Department…
Alaska Highway. Company C and B. Born: 4 March 1919, Pittsburg, Allegheny, PA. Died: 22 March 1991, Clearwater, Pinellas, FL. Enlisted: 22 May 1941, Pennsylvania and discharged 10 February 1946, Camp Blanding, FL. Highest rank-Lt. Colonel. Education: Carnegie Institute of Technology with degree in civil engineering. ROTC, 2nd Lieutenant commission His father was John Henry…
Alaska Highway. Company F and D. Born: 4 July 1917, Baltimore, MD. Died: 28 August 2003, Glen Arm, Baltimore, MD. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and John Hopkins University, degree in Civil Engineering and ROTC. Civilian occupation: State of Maryland Engineering and Construction chief. His father was William Ellermeyer McCord (1880–1974), employed as a clerk in…
Alaska Highway, H&S/HQ Company. Born: 13 April 1915, Clearbrook, Virginia. Died: 18 May 2003, Winchester, Frederick County, VA. Enlisted: 29 March 1941 and discharged 24 December 1945. Education: He attended Handley High School and played the cornet. Graduated Virginia Polytechnical Institute on 8 June 1936 with Industrial Engineer degree. Civilian occupation: In 1940 census he…
Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 26 August 1915, Westmoreland, Colonial Beach, VA. Died: 3 May 1991, Durham, NC. He graduated from Virginia Polytechnical Institute as an Engineer. In 1940 he was employed at Appalachian Electric Power Company. His father was Lester Lloyd Lee (1877-1952), a carpenter and machinist. His mother was Marie Louise Rollins. Lester…