African American, Company F, Alaska Highway. Born: 28 April 1916 (1917) Lowndes County, Mississippi. Died: 20 July 1992, Lowndes County, MS. Enlisted: 15 Apr 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS.
Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: general farming. His father was Nick Hairston, a laborer on a cotton farm, and his mother was Bettie Hairston.
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