Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: August 17, 1919, Waterbury, CT. Died: December 18, 1946, Waterbury, CT. Enlisted: July 3, 1941, Hartford, CT. He was sent to Ft. Devens, Massachusetts for training.
Education: one year at college. He was a student at Shaw University in Raleigh, Wake, NC. Civilian occupation: messenger at a dress store. His father was June Harrison, a laborer in a brass factory. His mother was Luvenia “Vela” Lee Harrison. He married Ruth M. Gant on January 18, 1944 in Pittsburgh, PA.
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