African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 24 May 1922, Lauderdale, MS. Died: 24 May 1971, Dayton, OH. Enlisted: 28 March 1941, Camp Shelby, MS. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: kitchen worker at hotel or restaurant; 1940 a farm laborer and in 1959 a janitor. His father was Henry Robin, a sharecrop farmer and his mother was Holley Watson. Silas married Altha Beatrice, November 1953, in Indiana.
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