African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 10 October 1919, Mobile, Alabama. Died: 30 November 2004, Sulphur, Calcasieu, LA. Enlisted: 19 November 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL.
Education: three years high school. Civilian occupation: porter. His father was James Sykes (1901-?) and his mother was Ruby Bell Rose (1901-1948). He married Esther M. Williams on 27 December 1954 and divorced 23 September 1969. A second wife was Georgia W. Sykes.
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