Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 6 January 1921, Columbia, SC. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 29 April 1941, Philadelphia, PA. and discharged 3 October 1945, Regular Army. Education: four years high school. Civilian occupation: Agent, appraiser. His father was Willie Bynum, handyman at apartment and houses and his mother was Bertha Bynum, seamstress, WPA project….
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 26 June 1915, Atlantic City, NJ. Died: 10 October 1997, Ft. Myers, FL. Enlisted: (1) 24 May 1941, Baltimore, MD (2) 24 February 1943 and discharged 11 February 1946. Education: three years college. Civilian occupation: dishwasher at hotel, waiter. His father was James W. Whittington, a musician with…
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 26 May 1908, Spartanburg, SC. Died: 12 June 1989, Silver Springs, MD. Enlisted: 30 June 1941, Baltimore, MD and discharged 17 September 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian Occupation: plumber, employed at Stradley Engineering Company. His father was Isaiah Shands and his mother was Esteller Wuckett. Serial #33063630 If…