Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born; July 16, 1919, Pinoplolis, Berkeley, SC. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 1942, Ft. Bragg, NC and discharged September 26, 1945. Civilian occupation: employed by Southern Ice Company. His mother was Liza Shepard. Serial #34250430 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Serial #34250501 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: November 25, 1919, Haywood, Brownsville, TN. Died: April 20, 2003, South Bend, Indiana. He died in bed during a house fire. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Technician phone company. His father was Tom Payton and his mother was Guestava Florence. His wife was Jennis P. Estes Payton. Serial…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: September 16, 1917, Pensacola, FL. Died: January 19, 1992, San Francisco, CA. Enlisted: (1) February 14, 1942, Camp Perry, Lacarne, OH and (2) January 7, 1952 and discharged October 13, 1960. Education: four years high school. Civilian occupation: Kitchen worker restaurant/hotel. His father was David Oates and his…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: April 17, Edgefield County, SC. Died: October 12, 2013, Largo, Prince George’s County, MD. Enlisted: January 17, 1942, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Education: four years of college at A&M State College. After he was discharged from the Army, he returned to college and received a BS degree in…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: August 7, 1914, Effingham, SC. Died: November 20, 1985, Washington, DC. Enlisted: May 12, 1941, Baltimore, MD. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Employed by Saltz Brothers, a Haberdasher. His father was Paul G. Myers, a farm laborer, and his mother was Henrietta. He married Louise Scott on December…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: June 28, 1909, Brevard, NC. Died: November 29, 1984 Cleveland, Bradley, TN. Enlisted: February 23, 1942, Ft. Benning, GA and discharged September 15, 1945. Education: one year high school. Civilian occupation: Cook – Chef, Cherokee Hotel in TN. His father was Robert Mooney and his mother was Elizabeth…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: September 14, 1914, Bucks, Horry County, SC. Died: unknown. Enlisted: February 16, 1942, Ft. Bragg, NC. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Construction, WPA, Santee Copper Project. His father was Maliehia Mitchell, a farmer, and is mother was Ida, a domestic for a private family. Serial #34250440 If you…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: July 26, 1921, South Carolina. Died: October 7, 1997, Apex, Durham, NC. Enlisted: February 16, 1942, Ft. Bragg, NC and discharged November 14, 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: general farming. His father was listed as Walter Maine, but Albert Irby was his grandfather and guardian. His mother…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: May 11, 1920, Winchester, VA. Died: February 18, 1991, Winchester, VA. Enlisted: May 2, 1941, Washington DC, Regular Army, Corps of Engineers and discharged February 7, 1944. In August of 1943, Louis suffered from a grand mall seizure and he was diagnosed with Epilepsy. The physician recorded that…