Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 6 November 1919, Charleston, Kanawha, West VA. Died: 19 November 1961, Charleston Kanawha, West VA. Buried: Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W. VA. Enlisted: 26 August 1941, Huntington, West VA. Discharge: 9 October 1944. Frederick was at a recruitment camp with Co C, 1319 Engineer Battalion at Camp Butler,…
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 30 May 1919, Norfolk, VA. Died: 11 June 1986, Norfolk, VA. Buried: Roosevelt Memorial. Enlisted: 5 November 1941, Richmond, VA. Discharge: 29 February 1944. Education: grammar school. Civilian Occupation: cook and on his death record he had operated a forklift at a Naval Supply Center. WW2 Draft card…
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 11 November 1916, Dinwiddie, VA. Died: 25 Sept 2005, VA. Buried Quantico National Cemetery, VA. Enlisted: 13 Aug 1941, Richmond, VA. Education: four years high school. Civil occupation: auto manufacture. Spouse: Benjamin, age 24, married Elizabeth Branch on 15 Nov. 1941. His father was Benjamin F. Fisher, a…
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 10 April 1919, Norfolk, VA. Died: 31 March 1991, Bronx, NY. Buried: Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Norfolk, VA. Enlisted 15 January 1942, Richmond, VA. Discharge: 8 November 1945. Education: four years high school. Civil Occupation: transportation equipment. Draft Card has Carlton employed by Pender Grocery Store. Marriage Record: Carlton,…
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 24 February 1918, Bresemer, AL. Died: 2 January 2009, TN. Discharge: 23 December 1943. Buried: Chattanooga National Cemetery, TN. Enlisted: 8 August 1941, Ft. McClellan, AL. Education: two years high school. Civil Occupation: chauffeur/truck driver. Draft card lists Earthon as employee of J.R. Embry, grocer, Fairfield, AL. Chicago…
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 14 August 1916, Norfolk, VA. Died: 17 February 1955, TX. Buried: Hampton National Cemetery, VA. Enlisted: 27 November 1945, Regular Army, Quartermaster. Education: grammar school. Civil Occupation: Truck driver. Draft card mentions two scars on left arm and a tatoo on left forearm. His mother was Grace Gordon….
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 6 May 1915, Natchitoches Parish, LA. Died: 31 December 2016, Houston, TX. Buried: Paradise North Cemetery, Houston, TX. Enlisted: 28 August 1941, Houston, TX. Education: three years high school. Civil Occupation: mail carrier. Spouse: Vernice O. Frilot Balthazar (1920-2017). Father: Louis Balthazar (1889-1970). Mother: Rosa Balthazar (1899-1974). Serial…
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 9 August 1914, Tarrant, TX. Died: 16 July 1957, TX. Buried: Skyvue Memorial Garden, Mansfield, TX. Enlisted: 28 August 1941, Dallas, TX. Discharge: 23 December 1945. Education: four years high school. Civil Occupation: laborer. His father was Al McGee, Sr of McGregor, TX and mother was Georgia Henderson…
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 14 June 1919, Carlton, GA. Died: 4 December 2005 Hurst, Texas. Buried: Fork Grove Cemetery, Carlton, GA. Enlisted: 28 March 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. Civilian Occupation: general farming. Spouse: Mattie Bell Haynie (1930-1986) married Mack on 15 January 1948. His father was Gordie Heard (1876-1956)…
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 29 August 1912, Philadelphia, PA. Died: 11 February 1982, West Chester, PA. Buried: West Chester, PA. Enlisted: 24 January 1941, Philadelphia, PA. Second enlistment date (recall) 26 January 1942, Ft. George Meade, MD. Discharge: First discharge date was 5 November 1941, Camp Blanding FL. Second discharge date was…