Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 11 January 1918, Edgefield, SC. Died: 19 July 1961, Philadelphia, PA. Buried: Beverly National Cemetery. Enlisted: 28 March 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Education: high school. Civilian occupation: chauffeur/driver truck or cab. His death certificate states the he was a carpenter. His father was Beny Wigfall and his…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 1918, North Carolina. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 9 November 1945, Ft. Bragg, NC, Regular Army, Quartermaster Corps. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: manufacture electrical machinery. Serial #34096911 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 10 May 1921, Lenoir, NC. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 28 March 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: general farming. His cousin was Selman Turnage. His father was Bernice Williams and his mother was Charity Williams. At age 28, Johnnie married Arletha Davie, age 16, on 10…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 1917, Mississippi. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 18 July 1941, Camp Shelby, MS. Education: grammar school. Civilian Occupation: general farming. Serial #34131708 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born:1 September 1913, LA. Died: 13 December 1981, Kenner, Jefferson, LA. Enlisted: 29 March 1941, Jacksonville, Army Airfield, FL. Discharged: 8 August 1943. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: waiter. Serial #34071116 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 1921, LA. Died: 29 August 1996, Greer, Spartanburg, SC. Enlisted: 29 March 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Toy was employed by Jimmy Gossett Builders. His father was Toy Scott, Sr, and his mother was Delia Brewster Scott. Serial #34071087 If you have information…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 16 September 1921, Spartanburg, SC. Died: 20 July 1998, Spartanburg, SC. Enlisted: 29 June 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Discharged: 28 March 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: mechanic/repair man. His father was Harry Smith and his mother was Susanne Brown Smith. Serial #34094376 If you have information…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 7 December1921, Port Barre, LA. Died: 30 August 1993, LA. Enlisted: 3 April 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL. Discharged: 25 December 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: general farming. His father was Antoine Sam and his mother was Cecilia Joseph Sam. Serial #34071398 If you have information about…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 30 September 1919, Jasper County, SC. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 27 August 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Discharged: 26 December 1945. Education: grammar school. Julius married Dorothy Mae King on 17 October 1948. Serial #34096815 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 1 November 1922, Ridge, Monroe, AL. Died: 13 November 2011, Youngstown, OH. Enlisted: 10 November 1945, Ft. McPherson, Atlanta, GA, Regular Army. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: manufacture of electrical machinery. His grandmother was Corine Thames and his mother was Sarah Snider. He married his wife on 23…