Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American, Company F, Alaska Highway. Born: 15 December 1917 (1918), Leflore county, Mississippi. Died: 24 September 1983, Chicago, Cook, IL. Enlisted: 15 April 1941, Camp Shelby, MS. Education: grammar school. Civilian Occupation: chauffeur or truck driver. His father was Johnnie Brookins, farmer, and his mother was Rebecca Brookins. Both were born in Mississippi. Serial…
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 1 January 1918, Leflore County, MS. Died: 27 August 1998, Cook County, Chicago, IL. Enlisted: 15 April 1941 Camp Shelby, MS. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: sales person. His father was Douglas Williams and his mother was Asa Taylor. Serial #34046487 If you have information about this soldier…
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 1915, MS. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 18 Apr 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS. Education: grammar school. Civil Occupation: chauffeur, driver. Serial #34046815 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 13 April 1907, Coahoma County, MS. Died: 20 July 2000, Los Angeles, CA. Enlisted: 14 April 1941, Camp Shelby, MS and discharged 2 April 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: cement, concrete finisher. His father was Henry Johnson and his mother was Fannie Franklin. Serial #34046327 If you…
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 1 April 1919, Spartanburg, SC. Died: 17 August 1988, Alexandria, VA. Enlisted: 14 August 1941, Richmond, VA and discharged 20 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: chauffeur/truck driver and death certificate lists his employment as a laborer in a scrap company. His father was William C. Jackson…
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 15 April 1919, Clare Sabine, LA. Died: 15 January 2006, Sabine, LA. Enlisted: 17 April 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL and discharged 20 September 1945. Civilian occupation: farming. His father was Johnny H. Gesaway and his mother was Catherine Fobbs Gesaway. His spouse was Lillie M. Gesaway. Serial…
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 17 September 1917, Gloucester, Giles County, Virginia. Died: 11 November 1974, Newport News, VA. Enlisted: 14 Aug 1941 at Richmond, VA and discharged 20 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farm laborer and his death certificate listed his employment at Naval Weapons Station. He married Priscilla Mae…
African American, Company D, Alaska Highway. Born: 26 June 1918, Roxboro, Person, NC. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 14 May 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Education: two years high school. Civilian occupation: mechanic, repairman. His sister is Fay Swan. His father was Harry Williams, a farm laborer and his mother was Novella Williams. Serial #34112339 If you have…
African American, Company F, Alaska Highway. Born: 25 September 1916 (1918), Clinton, LA. Died: 31 January 2007. Enlisted: 15 April 1941, Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: attendant filling station/parking lot. His father was Willie Johnson, a farm laborer, and his mother was Georgia Bankston. Serial #34073026 If you have information…