Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. Transferred from 93rd Company F to 97th Regiment. Born: 8 August 1917, Leon, FL. Died: 29 January 1984, Tallahassee, FL. Enlisted: 21 August 1941, Camp Blanding, FL and discharged on 15 October 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: sawmill laborer. His father was Andrew Reddick and his mother was Nancy Reddick….
African American. Company F. Alaska Highway. Born: 9 April 1915, Boardman, Columbus, NC. Died: 29 October 1997, Portsmouth, VA. Buried: Hampton National Cemetery, VA. Enlisted: 14 May 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Discharged: 20 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: general farming. His father was Walter Smith and mother was Mary. His wife was C….
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 26 September 1922, Springfield, TN. Died: 22 December 1992, Indianapolis, IN. Buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN. Enlisted: 25 March 1941, Ft. Oglethorpe, GA. Discharged 1945. Education: 12th grade. Civilian occupation: chauffeur/driver truck or cab. His father was John Thomas Cobbs and his mother was Georgia Brooks….
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 1922, FL. Died: unknown. Enlisted:Â 27 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: porter at doctor’s office. Serial #34062649 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 29 January 1919, NC. Died: 21 October 1944, Forsyth County, NC. Enlisted: 27 August 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Education: two years high school. Civilian occupation: Boot Black (Shoe Shine). His father was Roger Brooks, a janitor in a public school building, and his mother was Ester (Estelle) Johnson…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 7 March 1920, Greenwood, SC. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 13 January 1942, Ft. George G. Meade, MD. Discharged: 5 January 1944. Education: four years high school. His father was William Anderson and mother Larcy Anderson. Charles married Doris P. Adams Roselle on 15 January 1954 in Delaware. Serial #33108738…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 6 February 1905, Atlanta, GA. Died: 17 January 1997, Clayton, GA. Enlisted: 26 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Discharged: 27 August 1943. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: garbage collector, sanitation department. His father was Frank Wood and mother Dollie Sheppard Wood. Serial #34062622 If you have information…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 15 February 1917, Jefferson, AL. Died: January 1981, AL. Enlisted: 8 August 1941, Ft. McClellan, AL. Education: four years high school. Civilian occupation: chauffeur, truck/cab driver. Serial #34108852 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 22 December 1919, GA. Died: 17 December 2004, GA. Enlisted: 26 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: porter in office building. His father was Charlie Oliver and mother Rosie. Serial #34062727 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 12 October (1917) 1918, Fulton, GA. Died: 10 December 1997, Atlanta, GA. Enlisted: 27 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Discharged: 18 September 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: gardiner, grounds keeper. His father was Alex King and mother Elta Curry King. Serial #34062631 If you have information about…