Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 21 October 1918, Orangeburg, SC. Died: 8 January 1992, Baltimore, MD. Enlisted: 29 June 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farm laborer. Serial #34094282 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 1 November 1917, Americus, GA. Died: 16 May 1980, Hartford, Connecticut. Enlisted: 30 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Discharged: 20 February 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: machinists. Retired in 1979 from the city of Hartford Public Works Department. Serial #34062922 If you have information about this…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 11 April 1922, Old Fort, McDowell County, NC. Died: 6 December 2013, North Carolina. Enlisted: 27 August 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Education: two years high school. Civilian occupation: farming. He lived and worked in Old Fort as a cook. He cooked for restaurants in Marion and Asheville and…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 1920 Decatur, GA. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 27 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. Serial #34062757 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 12 July 1917, Coweta, GA. Died: 15 July 1968, GA. Enlisted: 21 February 1946, Columbus, GA, Regular Army, Quartermaster. Education: one year high school. Serial #34062746 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 1917, Laurens, SC. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 3 April 1941, Camp Blanding, FL. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farming. Serial #34051008 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 20 April 1921, Fair Good, AL. Died: 2 November 2005, AL. Enlisted: 29 March 1941, Ft. McClellan, AL. Education: grammar school. His father was Frank Welch Sr and his mother was Matilda Dennis. Serial #34100082 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 1918, SC. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 28 March 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: sawmill. Serial #34090108 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 6 March 1919, Burlington, NC. Died: 22 September 1964, Greensboro, NC. Enlisted: 28 March 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Boston Cleaners, cleaning, dyeing and pressing. His father was Thomas Morrow and mother Henrietta Morrow. Glen, age 32, married Lettie P. Doggett, age 22, on…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 1 November 1919, NC. Died: 22 September 1981, Brooklyn, NY. Enlisted: 6 August 1941, Camp Upton, Yaphank, NY. Education: two years high school. Civilian occupation: Laundry, cleaning, dyeing and pressing. Serial #32164028 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE