Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American, H&S Company, Alaska Highway. Regular Army, Corps of Engineers. Born: 22 November 1909, Lee County, Georgia. Died: 3 August 2000. Enlisted: 16 Aug 1940, Ft. Benning, GA and discharged 14 September 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: painter, construction. His father was Gus Jones, farm laborer and his mother was Racksy. Serial #…
African American, H&S Company, Alaska Highway. Born: 11 March 1918, Rich Square, North Carolina. Died: unknown. Lived in Philadelphia County, PA. Enlisted: 13 January 1942, Ft. George G. Meade, Maryland and discharged 3 January 1946. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: bartender and in 1940 he was a truck driver for a lumber yard. His father…
African American, H&S Company, Alaska Highway. Born: 19 June 1916, Charleston, South Carolina. Died: May 1971, Philadelphia, PA. Enlisted: 13 Jan 1942 at Ft. George G. Meade, MD and discharged 28 August 1946. Education: grammar school. Civil Occupation: unskilled routeman and in 1940 census he worked in a leather factory. His mother was Katie Perry. Serial…
African American, Company D and H&S Company, Alaska Highway. Born: 1 July 1923, Danville, Virginia. Died: 19 February 1987, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Enlisted: 22 August 1941 at Ft. Bragg, NC and discharged on 3 December 1945. Highest rank promoted was First Sgt. Education: one year high school. Civil Occupation: sawmill. On WWII draft card his cousin…
African American, H&S Company, Alaska Highway. Born: 1919, North Carolina. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 12 May 1941 at Ft. Bragg, N.C. Education: grammar school. In 1930 census his father was Jim Jacob, farm laborer and his mother was Lula Jacobs. Serial # 34112248 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, H&S Company, Alaska Highway. Born: 6 April 1919, Baton, Rouge, LA. Died: 18 February 1967. Enlisted:15 Apr 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL and discharged 20 November 1945. Education: two years college. Civil Occupation: chauffeur, driver. He married Victoria Hicks on 7 February 1942. Serial #34072923 If you have information about this…
African American, H&S Company, Alaska Highway. Born: 1916, Maryland. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 14 October 1941, Baltimore, MD. Education: grammar school. Serial # 33068396 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, H&S Company, Alaska Highway. Born: 9 October 1917, Navasota, Grimes, Texas. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 15 January 1942, Ft. Sam Houston, TX and discharged 21 November 1945. Education: one year high school. Civilian occupation: general farming.His father was Don Jackson, a farmer, and his mother was Mary Dell Jackson. Serial # 38074139 If you…
African American, H&S Company, Alaska Highway. Born: 10 October 1916, Louisiana. Died: 3 February 1981, Louisiana. Enlisted:15 Apr 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL and discharged 28 September 1945. Education: two years of high school. Civilian occupation: general farming. His father was Floyd Jackson and his mother was Edna Jackson. Serial # 34072911 If you…
African American, H&S Company, Regular Army, Corps of Engineers, Alaska Highway. Born: 18 Oct 1914, Gulfport, Mississippi. Died: 2 April 1986, Los Angeles, California. Lived in Hinds County, MS. Enlisted: 3 Jun 1941 at Jackson, Mississippi. Education: four years of college. His father was William Hutcherson, a farmer and his mother was Artimissie K. Bryant, a…