Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 26 January 1918, Windsor, NC. Died: 1957, Fairfax County, VA. Enlisted: 17 May 1941, Richmond, VA. Education: two years high school. Civilian Occupation: chauffeur/truck driver. He worked for George H. Robinson and Sons. His father was Turner Bond and his mother was Anna M. Speller. He married Melba…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Serial #37063466 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 30 April 1918, Reading Berks, PA. Died: 13 November 2006, Reading, PA. Enlisted: 10 December 1941, Ft. George G. Meade, MD. Discharged: 23 September 1945. Civilian occupation: welder and on his WW2 draft card Walter is listed as employed at Bershire Hotel in PA. His father was George…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: January 1921, Snow Hill, AL. Died: 16 December 1981. Enlisted: 4 October 1941, Ft. McClellan, AL. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farming. His father was William Lee Sr. and his mother was Eliza Chestnut. Serial #34160810 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 3 October 1917, SC. Died: 9 April 1989. Enlisted: 26 August 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Education: four years high school. Serial #34096772 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 1 April 1918, Marion, AL. Died: 7 May 1996, Winfield, AL. Buried: Hodge Chapel Cemetery. Enlisted: 29 March 1941, Ft. McClellan, AL. Discharged: 15 August 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: mechanic. Spouse: Velma Lee Terrell Everett (1918-1998). He married Velma in 1940 and after the war he…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Serial #34100311 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway, Company A. Born: 4 March 1918, SC. Died: 6 February 1947, Manhattan, NY. Enlisted: 26 August 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Discharged: 8 November 1945. His spouse is Amelia Duren. His father is Alfred Jake Duren, a farmer, and his mother is Lula Duren. Serial #34096777 If you have information…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Serial #34100198 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Alaska Highway, Company A. Born: 5 March 1919, Goldsboro, NC. Died: 21 October 1991, Goldsboro, NC. Enlisted: 28 March 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Discharged: 16 August 1945. Education: four years high school. Civilian occupation: manufacture textiles. WW2 Draft card stated that he was employed by Atlas Plywood. His father was Oscar Wooten, Sr….