Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American, Company C, Alaska Highway. Born: 15 June 1919, Saratoga, North Carolina. Died: 14 October 1998, Washington D.C. Enlisted:12 May 1941 at Ft. Bragg, NC and discharged 20 Novembr 1945. Education: one year high school. His father was Tump Ward/Jesse Ward and his mother was Dora Moore Ward. He married M.L. Ward on 25…
African American, Company C, Alaska Highway. Born: 1913 Louisiana. Died: unk. Enlisted into the Army on 17 Apr 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: mechanic.
African American, Company C, Alaska Highway. Born: 12 Aug 1919 Mississippi. Died: 22 Mar 1993 Contra Costa. Enlisted into the Army on 15 Apr 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS. Education: grammar school.
African American, Company C, Alaska Highway. Born: 10 July 1919 Alabama. Died: 23 June 1982, Tacoma Pierce County, WA. Enlisted: 17 April 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL and discharged 3 August 1945. Education: grammar school. He married Doris Toney on 5 February 1946 in Vancouver, Clarke County, WA. He married his second wife,…
African American, Company C, Alaska Highway. Born: 1920 PA. Died: unk. Enlisted into the Army on 11 Aug 1941 at Baltimore, MD. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: construction.
African American, Company C, Alaska Highway. Born: 3 January 1917, Louisiana. Died: 18 April 1980, East Baton Rouge, LA. Enlisted: 15 April 1941, Jacksonville, Army Airfield, FL and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: shoe maker/repair. He married Doretha Christopher Smith (1922-2006). Serial #34072948 If you have information about this soldier CLICK…
African American, Company C, Alaska Highway. Born: 16 March 1916, Bolivar County, MS. Died: 14 April 1990, Memphis, TN. Enlisted: (1) 17 April 1941 and discharged 11 January 1946. (2) 12 January 1946 and discharged 5 January 1947. He was Regular Army. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Manufacture electric equipment. He married Reola Simpson (1927-2005)….
African American, Company C, Alaska Highway
African American, Company C, Alaska Highway. WW2 and Korea Veteran. Born: 30 August 1920, Lithonia, Dekalb County, GA. Died: 22 May 1978, Atlanta, Fulton, GA. Enlisted: (1) 13 August 1941, Ft. Benning, GA and discharged 22 November 1945. (2) 21 December 1951 and discharged 28 February 1963. He was Regular Army. Education: grammar school. His…
African American, Company C, Alaska Highway. Born: 1915 Louisiana. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 17 April 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL. Education: grammar school. He was married. Serial #34073327 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE