Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American, Company D, 2nd BN HQ, Regular Army, Corps of Engineers, Alaska Highway, WW2 and Korean Veteran. Born: 7 March 1919 Sunflower County, Mississippi. Died: 20 March 2000, St Louis, MO. Enlisted: 3 June 1941 at Jackson, MS and discharged 16 October 1954 (24 Sep 1958). Education: three years college. In 1930 census Joseph…
African American, Company F, Alaska Highway. Born: 1 December 1920, Memphis, TN. Died: 13 April 1989, Detroit, Wayne, MI. Enlisted: 16 April 1941, Camp Shelby, MS. Discharged: 22 November 1945. Education: one year high school. Civilian occupation: waiter. His father was William Byrd and his mother was Maggie Houston. Serial #34046532 If you have information about…