Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
A man of color, Alaska Highway, Company A. Veteran of WWI and WWII. Born: 5 February 1896, Fleming, Ohio Died: 11 December 1986, Columbus, Georgia. Buried at Ft. Benning Post Cemetery in Georgia. On 5 August 1918 he enlisted at Marietta, Ohio in the National Army. He was a member of Company L of the 813 Pioneer Infantry which was activated at…
African American, Alaska Highway, Company A. Born: 5 January 1917, Cooksville, Howard County, Maryland. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 12 August 1941, Baltimore, MD. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: Employed with Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. His father was Louis William France, a railroad track man, and his mother was Sarah Jane France. Serial #33065716 If you have…
African American, Alaska Highway, Company A, Regular Army, Corps of Engineers. Born: 11 August 1915, Fisher, Sabine, LA. Died: 14 April 1988, New Orleans, LA. Enlisted: 11 June 1941, Jacksonville Army Air Field, Florida and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: Four years of high school. Civilian occupation: typist and stenographer, he was employed by Dr. Arthur…