Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
Alaska Highway. Company E and H&S. Born: 31 March 1919, Freeport, NY. Died: 12 March 2009, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson, CO. Enlisted: 2 August 1941, New York. He served in the Army in Yukon, Canada, Britain and France. Education: Graduated from Dartmouth College in 1941 with BS degree in geology. From 1946 to 1955 he earned…
Alaska Highway. Company D and E. Serial # O-456427 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
Alaska Highway. Company E. Born: 6 March 1917, Statesville, NC. Died: 8 February 2001, Boulder, CO. Enlisted: 31 August 1940 and discharged 31 August 1945. He was with the National Guard and eventually received a commission at the officers training school at Fort Belvoir, VA. Education: college one year. Civilian occupation: Employed at Hadley Hardware…
Alaska Highway. Company E. Born: 28 February 1915, Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia. Died: 13 January 1993 Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia. Education: Graduated from Woodrow Wilson HS. Attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and graduated as an engineer. His father was Cecil Gay Casto, a dentist, (1896-1945) and his mother was Freda Cornelia Sayre Casto (1895-1999). His spouse…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company E. Born: 24 March 1917, Vienna, Dorchester County, MD. Died: July 1977, Philadelphia, PA. Enlisted: 12 August 1941, Baltimore, MD. Education: grammar school. His father was Clyde Jackson, a farm laborer and his mother was Nina H. Jackson. Serial #33065751 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 11 September 1914, Port Barre, LA. Died: June 1988, Opelousas, St. Landry, LA. Enlisted: 12 April 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: cement/concrete finisher. He is married. His father was Joseph Hamilton and his mother was Ozeia Bell. Serial #34072527 If you have information…
Alaska Highway. Company E. Born: 21 March 1916, Noble County, Indiana. Died: 3 May 1993, Columbia, Whitley, Indiana. Enlisted: 3 July 1942, Toledo, OH. The 97th segregated engineer regiment arrived at Valdez, Alaska on 29 April 1942. Three feet of snow covered the ground. Captain Wheeler joined the 97th in April of 1943. He was…
Alaska Highway. Company E and D. Born: unknown. Died: unknown. Enlisted and discharged: unknown. Education: unknown. The segregated 97th Regiment arrived at Valdez, Alaska on 29 April 1942. Three feet of snow covered the ground. The 97th built the northern section of the Alaska Highway. Lt Smith arrived to the Highway in July of 1942…
Alaska Highway. Company E. Born: 15 September 1915, Hennepin, Minnesota. Died: 26 December 1984, San Diego, CA. Enlisted: (1) 25 February 1941. (2) 25 November 1942, Los Angeles, CA. Discharged: 21 January 1946. The segregated 97th Engineers landed in Valdez, Alaska on 29 April 1942. Three feet of snow covered the ground. The 97th built…
Alaska Highway. Company E and Headquarters. Born: 7 October 1920, Muskegon, Michigan. Died: 29 January 2015, Bradenton, Manatee, FL. Enlisted: 2 May 1942, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Education: two years college. Civilian occupation: heat treater, annealers, temperers and metallurgist. The 97th Engineers arrived in Valdez, Alaska on 29 April 1942. Two to three feet of snow covered…