Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
Alaska Highway. Company F and E. Born: 22 January 1908, Birmingham, AL. Died: 23 March 1971, Brent, Bibb County, AL. Enlisted: unknown. Education: unknown. Civilian occupation: In 1930 Census he is listed as a Meter Engineer for Alabama Water Company. In 1940 Census he was a HVAC Engineer in New Orleans and the following year…
Alaska Highway. Company E, H&S and F. Born: unknown. Died: unknown. Enlisted: unknown. Education: unknown. Lt. Roberts with Company E of the segregated 97th Engineers arrived at Valdez, Alaska on 29 April 1942. Two fee of snow covered the ground. The 97th Regiment built the northern section of the Alaska Highway. Lt. Roberts was with…
Alaska Highway. Company E, 2BN Hqt. Veteran of WW2 and Korean War. Born: 27 June 1910, Maryland. Died: 20 July 1989, MD. Enlisted: 3 March 1941 Air Corps. Retired: 1 June 1961. He graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1933 with a BS degree in mechanical engineering. He was with ROTC and upon graduation…
Alaska Highway, Company H&S, B, C and E. Born: 2 September 1910, Brooklyn, NY. Died: 26 January 1997, Tappan, Rockland, NY. Enlisted: April 1941. He attended Boys High School in Brooklyn. He graduated in 1936 from New York University with a degree in civil engineering. He received his Army Reserve commission upon graduation from college….
Alaska Highway. Company H&S, B, E and F. Born: 14 July 1918, Schenectady, NY. Died: 10 July 2006, North Bend, Oregon. Enlisted: 1941. Discharged: 1946. He attended Oregon State College and graduated with a degree in electrical engineering. He worked for General Electric until 1941 when he enlisted. He originally was stationed at Camp Beauregard,…
Alaska Highway. Company E. Born: 7 August 1914, Mobile, AL. Died: 26 October 1999 Vero Beach, FL. Enlistment and discharge dates are unknown. He graduated from Alabama Polytechnic Institute with a degree in civil engineering. In April of 1942, he was a 2Lt. with Company E of the segregated 97th Engineer Regiment. They landed in…
Alaska Highway. Company D, E and F. Born: 6 December 1918, Seattle, Washington. Died: 17 January 2012, Portland, Oregon. Enlisted: 7 April 1941, Tacoma, WA. In WW2, he served in Alaska, Okinawa, Iwo Jima and France and Italy. He arrived at Valdez, Alaska in 1942, three feet of snow covered the ground, with the 97th…
Alaska Highway. Headquarters, H&S and Company E. Veteran of WW2, Korea and Vietnam. Born: 9 January 1910, Belton, Bell County, TX. Died: 31 July 2006, Savannah, Chatham County, GA. Buried: Beaufort National Cemetery, South Carolina. Enlisted: 25 April 1941. Discharged: 23 March 1946. Jack Doyle was a 1Lt in H&S Company of the 97th Engineer…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company E. Born: 2 February 1917, MD. He lived in Montgomery County, MD. Died: 11 October 1984, MD. Enlisted: 11 August 1941, Baltimore, MD. Discharged: 28 December 1945. Education: two years high school. Civilian occupation: laborer in a nursery. His father was Marshall Washington, worked his own farm and his mother…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company E. Born: 1 February 1911 (1912), Rock Hill, SC. In 1940 he lived in Mecklenburg County, NC. Died: 17 August 2000, Charlotte, NC. Enlisted: 3 April 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: employed by Mr. E.J. James, United Candy Company. His Aunt was Mary Guy. Serial #34032827…