Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American, E Company, Alaska Highway. Born: 28 July 1916, New Orleans, Louisiana. Died: June 1980, New Orleans, LA. Enlisted:15 Apr 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: house yardman. Serial #34072968 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Company B and E, Alaska Highway. Born: 9 September 1920, Blakley, Early County, Georgia. Died: 8 June 1998, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Enlisted: 20 August 1940 at Ft. Benning, Georgia and discharged 9 October 1945, Regular Army, Corps of Engineers. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: general farming. His father was Jeff Teart, farm laborer…
African American, Company B and E, Alaska Highway. Born: 27 August 1917, Panola County, Mississippi. Died: 27 December 1996, Memphis, Shelby, TN. Enlisted: 3 Apr 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS and discharged 9 August 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: chauffeur/truck driver. In 1940 census, Sam was a laborer employed in road construction. His father…
African American, Company B and E, Alaska Highway. Born: 24 June 1913 (1915), Waxhaw, Union County, NC. Died: 5 June 1956, Lancaster County, SC. Death certificate records that he died from a cervical fracture and quadriplegia due to an auto accident. Enlisted: 16 August 1940, Charlotte, NC, Corps of Engineers, Regular Army. Discharged 22 February…
African American, Company B and E, Alaska Highway. Born: 2 June 1919, Frederick County, Virginia. Died: 16 May 1966, Winchester, Virginia. Buried Winchester National Cemetery. Enlisted: 10 October 1941 at Roanoke, VA and discharged 20 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: servant private family, barber. His father was Albert Burns born in West Virginia…
Alaska Highway, Company E
Alaska Highway, Company E
Alaska Highway, Company E
Alaska Highway, Company E
Alaska Highway, Company E