Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 2 February 1914, Lock Haven, PA. Died: 7 April 1961, Fern Creek, Jefferson, KY. Education: four years college. Civilian occupation: employed at Bethlehem Steel Company. His father was Elbert Samuel Reed (1885-1960), a superintendent for Pennsylvania railroad. His mother was Celia Gertrude Gleason (1891-1994). Leroy married Elnora L. Lyon (1917-1961)…
Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 18 December 1913, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. Died: 4 February 1972, Sarasota, FL. Enlisted: 19 March 1942 and discharged 18 March 1946. He was a Civil Engineer. In 1940 his draft card records employment at the War Department U.S. Engineers. His father was Louis (Lewis) Paquette (1879-1962), a machinist in a…
Alaska Highway. Company F and D. Born: 4 July 1917, Baltimore, MD. Died: 28 August 2003, Glen Arm, Baltimore, MD. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and John Hopkins University, degree in Civil Engineering and ROTC. Civilian occupation: State of Maryland Engineering and Construction chief. His father was William Ellermeyer McCord (1880–1974), employed as a clerk in…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 1916, Louisiana. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 17 April 1941, Jacksonville Army Air Field, Florida. Education: grammar school. Widow. Serial #34073367 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Transferred from 93rd Company F to 97th Regiment. Born: 8 August 1917, Leon, FL. Died: 29 January 1984, Tallahassee, FL. Enlisted: 21 August 1941, Camp Blanding, FL and discharged on 15 October 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: sawmill laborer. His father was Andrew Reddick and his mother was Nancy Reddick….
Alaska Highway. Company F and D. Born: 19 September 1916, Mercersburg, PA. Died: 26 Sept 1971, Montgomery, AL. Enlisted: 12 March 1942, Ft. George G. Meade. Discharged: 3 September 1943. Education: four years high school. Civilian occupation: foreman construction and in 1940 he was a laborer at his father’s sawmill. The segregated 97th Engineers landed…
Alaska Highway. Company H&S, Headquarters and F. Born: unknown. Died: unknown. Enlisted: unknown. The 97th Engineers arrived to Valdez, Alaska on 29 April 1942. Two to three feet of snow covered the ground. They built the northern section of the Highway. Lt. Smith arrived to the Alaska Highway in December 1942 and was assigned to…
Alaska Highway. Company F and A. Born: 18 December 1909, Elkins Park, Montgomery, PA. Died: 2 June 1962, Philadelphia, PA. Enlisted: 20 February 1942, Ft. George G. Meade, MD. Discharged: 17 December 1945. Education: one year college. Civilian occupation: purchasing agent. The 97th Engineers landed in Valdez, Alaska on 29 April 1942. Two to three…
Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 16 July 1919, Columbus, Ohio. Died: 18 October 2003, Upper Arlington, Franklin, OH. Enlisted: unknown. Education: four years High School. Civilian Occupation: Brakeman Pacific RR. The 97th Engineers landed in Valdez, Alaska on 29 April 1942. Three feet of snow covered the ground. They built the northern section of the…
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…