Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
Alaska Highway, ROTC, Camp Claiborne, LA, Louisiana Maneuvers, 93rd Regimental Transportation Officer, H&S Company. Born: 31 October 1919, Louisiana Died: 5 March 2015, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Spouse: Aline. Occupation: Petroleum Engineer. Graduated from Louisiana State University and resided in Morgan City. Enlisted Aug 1941. On 23-25 June 2014 Chris McClure visited and interviewed Mortimer Squires and Aline, age…
African American, Alaska Highway, Company B. Born: 25 Aug 1918 Louisiana. Died: 10 May 1997 California. Enlisted into the Army on 15 Apr 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL. Education: two years high school. Civil occupation: general farming.
African American, Alaska Highway, 93rd BN Camp Livingston, Company C. B: 29 Jan 1917, LA D: 8 Nov 1980. Enlisted 17 Apr 1941, FL. Buried at Riverside National Cemetery, CA. In charge of the laundry and uniforms at Camp Livingston. High School graduate.
African American, Alaska Highway, 93rd BN at Camp Livingston, LA., Corps of Engineers. B: 1911. While at Livingston, he was in charge of education and recreation functions. Enlisted 12 June 1941, Jacksonville Army Air Field. Civilian occupation listed – clergyman and he had two years of college.
African American, Alaska Highway, A Company. Born: unk Died: unk He was Joseph Prejean’s NCO. He lived in Morgan City, Louisiana.
African American, Company A. Born: 22 May 1919 LA. and Died: 26 May 2003 Perris, CA. He had two years of college and occupation was a mechanic when he enlisted in the Army on 13 Jan 1941, Jacksonville Army Air Field. He was with the Corps of Engineers. In 1940 census records, Carrie Jenkins head of household…
African American, Alaska Highway. Born: 8 March 1921, New Orleans, LA. Died: 17 December 2007, Alexandria, LA. Enlisted 11 June 1941 at Jacksonville Army Airfield, FLA. Released 5 October 1945. Had two years of college. He was a stenographer and typist with Corps of Engineers. 1930 census: Father, Aristide R. Dejoie, a pharmacist, age 56, born…
Alaska Highway, Company C Commander, Civil Engineer. Born: 21 August 1911, Alabama Died: 22 November 2000, Alabama. Buried at Auburn Memorial Park. He graduated from Alabama Polytechnic Institute [Auburn University] and after retirement from the Army, he taught industrial engineering at Auburn for fifteen years. He was one of the original officers in the cadre assigned to the…