Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
Alaska Highway, H&S Company, Medical Corps. Born: 7 August 1910, New York City, NY. Died: 11 August 1996, Harrisburg, Dauphen, PA. Education: College 5 years. Medical Doctor. The 1940 census has William listed as a physician in private practice. His parents were born in Russia and immigrated to the U.S. His father was Max Doctorowitz,…
Alaska Highway. Medical Corps. Born: 29 March 1910, Missouri. Died: 25 August 1963, Los Angeles, CA. Enlisted: 15 November 1941 and discharged with disability in line of duty on 31 January 1946. Education: Graduated in 1934 from Tulane University, New Orleans, LA with a medical degree. He was an expert Bridge player and a life…
Alaska Highway. Medical Corps. Born: 17 August 1909, Richmond, VA. Died: 30 March 2002, Richmond, VA. He was in command of the medical officers with the segregated 95th Engineer (GS) Regiment stationed in British Columbia and Yukon, Canada. They built the southern sector of the Alaska Highway. He graduated from the Medical College of Virginia,…
Alaska Highway. Officer, Medical Corps. Born: 19 September 1907 Chatfield, Fillmore, MN. Died: 15 July 1983 Mesa, Maricopa, AZ. Enlisted: 16 October 1942 and discharged 8 March 1946. Education: McCalester College, MN medical school, five years. Civilian occupation: physician and surgeon. In 1940 he was practicing with Dr. Hugh Beals. For 13 years, he was…
Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Medical Corps. Physician and surgeon. Born: 23 January 1899, Chicago, Cook, IL. Died: 4 November 1973, Ottawa, LaSalle, IL. Enlisted: 1 September 1942, Ft. Douglas, Utah and discharged 2 February 1945. Education: Rush Medical College. The segregated 97th Regiment arrived at Valdez, Alaska on 29 April 1942. Three feet of snow…
Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Medical Corps Born: 1910, New York. Died: unknown. Enlistment and discharge dates are unknown. Joseph entered Loyola University of Chicago, IL from St. John Kanty Prep School, Rochester, NY. He graduated in 1935 with a medical degree in dentistry. In the 31 May 1941 issue of The Bulletin (Camp Blanding Station…
Alaska Highway. Company H&S. Medical Corps Born: 30 January 1910, Georgia. Died: 16 March 1971, Greenville, SC. Enlisted and discharge dates unknown. He graduated from Furman and Emory Universities and practiced as a general family physician for two years before entering the Army. In March 1942, he was a Captain and stationed at Eglin Field….
Alaska Highway. Company H&S. Medical Corps. Born: 4 December 1906, St Louis, Missouri. Died: 29 May 1980, Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri. Enlisted: 5 January 1942. Discharged: 5 February 1946. He attended Washington University at St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated a Doctor of Denistry. First Lt. Jonas was with the H&S Company Medical Corps of the…
Alaska Highway. 97th Engineers, Company H&S, MD, Medical Corps Born: 16 June 1915, Augusta, Richmond County, GA. Died: 23 August 1996, Savannah, Chatham County, GA. Enlisted: 5 August 1941. Discharged: 26 December 1945. Meyer Schneider was a graduate of University of Georgia Medical School with a specialty in obstetrics. First Lt. Schneider was assigned to…
Alaska Highway. Major, MD, Medical Corps, H&S Company. Born: 12 July 1898, Hallettsville, Lavaca County, TX. Died: 19 January 1958 of a coronary occlusion, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX. Enlisted: 4 April 1940. Discharged: 13 March 1946. Dr. Heger, a medical doctor, lived in the Henkhaus community and after studying medicine returned to Moulton, Texas…