Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: 9 August 1920, Portsmouth, Norfolk, VA. Died: 9 March 1973, Portsmouth, Norfolk, VA. Enlisted: 10 May 1941, Richmond, VA and discharged 9 November 1945. Education: two years high school. Civilian occupation: carpenter and after the war he worked at Naval shipyard in Stockman, Norfolk, VA. His father was…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: 9 September 1913, Wake Forest, NC. Died: 14 April 1972, Maxeton, Robeson NC. Enlisted: 2 July 1941, Baltimore, MD and discharged 30 July 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: kitchen worker in a restaurant and janitor for a private dwelling. His father was George Preddy, truck driver coal…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: 21 August 1918, Washington, DC. Died: 30 April 1984. Enlisted (1) 1 August 1941, Baltimore, MD and discharged 18 December 1945. Enlisted: (2) 14 August 1950 and discharged 12 October 1951. Education: four years high school. His father was Elmer Middleton and his mother was Vinita Evans. He…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: 25 June 1919, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. Died: 7 April 1981, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. Enlisted: 7 May 1941 and discharged 30 September 1945. Education: three years high school. Civilian occupation: Laundry, dry cleaner. His father was John Warren McGill, Sr, (1888-November 1945), a truck driver. His mother was Carrie…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: 10 July 1910, Carroll, MD. Died: 15 July 1975, Sykesville, Carroll, MD. Enlisted: 9 May 1941 and discharged 18 September 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: laborer state road construction. Employed by Frederick Collins. His father was Harvey Lewis Horsey, 1875-1957, a laborer on state road construction. His…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: 28 December 1914, Philadelphia, PA. Died: 10 January 1978, Philadelphia, PA. Enlisted: 18 March 1941, Philadelphia, PA and discharged 22 July 1945. Education: three years high school. Civilian occupation: construction and 1940 census records state that he was a truck driver for Alper Brothers Cleaning Company. His father…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: 9 September 1917, Hopewell, Prince George, VA. Died: 23 July 1990, Beverly, NJ. Enlisted: 14 April 1941, Philadelphia, PA. and discharged 16 October 1945. Education: grammar school. His father was William Davis and his mother was Adele Ruffen. His wife was Abbie Davis. Serial #33051007 If you have…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: 25 December 1907, Statesville, Iredell County, NC. Died: 24 November 1975, Salisbury, Rowan, NC. Enlisted: 14 May 1941, Pittsburgh, PA and discharged 3 October 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Porter at hotel, janitor and retired veneer plant worker. His father was Tim Brawley and mother was Addie…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: 16 June 1919, Baltimore, MD. Died: 6 December 1980, Maryland. Enlisted: 17 May 1941, Richmond, VA. and discharged 8 November 1945. Education: four years high school. Civilian occupation: fisherman. His draft card reports that he is employed with Standard Products Company. His father was Harvey J. Walker (1898-1986)…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Veteran of WW2, Korea and Vietnam. Born: 7 September 1918 (alternate-10 October 1916 and 9 September 1915), Jonesville, SC. Died: 23 April 1983, Johnson City, TN. Enlisted: 20 April 1940 and discharged 17 August 1945. He re-enlisted on 8 November 1945 at Ft. Benning, GA, Regular Army, Corps of…