Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
Alaska Highway. Company A. Veteran WW2 and Korea. Born: 21 January 1914, Edwardsville, PA. Died: 2 January 1996, Homestead, Dade County, FL. Enlisted: 9 May 1940 and discharged 30 June 1958. His father was Constantine Sincavage and his mother was Agnes Opello Sincavage. He married Vera Margaret Gregory (1921-2011) on 18 April 1942 in Washington,…
Alaska Highway. Company B. Serial #O-454998 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
Alaska Highway. Dental Corps. Serial #O-357285 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
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 E. Born: 6 March 1917, Statesville, NC. Died: 8 February 2001, Boulder, CO. Enlisted: 31 August 1940 and discharged 31 August 1945. He was with the National Guard and eventually received a commission at the officers training school at Fort Belvoir, VA. Education: college one year. Civilian occupation: Employed at Hadley Hardware…
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 C. Born: 27 November 1918, Pittsburgh, PA. Died: 28 January 2008, Marietta, OH. Enlisted: 1 December 1941 and discharged 5 June 1946. Education: Graduate of Carnegie Institute of Technology with Mechanical Engineering degree. His father was George Hill Molvie (1891-1967), an auditor for South Penn Oil Company. His mother was Edith J….
Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 28 September 1919, New Orleans, LA. Died: 28 March 1995, Columbia, Richland, SC. Enlisted: 1 July 1941 and discharged 13 July 1945. Education: He completed two years of college at Louisiana State University. His father was John Mathias Jenny (1882-1944), an accountant. His mother was Mary Agnes “Mae” Mooney (1887-1981)….
Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 14 April 1912, Louisville, Jefferson, KY. Died: 2 March 1987, Louisville, Jefferson, KY. He was a first Lieutenant in the reserve when he entered the Army on June 12, 1941. He was promoted to Captain on 5 October 1942 and discharged on Christmas Day in 1945. He and his brother…
Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 12 November 1917, Zelienople, Butler County, PA. Died: 19 January 2002, Burlington, Almance County, NC. Enlisted: 13 November 1941, Ft. Niagara, NY and discharged 22 January 1946. Education: Graduate of Carnegie Institute of Technology with degree in Mechanical Engineering. His father was Henry Augustus Peter Grabman (1884-1945), a plumber. His…