African American. Alaska Highway. Medical Detachment. Born: 23 June 1914, New Orleans, LA. Died: 20 August 1958, New Orleans, LA. Enlisted: 27 October 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL. and discharged 10 November 1945.
Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: delivery man, garage laborer, car washer. His father was Fred Brady, a stonecutter at a marble works and His mother was Lilly Dlorid Brady. His wife was Vera Brady.
Pvt Brady was a member with a medical detachment assigned to the segregated 97th Engineers. They arrived at Valdez, Alaska on 29 April 1942. The 97th Engineers built the northern section of the Alaska Highway. Both returned to Camp Sutton, NC September 1943 and their next assignment was Milne Bay, New Guinea, Philippines.
Serial #34153226