Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S and E Company, Regular Army, Corps of Engineers. Born: 13 June 1922 Lafayette, LA. Died: 25 Apr 2009 Lafayette, LA, age 86. Buried at Fountain Memorial Cemetery, Lafayette, LA. Enlisted: 2 June 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL at age 17 and discharged 6 December 1945. His mother signed a release. Assigned…
A civilian with the Public Road Administration assigned to the 93rd Regiment. Most likely he was a master mechanic.
Newspaper article 16 April 1942, Camp Livingston, LA, 93rd Engineer BN, Company B. He was selected to attend OCS.
African American, Alaska Highway, Company D. Born: 7 June 1920, Jefferson County, Mississippi. Died: 4 September 1980, Fayette, Jefferson County, MS. Enlisted: 11 April 1941, Camp Shelby, Mississippi and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: general farming, laborer cotton farm. Lived in Harrison, Mississippi. His father’s name was Harvey Allen Mims, a cotton…
Alaska Highway, H&S Company, Headquarters, Company E Commander. Born: 26 January 1908, Morgantown, West VA. Died: 12 December 1995, Salisbury, Rowan, NC. Buried: Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, Preston County, West Virginia. Veteran of WW2 and Korea. Enlisted: 1941 and discharged 8 December 1945. Registered for draft on 10 January 1946. Re-enlisted: 15 October 1948 and discharged…
Alaska Highway, Corps of Engineers, Company D Commander. Born: 22 July 1916, Huntsville, Madison, Alabama Died: Died: 13 February 1983. Enlisted: 7 June 1938 and released 20 June 1938. Enlisted: 23 July 1940 and released 17 March 1966. Education: Graduated from Alabama Polytechnic Institute [Auburn] with a degree in Engineering. He enlisted in the Army…
Newspaper article, Camp Livingston, LA 16 Apr 1942, 93 Engr Bn, H&S Co. He was selected to attend OCS.
Alaska Highway. Alaska Highway. Corps of Engineers. H&S Company, S-4, Regimental Exec Officer. Born: 2 December 1914, Bokchito, Bryan, Oklahoma. Died: 1 February 2003, Ft. Belvoir, Fairfax, VA. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Enlisted: 14 June 1938 and released 31 Dec 1966. He served in WW2, Korea and Vietnam, specialized in engineering and…
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 12 January 1921, New Orleans, LA. Died: 30 August 1996, New Orleans, LA. Enlisted: 30 June 1941, Jacksonville Army Air Field, Regular Army, Corps of Engineers and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: four years high school. Civilian occupation: laborer sugar cane farm. His father was Severan Lawson and his…
African American, Alaska Highway, Company B. Born: 25 October 1912, Mansura, LA. Died: 15 June 1978, Marksville, Avoyelles, LA. Enlisted:12 April 1941 Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL and discharged 4 October 1943 at Walla Walla, WA. Education: 8th grade. He married Rose Houston Jones in 1934 (1920-1996) and lived in Marksville, Avoyelles, LA. He worked…