Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 26 March 1913, James Store, Gloucester, VA. Died: 13 December 1987, Hampton, VA. His cause of death was Right lower lobe pneumonia complicated by high thoracic paraplegia and dementia. Enlisted: 17 May 1941, Philadelphia, PA and discharged 6 December 1945. Education: two years high school. Civilian occupation: Brick…
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 25 December 1919, King Georges, VA. Died: 25 February 1945 Daily Press of Newport News reported that William was wounded. His date of death is unknown. Enlisted: 4 April 1946, Baltimore, MD, Regular Army, Corps of Engineers. Education: two years high school. Civilian occupation: truck driver employed by…
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 5 April 1916, Manhattan, NY. Died: 14 February 1978, NY. Enlisted: 11 July 1941, Camp Upton, Yaphank, NY and discharged 12 December 1945. Education: two years high school. Civilian occupation: chauffeur/truck driver. His father was William Francis, Janitor, and his mother was Louisa Francis. Louisa was born in…
African American. Alaska Highway. Veteran WW2 and Korea. H&S Company. Born: 17 July 1917, Petersburg, VA. Died: 18 July 1981, Bellevue, King County, WA. Enlisted: 19 May 1941 and discharged 15 October 1945. Re-enlisted 26 June 1946, Regular Army, Ordnance Department and discharged 31 May 1962. Education: grammar school. According to 1930 census, Willie was…
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 8 August 1918, CT. Died: 28 June 1976, Hartford, CT. Enlisted: 16 July 1941, Hartford, CT. Tech 5 Cliette was assigned to the 95th Engineer (GS) Regment. On 23 January 1943 he was transferred out of the 95th Engineers and assigned to Officer Candidate School (OCS) at Edgewood…
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 16 August 1911, Washington, DC. Died: 4 January 1984, Washington, DC. Enlisted: 21 May 1941, Baltimore, MD and discharged 1 September 1944. Education: four years high school. Civilian occupation: Federal Works Agency. His father was Francis Camillus Carter (1873-1951), helper at Navy Yard, and his mother was Jennie…
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 1919, Alabama. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 2 May 1946, Ft. Benning, GA. Regular Army, Quartermaster. Education: Grammar school. Serial #34108324 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 29 September 1917, Manhattan, NY. Died: 25 December 1981, Nassau, NY. He was a veteran of WW2 and Korea. Military service: He entered the New York National Guard, Company L 369th Infantry on 12 November 1936. He enlisted 6 August 1941 and discharged 7 January 1942. His record…
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 4 November 1918 Ehrhart, NC. Died: 25 July 1980. He lived in Kings County, NY. Enlisted: 10 July 1941, Camp Upton, Yaphank, NY. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Chauffeur/truck driver. His father was Holman Brodie and his mother was Mattie Limons. Serial #32160404 If you have information about…
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 22 October 1915, Athens, Clark County, GA. Died: 23 May 2001, Frankfurt, Germany. He was a U.S. Consulate. Enlisted: 18 July 1941, Detroit, MI. Education: one year college. Civilian occupation: manufacture automobiles. His 1940 draft card records that he was a student at Howard University, Washington, DC. His…