Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 1919, Marion County, SC. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 26 August 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia. Education: grammar school. Serial #34096781 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 16 June, 1921, South Carolina. Died: 20 October 2009 Fayetteville, NC. Enlisted: 3 April 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Discharged: 2 November 1945. Education: four years high school. Civilian occupation: fruit/vegetable graders. His father was Alfred S. Neal and his mother was Carrie Neal. Serial #34090274 If you…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 24 September 1917, Coffee County, GA. Died: 5 March 1981, Shreveport, Caddo, LA. Enlisted: 28 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Discharged: 24 February 1944. Education: grammar school. His father was Hines Nichols and his mother was Fannie Brown. Serial #34062855 If you have information about this soldier CLICK…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 1 February 1917, East Feliciana Parish, Gurley, LA. Died: 6 January 2008, Baton Rouge, LA. Enlisted: 19 July 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL. Discharged: 16 October 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: production of food products. In city directory from 1939-1941 he was a cook. His father was…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 1918, South Carolina. He lived in Chatham County, GA. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 30 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. Serial #34062914 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 22 February 1922, LA. Died: 5 July 1954, Pineville, Rapides, LA. Enlisted: 28 March 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL. Discharged: 10 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: porter. Spouse: Vivian J. Millsap (1927-2010). Serial #34030316 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 1910, MS. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 10 April 1941, Chicago, IL. Education: one year high school. Serial #36018599 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 6 August 1918, Tanner, AL. Died: 24 October 1960, AL. Enlisted: 22 August 1940, Ft. McClellan, AL. Regular Army. Corps of Engineers. Discharged: 20 September 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: general farming and employed at Demobilization Discharge CCD. His Aunt was Mattie Garrison. He married on 13…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 12 December 1915, Lincoln County, GA. Died: 15 March 1998, Hyattsville, MD. Enlisted: 4 April 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Discharged: 8 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: laborer road construction. His father was Otis Leverette, laborer building industry, and his mother was Lizzie Martin Leverette (1896-1974). Serial…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 3 October 1915, SC. Died: 22 July 1961, Boston, MA. Buried: Mt. Hope Cemetery. Enlisted: 2 April 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Discharged: 8 November 1945.Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farm laborer. His mother was Mabel Kelly. Serial #34090196 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE