Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 15 September 1918, Madison, Morgan County, GA. Died: 25 July 2003, Madison, Morgan, GA. Enlisted: 25 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: two years high school. Civilian occupation: Sawmill. His father was Joseph Duke Howell who died in an industrial accident when Willie was 8 years old. His…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 16 August 1922, Norwood, NC. Died: 15 January 2000, Salisbury, NC. Enlisted: 26 August 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Education: grammar school. His Aunt was Willie Mae Snuggs and his father was Jake Ratliff and mother Hannie Snuggs. Serial #34119676 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 22 November 1919, Mobile, AL. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 4 April 1941, Ft. McClellan, AL. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: WW2 draft card lists his employment at Brown and Brown Co, Mobile, AL. His father was Alec Bridges, a laborer in a shipyard, and his mother was Julia Robinson…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 4 August 1918, Cannon, GA. Died: 10 May 1972, Davidson, NC. Buried: Salisbury National Cemetery, NC. Enlisted: 27 August 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC and discharged 30 January 1946. His family lived in Salisbury, Rowan County, NC. Education: Davie County grammar school. Civilian occupation: farm laborer, employed as bottle…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 1919, Jefferson county, GA. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 26 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Sawmill. Serial #34062555 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 13 January 1913, Jeffersonville, GA. Died: 30 October 1994, Jeffersonville, GA. Enlisted: 24 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. His father was Charlie Hollingsworth, a farm laborer, and his mother was Ada Huges. Serial #34062328 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 5 May 1923, Elberton County, GA. Died: 3 February 1974, Fulton, GA. Enlisted: 27 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Discharged: 17 August 1944. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: delivery boy for drug store. His father was Ben Calhoun and his mother was Mary Calhoun. Serial #34062712 If you…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Serial #34100343 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 1913, Irwin County, GA. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 27 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: Sawmill. Serial #34062645 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 1919. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 10 April 1941, Chicago, ILL. Serial #36018604 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE