Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
Alaska Highway. Captain, Company A and H&S. Born: 4 July 1914, Stevens, Skamania County, WA. Died: 30 May 2003, Whitman County, WA. Buried: Bethel Cemetery, Steptoe, Whitman County, WA. Enlisted: 1 May 1941 and Discharged: 11 August 1948. Education: He graduated from Steptoe High School in 1932 and received an engineering degree at State College…
Alaska Highway. Company F, Platoon Leader. Born: 8 June 1914, Chattanooga, TN. Died: 30 October 1990, TN. Buried: Mt. Olivet Cemetery, East Ridge, TN. Enlisted: 28 February 1942 and Discharged 2 February 1946. Education: College. Civilian occupation: engineer for WPA. His father was Roy C. Crumbliss (1882-1960) who worked as a cashier for a medicine…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 24 March 1923, Elbert County, GA. Died: 24 June 1972. Enlisted: 27 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. From 27 June 1941 to 2 July 1941, he was attached to the Reception Center, Ft. Benning, GA. On 3 July 1941, he was assigned to Company A, 8th Engineers Training…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 14 October 1918, Martinsburg, West Virginia. Lived in Philadelphia County, PA. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 25 June 1941, Ft. George G. Meade, MD. Discharged: 3 January 1946. Education: four years high school. Spouse: Marie Jackson. His father was John W. Jackson Sr. and his mother was Leila Jackson. Serial…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 22 January 1919, Georgia. Died: 9 December 1983, Cincinnati, OH. Enlisted: 1 April 1941, Ft. Thomas, Newport, KY. Education: three years high school. Civilian occupation: Porter. Married. His father was Jack Andrews, employed as a porter for a railroad pullman, and his mother was Lillie. Serial #35122113 If…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 29 October 1918, Missouri. He lived in St. Clair County, IL Died: 30 December 1984, Detroit, MI. Enlisted: 25 August 1941, Chicago, ILL. Discharged: 12 November 1951. Education: two years college. His father was Clarence Chandler and his mother was Anita. Serial #36021419 If you have information about…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Serial #34100478 http://93regimentalcan.com/contact-us/
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 27 November 1917, Louisiana. Died: 14 June 1986, L.A., California. Enlisted: 20 August 1941, Los Angeles, CA. Education: four years high school. Civilian occupation: Porter Railway Station. His father was Paul L. Jones, a laborer at the Post Office Department, and his mother was May Jones. Serial #39163218…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 1 November 1918, New Orleans, Louisiana. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 29 March 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: porter. Serial #34070741 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 1918, Darlington, SC. On his WW2 draft card it states, “Did not know age or date, about age 22-24. Anxious to register to avoid trouble.” Died: unknown. Enlisted: 3 April 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: packing, filling labeling, bottling. On his WW2 draft card…