Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 18 July 1918, GA. Died: June 1987, GA. Enlisted: 26 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Discharged 26 December 1945. Education: grammar school. Serial #34062499 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 7 March 1919, Leon, FL. Died: 6 December 1999, Dayton, OH. Enlisted: 2 April 1941, Camp Blanding, FL. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farming and in 1940 he was employedl with a CCC project. His father was Frank Hawkins and his mother Mattie Mae Scoffield. Serial #34050904 If…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 2 November 1918, SC. Died: 19 December 2001, Buffalo, NY. Enlisted: 26 August 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Discharged: 8 November 1945. Education: one year college. Civilian occupation: farming. His father was Fred W. Crockett and mother Pearl Moore Crockett. Serial #34096775 If you have information about…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 25 August 1918, New Bern, NC. Died: 4 June 1984, Charlotte, NC. Enlisted: 26 August 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Discharged: 28 December 1945. Civilian occupation: WW2 draft card records Spencer’s employment at Carolina Junk and Wreckage Company. His mother’s name was Rebecca Fisher Price. Serial #34119733 If…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 27 October 1911, SC. Died: 2 September 1954, SC. Enlisted: 29 March 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC transferred to ERC 2 December 1941, Company A 1310 Engineers. Recalled to active duty 24 January 1942. Discharged 10 December 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farming. His father was Haskel…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 17 October 1914, Orangeburg, SC. Died: 4 September 1990, SC. Enlisted: 27 August 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Discharged: 26 December 1945. Education: two years high school. Civilian occupation: farming. His father was Daniel C. Felder and his mother was Mamie Lyons Felder. Serial #34096880 If you…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 13 July 1922, Bellamy, AL. Died: 14 June 2003, Kalamazoo, MI. Enlisted: 4 April 1941, Ft. McClellan, AL. Education: one year high school. Civilian occupation: Janitor/Sexton. His father was Major Freeman and his mother was Dola Jane Nettles. Serial #34100387 If you have information about this soldier CLICK…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 6 December 1916, Calhoun Falls, SC. Died: 28 February 2007, Buffalo, NY. Enlisted: 9 July 1941, Buffalo, NY. Education: one year high school. Civilian occupation: waiter for Railroad. Serial #32135502 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 27 March 1918, Easton, Talbot, MD. Died: 18 January 1982, MD. Enlisted: 11 August 1941, Baltimore, MD. Discharged: 27 December 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: house-yard man. His father was Charles Gardner and his mother Mary L. Hall Gardner. Serial #33065705 If you have information about…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 17 December 1917, VA. Died: 15 January 1969, NY. Enlisted: 18 July 1941, Camp Upton Yaphank, NY. Discharged: 8 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: waiter. Serial #32161369 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE