Mitchell, John O. Sgt.
Newspaper article 16 April 1942, Camp Livingston, LA, 93rd Engineer BN, Company B. He was selected to attend OCS.
Category: Regiments
Mims, R.C. T/5
African American, Alaska Highway, Company D. Born: 7 June 1920, Jefferson County, Mississippi. Died: 4 September 1980, Fayette, Jefferson County, MS. Enlisted: 11 April 1941, Camp Shelby, Mississippi and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: general farming, laborer cotton farm. Lived in Harrison, Mississippi. His father’s name was Harvey Allen Mims, a cotton…
McGinnis, Frederic D. Lt. Colonel
Alaska Highway, H&S Company, Headquarters, Company E Commander. Born: 26 January 1908, Morgantown, West VA. Died: 12 December 1995, Salisbury, Rowan, NC. Buried: Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, Preston County, West Virginia. Veteran of WW2 and Korea. Enlisted: 1941 and discharged 8 December 1945. Registered for draft on 10 January 1946. Re-enlisted: 15 October 1948 and discharged…
Lowry, Samuel H. Colonel
Alaska Highway, Corps of Engineers, Company D Commander. Born: 22 July 1916, Huntsville, Madison, Alabama Died: Died: 13 February 1983. Enlisted: 7 June 1938 and released 20 June 1938. Enlisted: 23 July 1940 and released 17 March 1966. Education: Graduated from Alabama Polytechnic Institute [Auburn] with a degree in Engineering. He enlisted in the Army…
Lott, Albert L. Staff Sgt.
Newspaper article, Camp Livingston, LA 16 Apr 1942, 93 Engr Bn, H&S Co. He was selected to attend OCS.
Lewis, James L. Colonel
Alaska Highway. Alaska Highway. Corps of Engineers. H&S Company, S-4, Regimental Exec Officer. Born: 2 December 1914, Bokchito, Bryan, Oklahoma. Died: 1 February 2003, Ft. Belvoir, Fairfax, VA. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Enlisted: 14 June 1938 and released 31 Dec 1966. He served in WW2, Korea and Vietnam, specialized in engineering and…
Lawson, Henry Benjamin Cpl
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 12 January 1921, New Orleans, LA. Died: 30 August 1996, New Orleans, LA. Enlisted: 30 June 1941, Jacksonville Army Air Field, Regular Army, Corps of Engineers and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: four years high school. Civilian occupation: laborer sugar cane farm. His father was Severan Lawson and his…
Lavalais, Willie T/4
African American, Alaska Highway, Company B. Born: 25 October 1912, Mansura, LA. Died: 15 June 1978, Marksville, Avoyelles, LA. Enlisted:12 April 1941 Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL and discharged 4 October 1943 at Walla Walla, WA. Education: 8th grade. He married Rose Houston Jones in 1934 (1920-1996) and lived in Marksville, Avoyelles, LA. He worked…
Knox, Edward
Knowles Jr., Charlie Pvt.
African American, Alaska Highway, Company D. Born: 3 Nov 1918 Duplin, N.C. Died: 16 Aug 2002, Greenville, S.C. Spouse: Nora Lee Knowles. Civilian occupation: Currin Wholesale Grocer. Lt Donald J. Schmitt and Capt Sam Lowry, Company Commander, were tent mates. Don Schmitt was interviewed and remembered their orderly Charlie who prepared their breakfast and on cold mornings started…