African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 15 July 1917, Millen, Jenkins, Georgia. Died: 28 December 1974, Duval County, Florida. His nickname was “Daddy Gene”. Enlisted: 20 August 1941 at Camp Blanding, FL and discharged 22 November 1945.
Education: three years high school. Civil occupation: Employed by C.C. Middleton and he was a carpenter for NYA. His mother was Elizabeth Miles, a maid for a private family. His first wife was Inez Burney whom he married on 6 December 1944 and divorced in 1952. His second wife Marjorie E. Lavind whom he married in 1953 in Duval, FL.
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