Mitchell, John O. Sgt.
Newspaper article 16 April 1942, Camp Livingston, LA, 93rd Engineer BN, Company B. He was selected to attend OCS.
Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
Newspaper article 16 April 1942, Camp Livingston, LA, 93rd Engineer BN, Company B. He was selected to attend OCS.
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…
Newspaper article, Camp Livingston, LA 16 Apr 1942, 93 Engr Bn, H&S Co. He was selected to attend OCS.
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…
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…
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…
Alaska Highway. Demolition Expert, Company D. He lived in Chicago, Ill.
Newspaper art 16 Apr 1942, Camp Livingston, LA, 93rd Engr Bn, Co A. He was selected to attend OCS.