Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
Alaska Highway, H&S Company Born: 17 June 1910, Montgomery, Alabama. Died: 28 December 1981, Gulfport, Mississippi. Enlisted 14 July 1940 and released on 31 July 1960. He graduated from Alabama Polytechnic Institute [Auburn] and was in the ROTC. He was the 93 Engineer Regimental Supply Officer and his crew were Lt. Frank Perrin, Lt. Donald…
African American, Alaska Highway, Company C. Born: 13 August 1918, Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana. Died: 25 August 1979, Monroe, Ouachita, LA. Enlisted:15 April 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL and discharged 2 April 1945. Education: four years of high school. Civilian occupation: laborer at a Lumber Mill. His father was France Dunn, laborer sawmill/lumber yard…
Alaska Highway, Company B, Born: 2 Jan 1917 West VA. Died: 14 December 2006, Cocoa, FL. Buried at Harpers Ferry, West VA. Enlisted: 15 May 1941 and discharged 14 Jan 1946. He married Dorothy L. Cox of Ft. Royal, VA on 26 June 1946. He attended the University of West Virginia. His father, Edgar E. Dudrow,…
Alaska Highway, Medical Corp, 93rd Regimental M.D. Born: 28 December 1906, Old Bridge, New Jersey Died: 8 Feb1999, Lakewood, New Jersey. In the 1940 census, he was listed as a Medical Doctor in a private practice. Buried Washington National Cemetery. His spouse was Alice Brown Dieker (1909-unk). His brother was Elmer and his nephew was Donald and niece…
African American, Alaska Highway. Born: 8 March 1921, New Orleans, LA. Died: 17 December 2007, Alexandria, LA. Enlisted 11 June 1941 at Jacksonville Army Airfield, FLA. Released 5 October 1945. Had two years of college. He was a stenographer and typist with Corps of Engineers. 1930 census: Father, Aristide R. Dejoie, a pharmacist, age 56, born…
Alaska Highway, Company D, 2nd Battalion. Born: 19 January 1916, Detroit, Michigan Died: 28 December 2001, Seattle, WA. Enlisted: 15 April 1942 and released on 24 January 1946. He graduated from college with a degree in Geology and his specialty was oil. He married Alvara Forbus Shoemaker in Seattle, Washington in 1946. His father was…
African American, Alaska Highway, Company A, Regular Army, Corps of Engineers. Born: 11 August 1915, Fisher, Sabine, LA. Died: 14 April 1988, New Orleans, LA. Enlisted: 11 June 1941, Jacksonville Army Air Field, Florida and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: Four years of high school. Civilian occupation: typist and stenographer, he was employed by Dr. Arthur…
African American, Alaska Highway. D Company. Born: 20 November 1918, Lauderdale County, Mississippi. Died: May 1986, Meridan, Lauderdale, MS. Enlisted: into Army on 14 April 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: production clay products. Serial #34046270 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Alaska Highway, D Company. Born: 1905? He lived in Tulsa, OK
African American, Alaska Highway, Company C. Born: 1 January 1916, Gadsden, Quincy, Florida. Died: 3 February 2005, Tampa, Hillsborough, FL. Enlisted: 20 August 1941, Camp Blanding, Florida and discharged 21 November 1945. Education: One year high school. Civil Occupation: farm laborer for his father’s farm. His father was Robert Carter (1878-1969), a tobacco farmer. His…