Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 8 May 1922, White County, TN. Died: 24 March 2003, Nashville, TN. Enlisted: 22 February 1942, Ft. Benning, GA and discharged 10 September 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Chauffeur/truck driver. His father was Thanes Hancock and his mother was Eva. He married Doris Ann. Serial #34069084 If…
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 1 June 1917, South Carolina. Died: 22 May 1977, Anderson, SC. Enlisted: 16 February 1942 and discharged 26 September 1945. He married Marjorie Witherspoon on 1 January 1948. Serial #34250359 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 7 August 1919, Pennsylvania. Died: 24 March 1973, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH. Enlisted: 14 February 1942, Camp Perry, Lacarne, OH and discharged 24 October 1945. Education: four years high school. Serial #35285084 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 2 June 1915, Mt. Pleasant, SC. Died: 13 March 1989, Kansas City, MO. Enlisted: 16 February 1942, Ft. Bragg, NC and discharged 17 October 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: chauffeur/truck driver. His father was Henry Gethers and his mother was Rachel. He married Elizabeth Toni White (1923-1992)….
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 25 May 1918, Wrens, Jefferson, GA. Died: 18 September 2006, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH. Enlisted: 14 February 1942, Camp Perry, Lacarne, OH. Education: four years high school. Civilian occupation: Porter in a dairy. His father was Robert Freeman, a farmer, and his mother was Estella Stone. He married Ruth…
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 19 December 1914, Maryland. Died: 9 January 1985, Baltimore, MD. Enlisted: 22 May 1941, Baltimore, MD and discharged 19 September 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: waiter at a restaurant. His father was Flandies (Phylandes) Freeman, laborer at furniture company and his mother was Lena Freeman, a maid…
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S and F Company. Born: 12 March 1917, Berlin, Worcester, MD. Died: 18 February 1967, Wilmington, Delaware. Enlisted: 26 April, 1941, Baltimore, MD, Regular Army, Corps of Engineers. Education: two years high school. Civilian occupation: Chauffeur/truck driver. He was raised by his widowed grandmother, Margaret Bowen. His uncle was Ewing W….
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 11 April 1918, Annapolis, MD. Died: 30 June 1980, Pal Beach, FL. Enlisted: 9 May 1941, Baltimore, MD. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Janitor/sexton, employed at manufacturing company. His father was Freddie J. Evans and his mother was Lilly M. Chambliss. Serial #33060011 If you have information about…
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 4 November 1917 (1918), Auburn, AL. Died: 6 August 1994, Cleveland, OH. Enlisted: 14 February 1942, Camp Perry, Lacarne, OH and discharged 18 October 1945. Education: one year college. Civilian occupation: waiter, US Postal Service. His father was Dennis Echols and his mother was Lucy Barnes. He married…
Alaska Highway. Company B Commander. Born: 3 June 1913, Baltic, SD. Died: 24 June 1998, Sioux City, Iowa. Enlisted: 5 September 1940 and discharged 1 January 1946. He served as a Captain with the segregated 95th Engineer (GS) Regiment in British Columbia and Yukon, Canada. They built the southern sector of the Alaska Highway. Education:…