Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 15 September 1914, Live Oak, FL. Died: 16 December 1977, Hartford, CT. Enlisted: 15 July 1941, Hartford, CT and discharged 20 December 1945. Education: four years high school. Civilian occupation: employed with A. K. Coles, chauffeur/truck driver. His father was Nelson Holly, farming, and his mother was Rilla…
African American. Alaska Highway and Company C of 1698 Engineer Combat BN. Veteran WW2 and Korea. H&S Company. Born: 29 July 1921, Winchester, VA. Died: 22 January 1961, Madison, NJ. Enlisted: 29 April 1941, Washington, DC, Regular Army, Corps of Engineers and discharged 17 October 1945 from duty on Alaska Highway construction. Education: grammar school….
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 28 May 1918, Philadelphia, PA. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 28 July 1941, Ft. George G. Meade, MD and discharged 20 December 1945. Education: four years high school. Civilian occupation: employed by M.E. Bushong. His father was Herbert Harris, Sr, elevator operator at a bank building, and his mother was…
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 6 November 1917, Accomack County, VA. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 19 May 1941, Richmond, VA. Education: one year high school. Civilian occupation: mechanic and worked with CCC, Company 1375. His father was John Thomas Harmon, Sr and his mother was Annie Allen Harmon. He married Mildred Elenor Bailey on…
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Veteran WW2 and Korea. Born: 5 February 1919, Manassas, Tattnall County, GA. Died: 3 August 1991, Plainfield, Union, NJ. Enlisted: 24 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA and discharged 18 January 1946. Re-enlisted 15 October 1950 and discharged 6 August 1951. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: In 1940, War Department,…
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 27 October 1905, Savannah, GA. Died: 13 August 1992, Camden, NJ. Enlisted: 18 July 1941, Trenton, NJ and discharged 11 August 1944. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: chauffeur/truck driver. His father was Sulivan Graham, farmer, and his mother was Laura. He married Maria Williams in December 1976. Serial…
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 26 March 1913, James Store, Gloucester, VA. Died: 13 December 1987, Hampton, VA. His cause of death was Right lower lobe pneumonia complicated by high thoracic paraplegia and dementia. Enlisted: 17 May 1941, Philadelphia, PA and discharged 6 December 1945. Education: two years high school. Civilian occupation: Brick…
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 25 December 1919, King Georges, VA. Died: 25 February 1945 Daily Press of Newport News reported that William was wounded. His date of death is unknown. Enlisted: 4 April 1946, Baltimore, MD, Regular Army, Corps of Engineers. Education: two years high school. Civilian occupation: truck driver employed by…
African American. Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 5 April 1916, Manhattan, NY. Died: 14 February 1978, NY. Enlisted: 11 July 1941, Camp Upton, Yaphank, NY and discharged 12 December 1945. Education: two years high school. Civilian occupation: chauffeur/truck driver. His father was William Francis, Janitor, and his mother was Louisa Francis. Louisa was born in…
African American. Alaska Highway. Veteran WW2 and Korea. H&S Company. Born: 17 July 1917, Petersburg, VA. Died: 18 July 1981, Bellevue, King County, WA. Enlisted: 19 May 1941 and discharged 15 October 1945. Re-enlisted 26 June 1946, Regular Army, Ordnance Department and discharged 31 May 1962. Education: grammar school. According to 1930 census, Willie was…