Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: March 7, 1920 (1918), Chambers, AL. Died: January 19, 1996, Palm Beach, FL. Enlisted: March 31, 1942, Ft. McClellan, AL. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Cook and in 1940 he was a farm laborer with the CCC. His father was Ben Hodge, a farm laborer and his mother…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: August 13, 1906, Collinsville, TN. Died: May 31, 1976, Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH. Enlisted: February 26, 1942, Ft. Thomas, KY and discharged August 24, 1943. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: steel chipper for Andrew Steel Company, a foundry. His father was Berthe Haywood and his mother was Alvilena Washington….
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: October 22, 1911, Atlanta, GA. Died: unknown. Enlisted: March 19, 1942, Hartford, CT and discharged July 1944. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: chauffeur or truck driver. In 1940 he worked with WPA in sewer and water mains. His father was William Hargrove, a government inspector and his mother…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: April 7, 1919, Abbeville, AL. Died: June 8, 1991, Springfield, Clark, OH. Enlisted: February 26, 1942, Ft. Hayes, Columbus, OH and discharged October 13, 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: millwright fabrication metal products. In 1940 he worked at a CCC Camp Ma-3, Company 588. His father was…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: February 16, 1917 (1918), Plantersville, Georgetown, SC. Died: August 21, 2003, Georgetown, SC. Enlisted: February 16, 1942 and discharged September 26, 1945. His father was James “Jim” Gregg, a carpenter. His mother was Susan Gallant (1883-1941). He married Lena Gaillard (1922-2001) on March 3, 1943. Serial #34250345 If…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: December 26, 1919, Toledo, OH. Died: April 28, 1989, Toledo, Lucas, OH. Enlisted: February 26, 1942, Camp Perry, Lacarne, OH. Education: 2 years of high school. Civilian occupation: Moulder and in 1940 he was a laborer with NYA Park Project. His father was John B. Graham and his…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: June 3, 1918, Vance, South Carolina. Died: December 27, 2001, Charleston, SC. Enlisted: February 16, 1942 and discharged October 14, 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: brick layer employed by T.P. Danridge. His father was Lucius Glover, a farm laborer and his mother was Mary Magdeline “Maggie” Hudson….
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: May 6, 1919, Calhoun County, MS. Died: July 7, 1974, Toledo, Lucas, OH. Enlisted: February 14, 1942, Camp Perry, Lacarne, OH and discharged April 28, 1944. In December 1943, the Army diagnosed him with “peptic ulcer duodenum” and discharged him in April 1944. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation:…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: December 25, 1917, Calvert County, MD. Died: March 29, 1980, Prince Frederick, Calvert County, MD. Enlisted: February 13, 1942, Ft. George G. Meade, MD and discharged October 20, 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: construction laborer. His father was William Freeman and his mother was Mary Freeman. Serial…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: July 1, 1919, Bessemer, Jefferson, AL. Died: June 4, 2020, Amherstdale, Logan, West VA. Enlisted: February 28, 1942, Ft. Thomas, Newport, KY and discharged October 29, 1945. Education: one year college. His father was George English, a coal miner, and his mother was Delia Roulhac English, Gaddis. He…