Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 13 December 1916, Toombs County, GA. Died: 24 September 1982, GA. Enlisted: 27 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. Serial #34062741 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 1918, SC. Died: unknown. Enlisted 29 June 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farming. Serial #34094288 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: January 1921, Snow Hill, AL. Died: 16 December 1981. Enlisted: 4 October 1941, Ft. McClellan, AL. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farming. His father was William Lee Sr. and his mother was Eliza Chestnut. Serial #34160810 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 1922, SC. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 28 March 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: messenger or office boy. Serial #34090068 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 1917 NC. Died: unknown. Education: four years of high school. Serial #34032765 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 1917, GA. He lived in Franklin County, OH. Died: 3 April 1971, Columbus, OH. Enlisted: 14 April 1941, Ft. Hayes, Columbus, OH. Education: grammar school. His mother was Verdia Harge, a cook. Serial #35032237 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 12 May 1916, SC. Died: 7 June 1981. Enlisted: 27 August 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Education: two years high school. Civilian Occupation: teacher. In 1940 census his father is listed as Milledge Hammond, age 58, and a farmer. His mother is Elizabeth. Serial #34096925 If you have…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 29 April 1918, Elbert, GA. Died: 13 September 1983, Queens, NY. Enlisted: 28 March 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Discharged: 8 December 1943. Civilian occupation: Janitor. He was discharged due to otosclerosis (Hard of Hearing). Serial #34032556 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 10 January 1917, Markham, VA. Died: 25 January 1993, Marshall, VA. Enlisted: 13 August 1941, Richmond, VA. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Stableman. His father was George Herbert and his mother was Gertrude “Gertie” Brials. Serial #33097663 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 20 March 1919, NC. Died: 19 March 1961, Wilmington, NC. Buried: Rooks Cemetery, NC. Enlisted: 27 August 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: sawmill, garage mechanic. His father was Walter H. Goganious and his mother was Lina Newkirk Goganious. Serial #34119801 If you have…