Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 17 December, 1919, Pittsburgh, PA. Died: 3 March 1991, Allegneny County, PA. Buried: Rest Land Memorial Park, Monroeville, PA. Enlisted: 14 January 1942, Ft. George G. Meade, MD and discharged 27 December 1945. Education: four years high school. Civil Occupation: Retired cement truck driver for Spano Construction Company….
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 17 July 1914, Philadelphia, PA. Died: 31 December 1977, PA. Enlisted: 8 January 1942, Philadelphia, PA. Discharge: 17 December 1945. Education: four years college. Civil Occupation: teacher. Employer listed on Draft Card was Lincoln Memorial Park and in 1940 Census he was listed as a Butler for a…
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 20 May 1920, Norwood, Stanley, NC. Died: 9 December 1973, Rowan, Salisbury NC. Buried: Oakview Cemetery, Badin, NC. Enlisted: 26 Aug 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Discharge: 22 December 1945. Spouse: Mabel Hill Dunlap. His father was T.C. Dunlap who worked as a roofer. Serial #34119658 If you…
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 18 October 1922, Lincoln, NC. Died: 21 January 2001, Greensboro, NC. Buried: Salisbury National Cemetery, NC. Enlisted: 29 March 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Discharge: 17 December 1945. Education: 12th grade. Spouse: Mazella Parker Forney (1923-2012). His father was Rossie L. Forney and mother was Addie E. Wingate. Serial…
African American, Alaska Highway, transferred from Company E to H&S Company. Born: 17 July 1920, Kings Mountain, NC. Died: 18 March 2016, Charlotte, NC. Enlisted: 3 April 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Discharge: 13 February 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian Occupation: Chauffeur/truck driver. Spouse: Hazel Neely Boyd. His father was Reverend Johnny Boyd and his mother…
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 16 May 1916, Lillington, NC. Died: 11 December 1980, Winston-Salem, NC. Enlisted: 4 April 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Discharge: 26 December 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian Occupation: motion picture projectionist at Lafayette Theatre, Winston-Salem, NC. Serial #34110125 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 8 November 1922, Elm City, Wilson, NC. Died: 5 July 1999, NC. Buried: Hamilton Gardens, Wilson, NC. Enlisted 1 April 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Discharge: 30 November 1944. Education: grammar school. His father is Herman Cox and mother is Virginia Robeson Cox. He married Mary Wright of Nash…
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 1917, North Carolina. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 18 July 1941, Camp Upton Yaphank, N.Y. Education: one year college. Civilian Occupation: Shipping and receiving clerk. Serial # 32161328 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Alaska Highway, Company E. Born: 15 December 1915, Bolivia, NC. Died: 14 July 2003, Clinton, NC. Buried: Merritt Memorial Cemetery Trinity Church Road, Magnolia, NC. Enlisted: 3 April 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Education: College four years. Civilian occupation: fishing and employed by Cicero Guthrie, Southport, Bruns, NC. Father is Edward C. Brown and…
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 25 January 1917, Graham, NC. Died: 6 June 2007. Enlisted: 1 April 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Education: one year college. Civilian Occupation: Butler, private family. WW2 Draft Card states that Jack is employed at J.H. McEwen, W. Davis Street, Burlington, Alamance, NC. His father is Raleigh Shoffner and…