Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American, Alaska Highway, Company B. Born: 25 October 1912, Mansura, LA. Died: 15 June 1978, Marksville, Avoyelles, LA. Enlisted:12 April 1941 Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL and discharged 4 October 1943 at Walla Walla, WA. Education: 8th grade. He married Rose Houston Jones in 1934 (1920-1996) and lived in Marksville, Avoyelles, LA. He worked…
African American, Alaska Highway, Company D. Born: 3 Nov 1918 Duplin, N.C. Died: 16 Aug 2002, Greenville, S.C. Spouse: Nora Lee Knowles. Civilian occupation: Currin Wholesale Grocer. Lt Donald J. Schmitt and Capt Sam Lowry, Company Commander, were tent mates. Don Schmitt was interviewed and remembered their orderly Charlie who prepared their breakfast and on cold mornings started…
Alaska Highway. Demolition Expert, Company D. He lived in Chicago, Ill.
Newspaper art 16 Apr 1942, Camp Livingston, LA, 93rd Engr Bn, Co A. He was selected to attend OCS.
93rd Engineer BN, Camp Livingston. Born: 4 May 1919, VA. Died: 3 May 1968, NC. Buried Elizabeth City, NC. Enlisted in the Army 13 May 1941. Education – 4 years college. Teacher. Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Jordon. Newspaper art 16 Apr 1942, Camp Livingston, LA 93rd Engr Bn, Co A. He was selected to attend OCS….
Alaska Highway, 93rd Regimental Commander and 18th Regimental Commander in October 1942. Veteran WW1 and WW2. Born: 1 July 1888, McKinney Texas. Died: 5 February 1980, Santa Rosa, CA. He is buried at the Golden Gate National Cemetery, CA. Johnson assumed command of the 93rd Regiment on April 16, 1942. Military Register: Enlisted 5June 1917 Army Corps of Engineers;…
African American, H&S Company, Camp Livingston, LA, Alaska Highway. He was a mechanic with the regimental motor pool. Born: 12 May 1912, Vicksburg, Mississippi. Died: 25 July 1959, Los Angeles, CA. Lived East Carroll County, Louisiana. Enlisted: 15 April 1941 and discharged 21 November 1945. Re-enlisted 22 November 1945, Camp Shelby, MS. He was assigned to…
Alaska Highway.H & S Company and Commander of Company F. Born: 2 July 1914, Tennessee Died: 12 April 1987, Fairfax, VA. He was one of the original cadre officers with the 93rd Engineer Battalion at Camp Livingston and continued with the 93rd Regiment to the Alaska Highway inYukon Territory. He studied electrical engineering at University of…