Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
Alaska Highway. H&S Company, Exec Officer and 2nd Battalion Commander. Veteran of WW2, Korea and Vietnam. Born: 24 April 1915, PA. Died: 30 Sept 1984, FL. Buried at Barrancas National Cemetery, FL. Enlisted 12 June 1936 and released in 1 July 1965. Retired as a Colonel. Education: West Point graduate, 1936 and MS engineering degree from…
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 20 March 1919, DeSoto Parish, LA. Died: 17 June 1973, Los Angeles, CA. Enlisted: 12 April 1941, Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil Occupation: general farming. His father was Virgil Hudson, Sr. His mother was Bellzola “Bessie” Hudson. When he…
Alaska Highway, Company C, Corp of Engineers. Born: 3 Mar 1917, Detroit, Michigan. Died: 27 Mar 1992, San Diego, CA. Buried Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery, California. Enlisted 15 Apr 1942 and released on 18 Dec 1945. He married Virginia Mae Wilson (1922-1996) on 4 May 1942 at Ft. Lawton Post Chapel, Seattle Washington before he reported to…
African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 18 (25) May 1918, Plain Dealing, Louisiana. Died: 4 October 1984, Bossier, LA. Enlisted: 12 April 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL and discharged 4 September 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: Sawmill laborer. His father was Willie Shipp Haskins (1894-1948), farm laborer, and his mother was…
A man of color, Alaska Highway, Company A. Veteran of WWI and WWII. Born: 5 February 1896, Fleming, Ohio Died: 11 December 1986, Columbus, Georgia. Buried at Ft. Benning Post Cemetery in Georgia. On 5 August 1918 he enlisted at Marietta, Ohio in the National Army. He was a member of Company L of the 813 Pioneer Infantry which was activated at…
Alaska Highway, Company A Commander. Born: 20 January 1911, Missouri. Died: April 1985, Oregon. Married Marcelline Hatch, of Missouri, on 21 December 1935. His father was Lenard Ellwood Holtzapple 1863-1937 and his mother was Francis N. Reynolds born 1867. They were married in 1885. Frank had four brothers and five sisters. He attended the University of Kansas and…
African American, Alaska Highway, Companies C and H&S. Born: 1911 North Carolina. Died: March 1984. Married Mary Mcdonald 6 Jan 1934. Letter of commendation: He was efficient in his technical assignments. Demonstrated high qualities of leadership considered essential to the success of a military organization. Your ability to handle men and maintain their respect and loyalty of…
African American, Alaska Highway, Corps of Engineers, C Company. Dozer Operator.
African American, Alaska Highway, A Company. Born: unk Died: unk He was Joseph Prejean’s NCO. He lived in Morgan City, Louisiana.
African American, Alaska Highway, Corps of Engineers, Camp Livingston, Company B. B: 17 June 1919, Mississippi. D: 3 Aug 2010. Enlisted 27 May 1941 after one year of college at Mississippi’s Alcorn A & M College. He was on a pass to visit his fiancee and almost missed the train to Camp Murray. Promoted to Sgt within…