Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born; 6 February 1917, Georgetown County, SC. Died: 13 December 1973, Georgetown County, SC. Enlisted: 28 June 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Discharged: 6 March 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: lumberman. His father was James Deas, laborer Cotton Press, and his mother was Jannie Roberts Deas. Serial #34094215…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 16 December 1914, Bienville, LA. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 28 March 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: general farming. His WW2 card listed his sister-in-law Lou Della Frazier. His father in 1920 census was recorded as R. L. Frazier and his mother was Hattie Frazier….
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 1916, Burke County, GA. Died: 4 September 1983, Richmond, GA. Enlisted: 28 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: general farming. Serial #34062878 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C and H&S Company. Born: 25 October 1919, Baldwin County, GA. Died: 22 December 1981, Emanuel, GA. Enlisted: 30 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA and discharged 26 Decembr 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: In 1939 he was employed by Coon’s Sawmill in Milldegeville, GA. In the military he was…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 27 June 1919 (1918), Mt. Holly, SC. Died: October 1991, Charleston, SC. Enlisted: 2 April 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: public service. His father was Adam Greene and his mother was Sarah Washington. Serial #34090212 If you have information about this soldier CLICK…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 30 May 1919, Upson County, GA. Died: 10 December 1994, Detroit, MI. Enlisted: 24 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Discharged: 26 December 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: laborer at wholesale lumber company. Serial #34062325 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 23 September 1915 (1914), Rockmart, Polk County, GA. Died: 28 June 1997, Kennesaw, Cobb, GA. Enlisted: 25 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: repair work at a cement plant. His father was John Harris and his mother was Josie Ensley. Serial #34062464 If you…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 23 September 1916, Bulloch County, GA. Died: 16 November 1998, Chatham, Colquitt, GA. Enlisted: 30 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: general farming. His father was Lindsey “Nick” Heard (1885-1961) and his mother was Henrietta Williams (1889-1981). Serial #34062898 If you have information about…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 6 February 1921, South Carolina. Died: 9 November 1980, New York. Buried: Calverton National Cemetery, NY. Enlisted: 2 April 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Discharged: 28 December 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: general farming. His father was Lobie Husser and his mother was Gronnie Thompson. Serial #34090233…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 27 October 1916, Euco, Barnwell, SC. Died: 16 March 2000, Philadelphia, PA. Enlisted: 2 April 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: general farming. His father was Norman Hankerson and his mother was Leila Ashly. His wife was Mattie Lee Moore Hankerson (1924-1945). Serial #34090240…