Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 10 July 1914, Fulton County, Georgia. Died: 8 October 1978, Fulton County, GA. Enlisted: 9 May 1941 at Ft. Benning, GA. Education: four years high school. Civil occupation: chauffeur or truck driver. Serial #34061493 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 14 April 1923, Marion County, SC. Died: 16 August 1982, Newark, NJ. Enlisted: 4 October 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC and discharged 11 October 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farm laborer. Serial #34097665 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 17 April 1910, Hyams, Natchitoches Parish, LA. Died: 26 July 1981, Pineville, Rapides Parish, LA. Enlisted: 16 April 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL and discharged 18 September 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farming. His father was Green Williams, farm laborer, and his mother was Zeffie Johnson. His…
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 12 September 1916, MS. Died: 4 February 1995, Biloxi, MS. Enlisted: 17 Apr 1941, Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: huckster, peddler. His father was John S. Williams, a turpintine chipper at the Naval Stores, and his mother was…
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 13 March 1907, Calhoun County, Mississippi. Died: 6 April 1971, Indiana. Enlisted: 15 Apr 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: Laborer at Sawmill. His father was Robert White and his mother was Mary Inez Pittman. Serial #34046440 If you have information about this soldier…
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 15 October 1917, Copiah, Glancy, Mississippi. Died: 26 May 1993, Copiah, Hazelhurst, MS. Enlisted:15 Aug 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS and discharged 20 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: general farming. His father was Luther White (1892-?) and his mother was Leora Hills White (1899-?). Serial #34046378…
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 1913, DeSoto, LA. Died: unknown. Enlisted:17 Apr 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL and discharged 9 October 1945. Education: grammar school Civil Occupation: farm laborer on a plantation. His father was Isiac “Ike” Whitaker, farm laborer, and his mother was Estella. Serial #34073389 If you have information about…
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 1 March 1917, Carroll County, MS. Died: 24 January 1994, Chicago, Cook County, IL. Enlisted: 11 April 1941, Camp Shelby, MS and discharged 24 March 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: laborer sawmill. His father was Charlie Westbrook and his mother was Myrtle M. Griffin. In 1930 census…
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 23 December 1913, Washington County, MS. Died: 27 October 1986, Aslip, Cook, IL. Enlisted: 14 April 1941, Camp Shelby, MS and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farming. His father was James Washington and his mother was Kathie. Serial #34046233 If you have information about…