Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 3 March 1920, New Orleans, LA. Died: 23 June 1989, Phoenix, AZ. Enlisted: 12 June 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL, Regular Army, Corps of Engineers and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil Occupation: truck driver, chauffeur. His father was Bradford Mitchell and mother was…
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 6 September 1915, Washington County, New Africa, Mississippi. Died: 18 December 1988, Chicago, Cook, IL. Enlisted:18 Apr 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS and discharged 20 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: general farming. His father was Luther Miles, Sr. and his mother was Hattie Jones. Serial #34046825…
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 19 August 1923, Montgomery, AL. Died: 23 October 1981, Montgomery, AL. Enlisted: 8 October 1941, Ft. McClellan, AL and discharged 14 October 1945. Education: four years high school. Civilian occupation: music teacher and laborer. His father was Sam Carr McNeal and his other was Arizano McNeal. He married…
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 25 November 1919, Choudrant, Louisiana. Died: 30 August 1994, Dubach, Lincoln, LA. Enlisted: 12 Apr 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: general farming. His father was George McMurray and his smother was Ardel Bradshaw. Serial #34072549 If you have information about this…
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 14 January 1915, Harnett County, NC. Died: 25 November 1988, Wilson County, North Carolina. Enlisted: 12 May 1941 at Ft. Bragg, NC and discharged 20 November 1945. Education: two years high school. He was employed by T. A. Loving Co. His father was Peter Vance McLean, a farm…
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 1923, Louisiana. Died: 21 March 1985. Enlisted: 18 July 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL and discharged 20 January 1946. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: cook. Serial #34079698 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 10 Mar 1919, Choudrant, Louisiana. Died: 24 September 1994, Ruston Lincoln, LA. Enlisted: 12 Apr 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: general farming. He was employed by Mr. C. W. Aswell in Choudrant, LA. His father was…
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 7 April 1919, Louisiana. Died: 20 October 1943, Unmak Island, Aleutians, Alaska. The morning reports of the 93rd Engineers, 2nd BN at Ft. Glenn, Umnak Island, Aleutians stated that Wilbur died on 20 Oct 1943. He was killed about 1:00 pm when a 2 1/2 ton truck overturned. …
African Amercan, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 30 January 1915, Louisiana. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 15 April 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: chauffeur or truck driver and a delivery boy at a drug store. His father was John Lewis and his mother was Josephine. His wife was Beulah. Serial #34072822 If…
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 18 March 1912, Rhinehart Louisiana. Died: 16 September 2001, Winnfield, Winn, LA. Enlisted: 15 Apr 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. His spouse was Lizzie Ward. Serial #34072874 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE