Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 18 May 1919 Port Hudson, Louisiana. Died: 9 July 1986, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Enlisted: 15 Apr 1941 at Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL and discharged 12 November 1944. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: employed by US Engineering Department in New Orleans. He retired from Ethyl Corporation. Spouses: Alice B….
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 16 November 1916, East Point, Red River, Louisiana. Died: 22 January 1998, Shreveport, Caddo, LA. Enlisted: 17 Apr 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: chauffeur/ truck driver. His father was Will James and his mother was Luberta…
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 31 August 1922, Jefferson County, West Virginia. Died: 15 October 1948, Pittsburg, PA. Buried at Kearneysville Cemetery West Virginia. Death certificate records that James died at age 26 from shock and hemorrhage due to multiple stab wounds in chest and abdomen and labeled his death as a murder….
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Veteran of Korean War. Born: 18 April 1918, Jefferson County, AL. Died: 1 September 1980, Denver, CO. Enlisted: 22 July 1941 Ft. McClellan, AL and discharged 22 November 1945 from the Army. Re-enlisted: 5 December 1947 and discharged 30 September 1963 from the Air Force. Education: grammar school. Civilian…
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 5 November 1918, Chickasaw County, MS. Died: 27 November 1983, West Point, Clay, MS. Enlisted: 15 April 1941, Camp Shelby, MS and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: one year high school. Civilian occupation: farm laborer. His father was Lorohn Huddleston and his other was Clara Huddleston. Serial #34046408…
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 1 June 1919 Sumter County, South Carolina. Died: 10 April 1951, Bronx, NY. Enlisted: 8 Oct 1941 at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina and discharged 2 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Serial #34097791 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 17 August 1922, Birmingham, AL. Died: 3 December 1983, Birmingham, AL. Enlisted: 4 October 1941, Ft. McClellan, AL and dischargerd 9 November 1944. Education: grammar school. He married Odis Pearl Harris on 16 September 1946 in Jefferson, AL. His father was George Hill and his mother was Leila…
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: Three birthdates are listed. (1) 13 November1916 (2) 12 July 1917 (3) 24 November 1918, Bamberg, South Carolina. Died: 2 June 1962, South Carolina. His death certificate stated that he drowned after an accidental fall from a bridge. Enlisted: 22 Aug 1941, Ft. Jackson, SC and discharged 22…
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 13 June 1915, Macon, Warren, North Carolina. Died: 17 November 1967, Macon, Warren, NC. Enlisted:13 Aug 1941 at Richmond, VA. He lived in Highland County, VA. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: Sawmill operator with W.H. Sykes and Son. His father was George Harrison, Sr. and his mother was…
African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 10 April 1923, Slidell St., Louisiana. Died: 2 February 1972, Slidell St, Tammany Parish, LA. Enlisted: 20 Jun 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL, Regular Army, Corps of Engineers. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: welder. His father was Alexander Harrison, a laborer at a shipyard and his…