Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American, Company D, Alaska Highway. Born: 17 Oct 1918 Pamlico, North Carolina. Died: 29 May 1953. In 1940 he lived in Welch Creek, Columbus, NC. Enlisted: 14 May 1941 at Ft. Bragg, NC and discharged 21 Nov 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: farming and lumberman. His father was Paul Hudson McKoy, a farmer…
African American, Company D, Alaska Highway. Born: 14 April 1918, Union County, Etta, MS. Died: 14 March 2007, Racine, Wisconsin. Enlisted: 12 April 1941, Camp Shelby, MS and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: four years high school. Civilian occupation: sawmill operator/laborer. His father was Thomas G. Mason and his mother was Minnie R. Houston. Serial…
African American, Company D and H&S, Alaska Highway. Born: 26 March 1918, Burleson County, TX. Died: 14 April 1982, Temple Bell, TX. Enlisted: 14 January 1942, Ft. Sam Houston, TX and discharged 21 November 1945. Education: grammar school. He was employed as a transporter in a hospital. His father was Sam Mack and mother was…
African American, Company D, Alaska Highway. Born: 25 November 1918, Batesville, Panola County, Mississippi. Died: 22 December 1979, Chicago, Cook, IL. Buried at Concord Black Cemetery in Batesville, MS. Enlisted:17 Apr 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS and discharged 15 September 1945. Education: grammar school. His father was Zebedee D. Love (1892-1983) and his mother was…
African American, Company D, Alaska Highway. Born: 23 July 1913, Louisiana. Died: 1 September 1968. Enlisted: 15 April 1941, Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: one year high school. Civilian occupation: Chauffeur/truck driver. Serial #34072873 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Company D, Regular Army, Ordnance Department. Alaska Highway. Born: 23 October 1916 Greenwood, Lowndes County, MS. Died: 28 February 1990. Enlisted: 1941 and second enlistment 22 November 1945, Camp Shelby, MS. Education: grammar school. His father was Albert Lee Johnson 1873-1928 and his mother was Cora Lemons Gainer. He was married. Serial #34046508…
African American, Company D, Alaska Highway. Serial #34097975 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Company D, Alaska Highway. Born: 26 February 1918, Coahoma County, MS. Died: 2 July 1982, Clarksdale, Coahoma County, MS. Enlisted: 14 April 1941, Camp Shelby, MS and discharged 18 September 1945. Education: Grammar school. Civilian Occupation: Cotton farm laborer. His father was Andrew, cotton farm laborer and widow in 1930 census. His mother…
African American, Company D, Alaska Highway. Born: 10 May 1919, Brookhaven, Lincoln County, Mississippi. Died: 5 February 2002, Los Angeles, CA. Enlisted:11 Apr 1941, Camp Shelby, MS. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: general farming. Spouse: Bessie. His father was Bert Johnson, farm laborer and his mother was Hattie Putman. Serial #34046063 If you have information…
African American, Company D, Alaska Highway. Born: 17 May 1915, Webster County, MS. Died: 9 November 2007, Lancaster, Erie, NY. Enlisted: 13 May 1941, Camp Shelby, MS. Education: two years high school. Civilian occupation: farm laborer. His father was Charles Johnson, farm laborer and his mother was Mollie J. Brown, farm laborer and a widow…