Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: 27 January 1915, Selbyville, Sussex, Delaware. He lived in Philadelphia County, PA. Died: 9 February 1974, Port Washington, Nassau, NY. Enlisted: 16 May 1941, Ft. George G. Meade, MD and discharged 3 October 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian Occupation: truck driver. His father was Elwood Medley, a laborer…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: 23 February 1919, Philadelphia, PA. Died: 21 December 1996, Pennsylvania. Enlisted: 9 May 1941, Ft. George G. Meade, MD and discharged 25 November 1944 from a hospital. Education: one year high school. Civilian occupation: Auto mechanic, employed by Herman Uchin. His father was Baide Matthews, a foreman at…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: 26 August 1911, Chattanoogga, TN. He lived in Atlanta, GA. Died: 6 December 1971, Detroit, Wayne, MI. Most likely enlisted originally in 1941 and re- enlisted 24 October 1945, Regular Army and discharged 1 December 1946. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: employed by L.O. Mosley in Atlanta, GA….
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: 29 December 1918, Camden, NJ. Died: 12 February 1998, Philadelphia, PA. Enlisted: (1) 29 April 1941, Philadelphia, PA, Regular Army, Corps of Engineers and discharged 7 November 1945. (2) Enlisted: 3 November 1947, Air Force and discharged 14 June 1950, Air Force. Education: four years high school. Civilian…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: 9 February 1912, Nelson County, Virginia. Died: 14 August 1972, New Kent County, VA. Enlisted: 17 May 1941, Richmond, VA and discharged 12 December 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Stove Mill laborer. His father was William Thomas Street, laborer at Stove Mill, and his mother was Laura…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: 27 May 1917, Surry County, VA. Died: 14 April 2012, Surry County, VA. Enlisted: 20 May 1941, Richmond, VA. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: The 1940 census states that he worked on a punch machine at a shipyard. He was a pattern and model maker. His father was…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: 9 August 1920, Portsmouth, Norfolk, VA. Died: 9 March 1973, Portsmouth, Norfolk, VA. Enlisted: 10 May 1941, Richmond, VA and discharged 9 November 1945. Education: two years high school. Civilian occupation: carpenter and after the war he worked at Naval shipyard in Stockman, Norfolk, VA. His father was…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: 9 September 1913, Wake Forest, NC. Died: 14 April 1972, Maxeton, Robeson NC. Enlisted: 2 July 1941, Baltimore, MD and discharged 30 July 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: kitchen worker in a restaurant and janitor for a private dwelling. His father was George Preddy, truck driver coal…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: 21 August 1918, Washington, DC. Died: 30 April 1984. Enlisted (1) 1 August 1941, Baltimore, MD and discharged 18 December 1945. Enlisted: (2) 14 August 1950 and discharged 12 October 1951. Education: four years high school. His father was Elmer Middleton and his mother was Vinita Evans. He…
Alaska Highway. African American. Company A. Born: 25 June 1919, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. Died: 7 April 1981, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. Enlisted: 7 May 1941 and discharged 30 September 1945. Education: three years high school. Civilian occupation: Laundry, dry cleaner. His father was John Warren McGill, Sr, (1888-November 1945), a truck driver. His mother was Carrie…