Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 1920, Queen Anne’s County, MD. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 14 October 1941, Baltimore, MD. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: general farming. He was married. Serial #33068439 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 1905, Panola County, Mississippi. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 17 April 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS. Education: grammar school. Civilian Occupation: laborer timber hauling. Serial #34046672 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 5 November 1918, Donaldson, Ascension, Louisiana. Died: 12 November 2007, Los Angeles, California. Enlisted: 12 April 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, Florida. Education: three years high school. Civil occupation: porter. His father was Milton Bell and his mother was Elnora Bell. Serial #34072610 If you have information…
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 15 December 1922, Farrels, Coahoma County, MS. Died: 27 August 1982, Dayton, Montgomery, OH. Enlisted: 18 April 1941, Camp Shelby, MS and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: general farming. His father was Anderson Bell, laborer on a cotton farm. His mother was Freddie L….
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 23 November 1918, Hermanville, Clayborne, Mississippi. Died: 19 September 1992, Greenville, Washington, MS. Enlisted: 11 April 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS and discharged 19 June 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: He was employed as a laborer at Chicago Mill and Lumber Company. His father was Charlie Banks…
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 2 April 1916 (12 March 1916), McBaine, Missouri. Died: 1 May 1961, Chicago, Cook IL. Enlisted:17 July 1941, Chicago, IL. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: porter and in 1940 draft card he was employed at Bill Barber Super Service station. His uncle was Everett Sappington. Serial #36021064 If…
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 7 October 1909, New Orleans, Louisiana. Died: 12 July 1965, Louisiana. Enlisted: 17 April 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, Florida and discharged 12 August 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: routeman.His mother was Marie Doretha Willis. He married Evelyn Farrell July 1927 in New Orleans, LA. He…
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 19 April 1920, New Orleans, Louisiana. Died: 24 November 1993, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. Enlisted: 13 June 1941 Jacksonville Army Air Field, Florida, Regular Army, Corps of Engineers and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: four years high school. Civil occupation: cook, in 1940 census he worked as a…
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 3 November 1918, Leflore County, Mississippi. Died: 22 December 2007, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Enlisted: (1)15 April 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS and discharged 22 November 1945. (2) 1 October 1950 and discharged 30 November 1950. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation:welder at Chrysler auto. Serial #34046514
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 22 September 1917, East Baton Rouge, LA. Died: 4 June 2003, Zachary, East Baton Rouge, LA. Enlisted: 15 April 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, Florida and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: occupation in production of petroleum. He was employed with the Standard Oil…