Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 5 August 1922, Lafayette, Louisiana. Died: 15 November 1999, Louisiana. Enlisted: 2 June 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, Florida, Regular Army, Corps of Engineers. Discharged 22 November 1945. Education: one year of high school. Civilian occupation: He was employed by Blue Goose Grocery as a delivery boy….
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 6 May 1916, Franklinton, Washington Parish, Louisiana. Died: 29 June 1944, Aleutian Islands, Adak, Alaska. U.S. Roster of WWII Dead reports that Comeal died in service at Adak, Alaska. Application for his headstone states that he is buried at Chrystal Springs Cemetery in Franklinton, LA. The headstone was…
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 9 March 1919, Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Died: 11 July 1965, Beverly, NJ. Enlisted: 20 August 1941 at Ft. George G. Meade, MD and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: one year high school. Civil occupation: worked with cement, concrete, plaster products. Death certificate records his occupation as a…
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 1921, Louisiana. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 12 April 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL. Education: one year high school. Civilian occupation: janitor/sexton. Serial #34072520 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 25 March 1920, Hart County, Georgia. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 7 August 1941 at Ft. Benning, Georgia. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: general farming. Serial #34063626 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 15 August 1907, Ruston, Lincoln, Louisiana. Died: 12 December 1975, Choudrant, Lincoln, LA. Enlisted: 12 April 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, Florida and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: janitor/sexton. His father was Pierce Albritton (1867-1934) and his mother was Charity Coleman (1869-1915). He…
African American, Alaska Highway, Company F. Born: 13 September 1918, Jefferson, FL. Died: 11 October 2000, Orlando, Orange, FL. Enlisted: 20 Aug 1941, Camp Blanding, FL. Education: grammar school. Civil Occupation: Nursery/Landscaping at R. H. Gelling (florist) in Jefferson, FL. His father was Edward Simpkins and his mother was Daisy Hill. His Aunt was Lena Burney. Serial…
African American, Alaska Highway, Company B. Born: 21 December 1921, Louisiana. Died: 1 June 1973, Pineville, Rapides, LA. Enlisted: 15 April 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian Occupation: chauffeur/truck driver. His wife was Ethel S. Seals. Serial #34073023 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE…
African American, Alaska Highway, Company H&S. Born: 13 September1920, Grimes, County, TX. Died: 10 December 2006, Houston, TX. Enlisted: 15 January 1942 at Ft. Sam Houston, TX and discharged 21 November 1945. Education: one year high school. Civilian occupation: construction and road work laborer. His father was Frank Washington and his mother was F.E. Flanigan….
African American, Company C, Alaska Highway. Born: 1 September 1916, New Orleans, Louisiana. Died: 24 September 2001, Los Angeles, CA. Enlisted: 16 April 1941, Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL. Education: grammar school. Occupation: chauffeur/truck driver and in 1940 he was a cook at a restaurant. His father was John Baptist Roux (1873-1933), a printer for…