Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 27 February 1919, Mount, Spotslyvania County, VA. Died: 4 July 1992, Prince William County, VA. Enlisted: (1) 6 November 1941 and discharged 20 November 1945. (2) 3 December 1945, Richmond, VA, Regular Army Corps of Engineers and discharged 13 February 1947. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Employed at…
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 22 September 1918, Roxboro, North Carolina. Died: 13 July 2004, Ellicott City, Howard, MD. Enlisted: 14 October 1941 at Baltimore, MD and discharged 20 November 1945. Education: one year high school. Civil occupation: janitor/sexton. In 1940 he was employed by Johns Hopkins Hospital. His father was George Bullock…
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 24 July 1919 (1920), Marion County, MS. Died: 10 October 2001, Hammond, Tangipahoa, LA. Enlisted: 17 April 1941, Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: kitchen worker hotel/restaurant. His father was Johnnie Brown and his mother was Pearlie Wright. Frank was married. Serial #34046793 If you have…
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 25 November 1917 (1916), Savannah, Chatham County, GA. Died: 10 December 1994, Savannah, Chatham County, GA. Enlisted: 6 August 1941, Ft. Benning, GA and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: porter. His father was Harry Brown and his mother was Lucile Black. Serial #34063452 If…
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: unknown. Died: unknown. Enlisted: unknown. Serial #34144373 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 4 October 1922, Baldwin, Louisiana. Died: 2 September 1995, San Francisco, CA. Enlisted: 11 June 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL and discharged 22 November 1945, Regular Army, Corps of Engineers. Education: four years high school. Civilian occupation: painter, construction. His father was Noverrite Brown, a longshoreman. His mother…
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 30 October 1919, Andalusia, Covington County, Alabama. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 20 August 1941, Camp Blanding, Florida. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: building of aircraft. In 1940 he lived with his brother Jim Bradley in Shamrock, Dixie, FL and was employed by Putman Lumbar Company. His father was Gus…
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 9 October 1915, Calhoun County, MS. Died: 31 January 1996, Los Angeles, CA. Enlisted: 15 April 1941 and discharged 22 November 1945. His father was Frank Boyd and his mother was Vergie Corbitt. Serial #34046439 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 19 November 1917, Columbia, South Carolina. Died: 24 July 2000, Baltimore, MD. Enlisted:13 October 1941 at Baltimore, MD. Education-four years high school. His father was John P. Boyd, farm laborer. His mother was Dessie Elezer. Serial #33068273 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 1918, Louisiana. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 17 April 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, Florida. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: general farming. He was married. Serial #34073286 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE