Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 19 November 1922, NC. Died: 23 June 1988, NC. Enlisted: 19 August 1940, Ft. Bragg, NC, Corps of Engineers, Regular Army. Discharged 21 August 1944. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: laborer construction. Serial #14012692 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 21 April 1919 (1920), Millbrook, AL. Died: 17 October 2005, Milbrook, Elmore, AL. Enlisted: 6 October 1945, Camp Shelby, MS. Corps of Engineers, Regular Army. Civilian occupation: construction. His father was Will McKitchen and his mother was Mary Long. He married Katie Mae Abrams on 25 November 1945….
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 22 October 1922, TN. Died: 26 April 1988, TN. Enlisted: 6 August 1941, Ft. Oglethorpe, GA. Discharged: 12 December 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: chauffeur, truck or cab driver. His father was Major Lee and mother Maggie Bell. Serial #34144400 If you have information about this…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 13 May 1922, SC. Died: 15 December 2009, SC. Enlisted: 29 March 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: 1940 census lists him as a farm laborer. He married Susie Gass in 1949. His father was Ollie Leverett and his mother was Addie Leverett. Serial…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 1921, GA. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 11 October 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: forestry, in 1940 census Arthur was employed at a CCC camp. Serial #34064321 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 1916, GA. Died: 24 July 1986, Cincinnati, OH. Enlisted: 24 Jun 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: two years high school. Civilian occupation: laborer cotton mill. Serial #34062370 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 1 December 1923, GA. Died: 28 November 1980, Cincinnati, OH. Enlisted: 24 Jun 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: one year high school. Serial #34062301 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 19 November 1919, FL. Died: 1987, Hillsborough, FL. Enlisted: 16 August 1940, Jacksonville, FL, Corps of Engineers, Regular Army. Education: grammar school. Spouse: Disie L. Locklear. Serial #14013648 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: 25 December 1918, Warren, NC. Died: 22 March 1984, VA. Enlisted: 2 April 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: laborer Public Works. His father was John Lee, a farmer, and his mother was Mable Kearney Lee. Spouse: Lois Wiggins Lee. Serial #34032778 If you…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 13 October 1913, TN. Died: 2 May 1991, TN. Enlisted: 25 March 1941, Ft. Oglethorpe, GA. Discharged: 12 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farming. Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Carter, married 3 October 1988. Serial #34039837 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE