Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 5 March 1922, Noxubee, Mississippi. Died: 31 March 1988, Chicago, ILL. Enlisted: 28 March 1941, Camp Shelby, MS. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farming. His father was Gipson Harlen and mother was Gertrude Mason Harlen. Serial #34045193 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 15 September 1918, SC. Died: 23 April 1982. Enlisted: 4 August 1941, Camp Upton Yaphank, NY, Corps of Engineers. Discharged: 9 April 1943. Education: grammar school. Civilian Occupation: kitchen worker hotel or restaurant. Serial #32163391 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 25 August 1908, Raleigh, NC. Died: unknown. Lived in Philiadelphia, PA Enlisted: 25 June 1941, Ft. George G. Meade, MD. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: house/yard man and also worked for Paramount Window Cleaning Company. His mother’s name was Dicey Hinton. He has three children, Walter, Jr., James…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 29 November 1918, Rock Hall, MD. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 11 August 1941, Baltimore, MD. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: wasterman, waterman, fishing. His father was Andrew Hawkins, a farmer, and his mother was Armaline Ruth Hawkins. Serial #33065703 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 12 August 1918, NC. Died: 19 February 1994, Queens, NY. Enlisted: 31 July 1941, Camp Upton Yaphank, NY. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: farm laborer. His mother was Fannie Higgs. Serial #32163078 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 1911, GA. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 7 April 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. Serial #34060447 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 4 July 1918, Chester, SC. Died: 15 June 2000, VA. Enlisted: 27 August 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: construction. His father was Sumpter Darby and his mother Jessie Minter Darby. Serial #34119913 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 17 January 1920, Tuskegee, AL. Died: 16 July 1963, Macon, AL. Enlisted: 9 August 1941, Ft. McClellan, AL. Discharged: 18 September 1944. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: house/yard man. His parents were Leroy Gibson and Ida Sandford. Spouse: Louise T. Gibson, married 19 September 1947. Serial # 34108930…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 28 December 1921, Plateau, AL. Died: 23 August 1986, Detroit, MI. Enlisted: 4 April 1941, Ft. McClellan, AL. Discharged: 16 August 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: new worker. His father was Hezie Gates, a laborer at paper mill and mother was Rachael. Serial #34100482 If you have…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 1919, AL. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 4 April 1941, Ft. McClellan, AL. Education: grammar school. Civilian Occupation: foundry. Serial #34100423 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE