Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 22 December 1918, Whitakers, Edgecombe, NC. Died: 31 March 2000, Rocky Mount, NC. Enlisted: 3 April 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Discharged: 8 November 1945. Education: 6th grade. Civilian occupation: farm laborer. His father was Elbert Dunston and his mother was Mammie Royster. Serial #34032836 If you have information…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 1919 Treutlen, GA. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 29 March 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: one year high school. Civilian occupation: chauffeur, truck/cab driver. Serial #34060337 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Born: 8 May 1916, Henderson, NC. Died: 22 January 1983, Winston-Salem, NC. Enlisted: 27 August 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Discharged: 30 September 1945. Education: one year high school. Civilian occupation: Sales Clerk. Married. His father was Charles Brodie and mother was Emma. Serial #34119873 If you have information about this…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 11 April 1922, Old Fort, McDowell County, NC. Died: 6 December 2013, North Carolina. Enlisted: 27 August 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Education: two years high school. Civilian occupation: farming. He lived and worked in Old Fort as a cook. He cooked for restaurants in Marion and Asheville and…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 30 August 1915, Charlotte, NC. Died: 10 August 1990. Enlisted: 27 August 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Discharged: 9 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: attendant filling station or parking lot. WW2 draft card records employment at Western Auto Supply. His father was Emanuel Beatty and mother Ada…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 1920 Decatur, GA. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 27 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. Serial #34062757 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 12 July 1917, Coweta, GA. Died: 15 July 1968, GA. Enlisted: 21 February 1946, Columbus, GA, Regular Army, Quartermaster. Education: one year high school. Serial #34062746 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 26 February 1917, Bains, Louisiana. Died: 4 April 1997, New Orleans, LA. Enlisted: 29 March 1941, Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL. Discharged: 7 December 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation House/yard man. His parents were Katie and Louis Briggs. Serial #34030336 If you have information about this soldier…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 1917, Laurens, SC. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 3 April 1941, Camp Blanding, FL. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farming. Serial #34051008 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 20 April 1921, Fair Good, AL. Died: 2 November 2005, AL. Enlisted: 29 March 1941, Ft. McClellan, AL. Education: grammar school. His father was Frank Welch Sr and his mother was Matilda Dennis. Serial #34100082 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE