Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 1922, Alabama. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 14 June 1941, Montgomery, AL, Regular Army, Corps of Engineers. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: waiter. Serial #14055069 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 10 July 1918, Alexandria, Rapides, LA. Died: 10 October 1984, Rapides, LA. Enlisted: 15 April 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL and discharged 22 September 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farm laborer. His father was Foster Smith (1894-1953) and his mother was Adaline Grey. He married Fannie Battles…
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 16 March 1919, Covington, Newton County, GA. Died: 29 January 1983, DeKalb, GA. Enlisted: 10 May 1941, Ft. Benning, GA and discharged 17 September 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Manufacturing textiles. He was employed at Bibb Manufacturing Company. His father was Maude Sims (1890-1965), a farm laborer….
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 3 August 1916, Quitman County, Mississippi. Died: 11 July 1986, Charleston, MS. Buried in Mound City, Pulaski County, IL. Enlisted: 18 April 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: general farming. In 1940 census he is working on a cotton…
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 17 November 1917, Louisiana. Died: 28 December 2005, Santa Rosa, Sonoma, CA. Enlisted: (1) 16 Aug 1940 and (2) 25 November 1945, Regular Army, Corps of Engineers, Ft. Dix NJ. Education: two years High School. Civil occupation: Chauffeur/truck driver. His father was David Scott and his mother was…
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 17 February 1917, Florida. Died: 2 February 1995, Jamaica, Queens, NY. Enlisted: 28 July 1941, Camp Upton, Yaphank, NY and discharged 23 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: filling station attendant. He was married. Serial #32162324 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 29 September 1917, Indianola, Sunflower County, Mississippi. Died: 3 December 1980, Memphis, TN. Enlisted: 17 April 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. His father was Charlie Robinson and his mother was Vertie Anderson. Serial #34046728 If you have information about this…
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: unknown. Died: unknown. Enlisted: unknown. Regular Army. Serial #14015558 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 10 July 1922, Durham, North Carolina. Died: 15 October 1972, Durham, North Carolina. Enlisted: (1) 14 May 1941 and discharged 20 November 1945. (2) 20 February 1946 and discharged 13 December 1971. Education: four years of high school. Death certificate records that he retired from the Army. His…
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 15 July 1916 Lawrence County, Mississippi. Died: 24 February 1991. Enlisted: 2 June 1941 at Jackson, MS and discharged 22 November 1945, Regular Army, Corps of Engineers. Education: two years college. His father was James Rhodes and his mother was Muncie M. Bryant. His wife was Leta G….