Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American, Company B and E, Alaska Highway. Born: 24 June 1913 (1915), Waxhaw, Union County, NC. Died: 5 June 1956, Lancaster County, SC. Death certificate records that he died from a cervical fracture and quadriplegia due to an auto accident. Enlisted: 16 August 1940, Charlotte, NC, Corps of Engineers, Regular Army. Discharged 22 February…
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 26 November 1910, Georgia. Died: 30 October 1965, TN, He lived and was buried in Davidson County, TN. Enlisted: 11 April 1941, Ft. Oglethorpe, GA and discharged 17 September 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: Laborer with road construction. His father was William Crowder and Fred married Lucile….
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 19 April 1922, Birmingham, Jefferson, AL. Died: 20 October 2001, Trenton, Mercer, NJ. Enlisted: 12 August 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: two years high school. His father was Raymond G. Cowling, coal miner, and his mother was Naomi Hoods, a cook for a private family. He married Jerolean…
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 1 March 1920, Holmes County, Mississippi. Died: 8 December 1968, IL. Enlisted: 11 April 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: servant private family. His father was Frank Cotton and his mother was Hester T. Harris. His wife was Alberta…
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 11 July 1919, Pocomoke, Worcester, MD. Died: 11 December 2001, Pocomoke, Worcester, MD. Enlisted: 14 October 1941, Maryland, and discharged 20 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Laborer Canning House. His father was Novel Costen, ditcher WPA road project, (1883-?). His mother was Martha J. Ballard (1897-1988)….
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 1 July 1922, New Orleans, Louisiana. Died: 1 April 1996, New Orleans, Louisiana. Enlisted: 17 April 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, Florida and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: laundering, cleaning, dyeing, pressing. His father was Anderson Corner, stevedore steam ships, and his mother…
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 2 March 1915 (1916), Hemingway, SC. He lived in Patrick County, VA. Died: 14 July 2001, Detroit, Michigan. Enlisted: 10 October 1941, Roanoke, VA and discharged 30 November 1945. Education: two years high school. Civilian occupation: farm laborer, employed by The Imperial Tobacco Co., Ltd. His father was…
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 22 November 1917, Green County, Jefferson, AL. Died: 26 April 1995, Seattle, King, WA. Enlisted: 13 May 1941, Ft. McClellan, AL and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: employed by R.C. Cadden with Western Grain Company. His father was James T. Cook and his mother…
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 18 November 1918, Baltimore, Maryland. Died: 27 December 1996, Baltimore, MD. Enlisted: 13 October 1941 in Baltimore, MD and discharged 14 December 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: employed by Eric Hintze. His father was Joseph L. Collins and his mother was Mary F. Stewart. His aunt was…
African American, Company B, Alaska Highway. Born: 19 January 1919, Church Point, Acadia, Louisiana. Died: 26 April 1982, Houma, Terrebonne, Louisiana. Enlisted: 12 April 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, Florida and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: general farming. His mother was Elizabeth Coleman. Serial #34072623 If you have information about…