Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American, Company C, Alaska Highway. Born: 28 March 1915 (1912), Heard, Georgia. Died: 11 August 1996, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL. Enlisted: 8 August 1941, Ft. McClellan, Alabama and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: fabrication of metal products. In 1940 he was employed by Cast Iron Pipe Company. His father was…
African American, Company C, Alaska Highway. Born: 29 December 1910, Pearl River County, MS/also listed is Louisiana. Died: 20 January1970, Perry County, MS. Enlisted: (1) 11 April 1941, Camp Shelby, MS and discharged 6 December 1941. Enlisted: (2) 6 March 1942 and discharged 6 December 1944. Education: grammar school. Serial #34046110 If you have information…
African American, Company C, Alaska Highway. Born: 10 Aug 1919, Louisiana. Died: 7 Jul 1987, LA. Enlisted into the Army on 19 Apr 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, Florida. Education-four years of high school. Civilian occupation-driver trucks, bus, tractor and taxi.
African American, Company C, Alaska Highway. Born: 5 April 1906, New Orleans, Louisiana. Died: April 1968, New Orleans, LA. Enlisted: 17 April 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, Florida. Education: two years of high school. Civilian occupation: In 1920 he was an apprentice shoemaker at a shoemaker shop and in 1940 he was working on…
African American, Company C, Alaska Highway, WW2 and Korea Veteran. Born: 4 March 1914, Esmont, Albemarle, Virginia. Died: 7 October 1992, Alexandria, Virginia. Enlisted: (1) 14 August 1941, Richmond, Virginia and (2) 4 November 1948 and discharged 24 April 1952. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Employed at Muhleman and Kayhoe Contractors and Builders. His father…
African American, Company C, Alaska Highway. Born: 4 February 1918, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. Lived in Mamaroneck, New York. Died: 12 November 1990. Enlisted: 15 April 1941 at Richmond, VA and discharged 20 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: In the 1940 census Edward worked as a tailing agent in a lumber mill and in…
African American, Company C, Alaska Highway. Born: 3 April 1914 (2 February 1915), Jefferson County, Mississippi. Died: 21 May 1980, Fayette, Jefferson County, MS. Enlisted: 11 April 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: driver truck, tractor, taxi or bus. Serial #34046194 If you have information about…
African American, Company C, Alaska Highway. Born: 14 November 1922, St Charles Parish, LA. Died: 17 June 1991, Louisiana. Enlisted: (1) 9 June 1941 and (2) 23 November 1945 Camp Shelby, MS, Regular Army, Ordnance Department and discharged 5 July 1972. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: laboratory technician. His father was Varice Bennett, laborer Oil…
African American, Company C, Alaska Highway. Born: 1915, Mississippi. Died: unk. Enlisted into the Army on 17 Apr 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS. Education-two years high school.
African American, Company C, Alaska Highway. Born: 4 April 1918, New Orleans, Louisiana. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 17 April 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, Florida. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: kitchen worker in hotel, restaurant. He was employed by Pontalba Restaurant. His father was Walter Batiste and his mother was Alma Batiste. Serial #34073289 If…