Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 1922, Humpreys County, MS. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 28 March 1941, Camp Shelby, MS. Education: grammar school. Serial #34045177 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 2 July 1917 (1918), Frederick County, MD. Died: 18 November 1950, York, PA. Buried: John Wesley Cemetery, Libertytown, MD. Enlisted: 11 August 1941, Baltimore, MD. Discharged: 27 December 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: stable man, employed by Edward Noonan. His father was Ferdinand Smith. Serial #33065679 If…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 1915, Louisiana. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 29 March 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: waiter and warehouse man. His father was Fredrick Quetant and his mother was Cecile Quetant. Andrew married Enola Rodney in 1935. Serial #34071086 If you have information about this soldier CLICK…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 17 July 1918, Woodland, NC. Died: 28 February 2006, Woodland, Northampton, NC. Buried Nebo Church Cemetery, Northampton, NC. Enlisted: 4 April 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: general farming. His father was Clifton Majett, farm laborer, and his mother was Hattie Lassiter Majett. Raleigh married…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 13 April 1914, Gregg, TX. Died: 9 August 1981, Gregg Longview, TX. Buried: Jordan Valley Memorial Park. Enlisted: 10 November 1941, Dallas, TX. Discharged: 23 December 1945. Education: one year high school. Civilian occupation: porter, employed E.C. Johnston Oil. His father was Jim Pittman, laborer for a transfer…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 31 December 1919, Ethelsville, Pickens, AL. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 26 December 1945, Camp Shelby, MS, Regular Army. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: manufacture electrical machinery. His father was Willie Payne and his mother was Allie Payne. Serial #34161304 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Serial #34144381 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 10 April 1921 AL, (TN). Died: 10 June 1958, Pulaski, TN. Buried: Maplewood Cemetery, Pulaski, Giles, TN. Enlisted: 25 March 1941, Ft. Oglethrope, GA. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Routeman, Maxwell General Hauling. His father was Tom Pipkins and his mother was Alberta Gordon. Serial #34039931 If you…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 9 May 1921 (1918), Burke County, GA. Died: 2 April 1979, Savannah, Chatham, GA. Enlisted: 6 April 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: general farming. His father was Linwood Philput and his mother was Lula M. Reeves. Serial #34060398 If you have information about this…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 25 May 1919, alternate birth date: 10 June 1919, John’s Island, SC. Died: 17 August 1997, Westchester, NY. Enlisted: 3 April 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Education: one year high school. Civilian occupation: farm laborer. His father was Edward Pinckney and his mother was Emmaline (Emma) Birch Pinckney….