Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 4 November 1923, Quitman, GA. Died: 30 July 2004, Philadelphia, PA. Enlisted: 28 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Discharged: 26 December 1945. Education: grammar school. His father was Cleveland “Cleve” Reddick, a mechanic, and his mother was Charliema Inmon. Serial #34062824 If you have information about this soldier…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 25 January 1916, Clay County, GA. Died: 21 April 1982, OH. Enlisted: 28 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: one year high school. Civilian occupation: general farming. His father was John W. Mount (1905-1971) and his mother was Edna M. Mount (1908-1989). Serial #34062879 If you have information…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 18 May 1909 (1911), Jefferson County, GA. Died: 22 October 1967, Burke, GA. Enlisted: 6 April 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: general farming. Serial: 34060411 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 19 November 1920, LA. Died: 8 January 1980, Elm Grove, LA. Enlisted: 28 March 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield. Discharged: 17 October 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: general farming. His father was Mathew M. Kellum, a farmer, and his mother was Maggie Kellum (1899-1986). Serial #34030256 If you…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 14 December 1916, Saluda County, SC. Died: 26 October 1986, SC. Enlisted: 13 January 1942, Ft. George G. Meade, MD. Education: three years high school. Civilian occupation: 1940 census records his employment as laborer at a storage company and he retired as a supervisor at Columbia Mills. His…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 8 May 1919, Siloam, Morgan County, GA. Died: 1 October 1996, Madison, GA. Enlisted: 28 March 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. His father was Ed Brown and his mother was Della Lewis. Serial #34060253 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 26 (18) April 1918, New Orleans, LA. Died: 6 June 2011, LA. Enlisted: 29 March 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL. Education: grammar school. His father was Joseph Blanden, a truck driver. Wilbert married Vera F. Journee on December 1940. Serial #34030334 If you have information about this soldier…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 1 June 1917, Greenville, NC. Died: 31 May 2000, Shelby, NC. Education: Student at A & T College, Greensboro, NC. His father was John H. Winston (1890-1969) and his mother was Mary Bryant Winston (1890-1941). He married Kitty Mable Withers on 25 December 1948 in Mecklenburg, NC. Serial…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 8 February 1922, Muscogee, GA. Died: 25 May 1980, Columbus, GA. Enlisted: 25 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Discharged: 15 October 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Plasterer and attendant or orderly. His father was Richard Raiford and his mother was Mannie Ashe. Serial #34062391 If you have…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 20 March 1922, Donalsonville, GA. Died: 18 February 2014, Atlanta, GA. Enlisted: 26 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: three years high school. Civilian occupation: Porter and WW2 draft card records employment as Janitor at post office. His father was Cary Pugh (1890-1958) and his mother was Kimi…