Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American, Company D, Alaska Highway. Born: 17 November 1921, Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana. Died: 17 Feb 1944, Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana. Enlisted: 15 Apr 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, Florida and honorable discharge 16 November 1943. Education: one year high school. Civilian occupation: messager, errand boy. Serial #34073028 If you have information about this soldier…
African American, Company D, Alaska Highway. Born: 17 April 1918, Jefferson Davis County, MS. Died: 7 April 2000, Indianola, Sunflower, MS. Enlisted: 14 April 1941, Camp Shelby, MS. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: general farming. His father was Homer Armstrong and his mother was Mary J. Newsome. Serial #34046244 If you have information about this…
African American, Company D, Alaska Highway. Born: 11 February 1922, Louisiana. Died: 15 (13) May 2009, New Orleans, LA. Enlisted: 12 April 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farm laborer. His father was Alex Anderson and his mother was Alverda Nelson. Serial #34072558 If you have…
African American, Company D, Alaska Highway. Born: 11 February 1921, Simmesport, Louisiana. Died: 8 April 1990, New Orleans, LA. Enlisted: 12 Apr 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, Florida and discharged 22 November 1946. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: general farms. His father was Alex Anderson, farm laborer and odd jobs, and his mother was…
African American, Company D, Alaska Highway. Born: 10 July 1919, Kinston, Wilson County, North Carolina. Died: 6 November 1996, Burlington County, NJ. Enlisted:12 May 1941 at Ft. Bragg, NC and discharged 6 December 1945. Education: one year high school. Civilian occupation: Packing, filling and bottling and employed by R.P. Watson Tobacco Co. His father was…
African American, Company D, Alaska Highway. Born: 20 December 1917, Labaduville, Louisiana. Died: 15 November 1997, New Orleans, LA. Enlisted: 12 April 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, FLA. Education: grammar school, 6th grade. Civilian Occupation:Laborer in handling, loading and unloading, warehousing. His father was Willie Albert and his mother was Mima Williams. Serial #34072590…
African American, Company D and H&S Company, Veteran WW2 and Korea. Regular Army. Corps of Engineers. Alaska Highway. Born: 12 May 1916, Galveston, Sumner County, TN. Died: 20 February 1996 Columbus, Muscogee, GA. Enlisted: (1) 20 August 1941. (2) 3 October 1945, Ft. Benning, GA and discharged 31 January 1961. Education: grammar school. His father…
African American, Company D, Alaska Highway. Born: 16 May 1923, Raven, Hinds County, Mississippi. Died: 18 April 2000, San Diego, CA. Enlisted: 23 July 1941, Jackson, MS, Regular Army. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Baker. His father was Willie Coleman and his mother was Hattie Evans. Serial #14054389 If you have information about this soldier…
Alaska Highway, Company D
Alaska Highway, Company D