Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 24 November 1918, Richmond County, GA. Died: 3 March 1975, Richmond County, GA. Enlisted: 8 November 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Discharged: 8 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: manufacture textiles. His wife was Mildred Johnson (1928-1996). Serial #34065015 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 1922, Dougherty County, GA. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 7 November 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: four years high school. Serial #34064985 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 17 January 1919, Union Springs, Bullock County, AL. Died: 12 March 1995, Columbus, Muscogee, GA. Enlisted: 25 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Carpenter with J.W. Woodruff Construction. His father was Elliot Pugh and his mother was Ivory Drake. George, 24, married Carrie Mae…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 12 February 1922, Quincy, Glasden, FL. Died: 26 April 2006, FL. Enlisted: 2 April 1941, Camp Blanding, FL. Discharged: 21 December 1945. Education: four years high school. Civilian occupation: farm laborer. His father was William A. Powell and his mother was Leu Jones. Alexander, 27, married Thelma Keaton,…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 14 June 1912, Lenoir, NC. Died: 4 February 1990, Lenoir, Caldwell County, NC. Enlisted: 3 April 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Discharged: 6 October 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil occupation: Employed at Jennings Furniture Company. His father was Seymour Harrison Patterson and his mother was Beulah Johnson. Serial #34110030…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 1919, Marion County, SC. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 26 August 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia. Education: grammar school. Serial #34096781 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 16 June, 1921, South Carolina. Died: 20 October 2009 Fayetteville, NC. Enlisted: 3 April 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Discharged: 2 November 1945. Education: four years high school. Civilian occupation: fruit/vegetable graders. His father was Alfred S. Neal and his mother was Carrie Neal. Serial #34090274 If you…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 24 September 1917, Coffee County, GA. Died: 5 March 1981, Shreveport, Caddo, LA. Enlisted: 28 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Discharged: 24 February 1944. Education: grammar school. His father was Hines Nichols and his mother was Fannie Brown. Serial #34062855 If you have information about this soldier CLICK…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 1 February 1917, East Feliciana Parish, Gurley, LA. Died: 6 January 2008, Baton Rouge, LA. Enlisted: 19 July 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL. Discharged: 16 October 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: production of food products. In city directory from 1939-1941 he was a cook. His father was…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 1918, South Carolina. He lived in Chatham County, GA. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 30 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. Serial #34062914 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE