Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 28 April 1917, Lauderdale, MS. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 10 November 1945, Ft. McPherson, Atlanta, GA. Regular Army. Quartermaster Corps. Education: grammar school. Serial #34100186 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D and H&S. Born: 11 January 1908, Calhoun County, SC. Died: 9 March 1953, SC. Enlisted: 28 March 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Discharged: 20 July 1945. Education: grammar school. His father was Dave Esaw (1881-?) and his mother was Nancy Wolf (1893-1962). Serial #34090055 If you have information about…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 19 December 1915, Atlanta, GA. Died: 8 August 1982, Battle Creek, MI. Buried at Fort Custer National Cemetery. Enlisted: (1) 27 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA and discharged on 8 October 1945. Enlisted: (2) 6 October 1948 and discharged on 6 November 1950. Education: four years high school….
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 1 January 1918, SC. Died: 9 April 1961, Chatham County, GA. Enlisted: 6 April 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. Serial #34060394 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 13 October 1919, Philadelphia, PA. Died: April 1985, Philadelphia, PA. Enlisted: 27 January 1941, Philadelphia, PA. Discharged: 9 August 1945. Education: one year high school. Civilian occupation: packing, labeling, marking, in 1940 he was employed by King Laundry. Spouse: Leona Dickerson. Children: Morris N. and Judy M. Serial…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 21 March 1917, Monroe County, GA. Died: 10 October 1986, Forsyth, Monroe, GA. Enlisted: 26 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Discharged: 1 January 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: sawmill. His father was Jim Chambliss, farming, and his mother was Sallie Chambliss. Serial #34062538 If you have information…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 1919, Georgia. Died: July 1962, Martin County, FL. Enlisted: 2 April 1941, Camp Blanding, FL. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: general farming. Serial #34050917 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 24 June 1917, Brunswick County, VA. Died: 15 October 1996, Washington, D.C. Enlisted: 14 August 1941, Richmond, VA. Discharged: 22 December 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: employed at Norfolk Wrecking Company. His father was Fenton R. Cooke, a farmer, and his mother was Carrie L. Willis. Serial…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 6 March 1919, Lignum, VA. Died: 9 March 1970, Culpepper, VA. Enlisted: 18 July 1941, Richmond, VA. Discharged: 8 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: general farming, brick layer. His father, a farmer, was Willie Cottoms and his mother was Lovie Long Spencer. Spouse: Virginia Banks (1916-1976)…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company D. Born: 12 September 1917, Prince George’s County, MD. Died: 5 August 1971, VA. Buried: Culpepper National Cemetery, VA. Enlisted: 12 August 1941, Baltimore, MD. Discharged: 8 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: general farming. Serial #33065763 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE