Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 19 September 1919, Hartwell, GA. Died: 4 February 2002. Enlisted: 26 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: two years high school. Civilian occupation: farm laborer. His father was Madison Hughes and his mother was Emma McIntosh Hughes. Serial #34062611 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 6 February 1920 (1919), Williamston, NC. Died: 26 January 1990, Durham, NC. Enlisted: 2 April 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: errand/messenger/office boy and also listed in census that he worked at Clark Drug store. His mother was Roberta James Hawkins and his father was…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 25 August 1918, Bucksport, SC. Died: 21 December 1991. Enlisted: 28 June 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: the 1940 census lists him as a farm laborer. His father was Fred Frazier, a laborer at a sawmill and also a carpenter, and his mother…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 27 July 1922, Lexington, KY. Died: June 1993, Colorado Springs, CO. Enlisted: 31 March 1941, Ft. Thomas, Newport, KY. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Routeman and also listed in 1940 census as a cook in a restaurant. His father was Sam T. Dudley and mother was Nora Burns….
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 21 May 1922, Albemarle, NC. Died: 9 October 1981, Albemarle, NC. Enlisted: 26 August 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farm laborer. His sister was Mable Wall. Serial #34119660 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 18 December 1919 (1920), Cherokee County, SC. Died: 30 June 1988, Bronx, NY. Enlisted: 29 March 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Discharged 24 September 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: cotton farm laborer. HIs father was B.C. Corry and his mother was Alice Guyton. Serial #34090159 If you…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 22 May 1919, Thomas county, GA. Died: 23 January 1992, Thomas, GA. Enlisted: 17 December 1945, Regular Army, Ft. McPherson, Atlanta, GA. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: skilled in manufacture of electrical machinery. Serial #34062316 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 12 September 1919, Mitchelville, MD. Died: 30 December 2007, Temple Hills, MD. Enlisted: 12 August 1941, Baltimore, MD. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: laborer building construction and also listed employment on PA railroad, Odenton, Anne Arundel, MD. Serial #33065800 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 18 January 1919, South Carolina. Lives in Kings County, NY. Died: 8 January 1969, NY. Enlisted: 11 August 1941, Camp Upton Yaphank, NY. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: chauffeur/driver truck or cab. Serial #32164649 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 14 July 1919, Pulaski County, GA. Died: 12 December 1992, FL. Enlisted: 25 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farm laborer. Serial #34062770 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE