Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 1920, Meriwether County, GA. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 26 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farm laborer. Serial #34062503 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 26 April 1919, Claxton, GA. Died: 27 March 1991, Reidsville, GA. Enlisted: 28 March 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Discharged: 28 November 1943. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farm laborer. His father was Harley Brown, a farm laborer, and his mother was Jannie Givens. Serial #34060308 If you have…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 10 February 1915, Siler City, NC. Died: 5 August 1987, Siler City, NC. Enlisted: 3 April 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Discharged: 23 June 1945. Education: one year high school. Civilian occupation: cement/concrete finisher. His mother was Mary Elizabeth Alston and his father was Robert J. Alston, a farm…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 26 February 1919, Houston, GA. Died: 19 September 1987, Houston, GA. Enlisted: 26 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farm laborer. He married Beatrice and their son’s name was John L. West. His father’s name was Charlie West and his mother’s name was Victoria…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 9 October 1919, Newberry, South Carolina. Died: 20 March 1995. Enlisted: 28 March 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: messenger/errand/office boy. His father was John Williams and his mother was Mary Mathis. Serial #34090072 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 25 December 1918 (1917), Jenkins County, GA. Died: July 1946. Enlisted: 27 March 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: chauffeur/driver truck or cab. His brother was Harvey Wimberly. Serial #34060213 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 14 September 1923, Stewart County, TN. Died: 27 November 2005, Clarksville, TN. Enlisted: 25 March 1941, Ft. Oglethorpe, GA. Discharged: 11 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farm laborer and he retired as a truck driver for Orgain Building Supply. His father was Edward Williams and his…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 23 September 1915, Beatrice Mon, AL. Died: 6 September 2000, Hancock, MS. Enlisted: 4 April 1941, Ft. McClellan, AL. Discharged: 10 February 1944. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: laborer at a fertilizer plant. His father was Willa Stallworth and his mother was Annie Navey. Serial #34100457 If you…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 5 October 1917 (1920), Laurens County, GA. Died: December 1984, Mt. Vernon, NY. Enlisted: 26 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farm laborer. His father was Homer Razier, Sr., a city plumber, and his mother was Delia Rozier, a washerwoman. Serial #34062598 If you…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 21 November 1917, Bertie County, NC. Died: November 1984. Enlisted: 2 April 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: lumberman. Serial #34032764 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE