Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 28 October 1922, South Carolina. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 3 April 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Education: one year high school. Civilian occupation: sawmill. Serial #34090282 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 1917, Florida. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 21 August 1941, Camp Blanding, FL. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: sawmill. Serial #34056424 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 26 April 1917, Terrebonne, LA. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 29 March 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: in 1940 he was a farm laborer. In 1930, at age 11, Calvin Jr. worked at Waubun sugar cane Plantation. His father was Calvin and his mother Clara….
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 15 August 1919, Greene, NC. Died: 17 May 2000, Rocky Mount, NC. Enlisted: 1 April 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Discharged: 8 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farm laborer at Mr. Blane Brown’s farm. His father was John Henry Lankford and his mother was Letha Monroe. Serial…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 30 June 1918, GA. Died: 8 January 2002, Cincinnati, OH. Enlisted: 9 August 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Laborer WPA. His mother was Cornelius Nelson, a servant in a private home. He was a brother of Joseph and Walter Nelson, Mose Nelson, Fannie McDaniel…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 3 February 1913 (1912) Tennille, GA. Died: 3 January 1979, Sandersville, GA. Enlisted: 27 June 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Education: grammar school. Civilian Occupation: Laborer at Lumber Mill. His father was Ike Haines and his mother was Julie Green. Serial #34062674 If you have information about this soldier…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 24 January 1909, Greenwood County, SC. Died: 4 January 1991. Enlisted: 28 March 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Education: one year high school. Civilian occupation: Cook. Serial #34090113 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 12 August 1919, Freetown, MD. Died: 18 November 2005, Baltimore, MD. Enlisted: 12 August 1941, Baltimore, MD. Discharged: 15 August 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: laborer at Davison Chemical Company at Custis Bay, MD. His father William Sedgwick, Sr also worked at Davison Chemical. His mother was…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 21 September 1913, NC. Died: 4 February 1985, VA. Enlisted: 28 March 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farming and also he was a carpenter. Serial #34032535 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 14 February 1915, Spartanburg, SC. Died: 15 November 1968, Spartanburg, SC. Enlisted: 27 August 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Discharged: 6 August 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: painter, construction. Spouse: Elizabeth B. Shands. Serial #34096874 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE