Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 1 January 1920, Danville, VA. Died: May 1981. Enlisted: 10 October 1941, Roanoke, VA. Discharged: December 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Boot Jack (shoe shine) at barber shop in Danville, VA. Walter, age 23, married Annie Miskel Anderson, age 24 on 16 October 1943. His father was…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 5 May 1922 (1921), Lancaster, SC. Died: 15 December 1993. Enlisted: 29 June 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: 1940 census lists him as a waiter at a cafe. His father was Claude Thompson and his mother was Irene MacAwayne. Serial #34094276 If you…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 16 March 1916, Pitt, NC. Died: 9 November 1985, Hampton, VA. Enlisted: 5 April 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farming. His father was Willie Taft and his mother was Hattie Taft. Serial #34110211 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 30 September 1917, Waverly, VA. Died: 15 December 1998, Waverly, Sussex, VA. Enlisted: 6 November 1941, Richmond, VA. Education: grammar school. His father was James A. Vicks and his mother was Lucile Parham Vicks. Serial #33121125 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 9 October 1918, Emporia, VA. Died: July 1977. Enlisted: 3 September 1941, Richmond, VA. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: chauffeur/driver truck, cab. He lived in New York and was employed at E.T. Long Coal Company. His father was Cyrus Wyche and his mother was Hurletta Carpenter. Serial #33097967…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 19 December 1917 (1916), Spartanburg, SC. Died: 12 August 2004. Buried at Quantico National Cemetery, VA. Enlisted: 29 June 1941, Ft. Jackson, Columbia, SC. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farming. His father was Howard White and his mother was Hattie Cotes White. Serial #34094342 If you have information…
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 12 August 1906, Dougherty County, GA. Died: 24 June 1974, Albany, GA. Enlisted: 29 March 1941, Ft. Benning, GA. Discharged: 11 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: Cook. Serial #34060299 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 27 June 1912, Pickens, AL. Died: February 1965, FL. Enlisted: 4 April 1941, Ft. McClellan, AL. Education: three years high school. Civilian occupation: farm laborer. Spouse: Viola Brooks. Serial #34100385 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 12 October 1912, Morven, NC. Died: 8 July 1963, Durham, NC. Enlisted: 3 April 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farmer. His father was Worth Bittle and his mother was Mary Francis Bittle. Serial #34110001 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American. Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 1916, Maryland. Died: unknown. He lived in the District of Columbia. Enlisted: 14 October 1941, Baltimore, MD. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: roofer. Serial #33068405 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE