Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
Alaska Highway, H&S Company, Headquarters, Company E Commander. Born: 26 January 1908, Morgantown, West VA. Died: 12 December 1995, Salisbury, Rowan, NC. Buried: Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, Preston County, West Virginia. Veteran of WW2 and Korea. Enlisted: 1941 and discharged 8 December 1945. Registered for draft on 10 January 1946. Re-enlisted: 15 October 1948 and discharged…
Alaska Highway, Corps of Engineers, Company D Commander. Born: 22 July 1916, Huntsville, Madison, Alabama Died: Died: 13 February 1983. Enlisted: 7 June 1938 and released 20 June 1938. Enlisted: 23 July 1940 and released 17 March 1966. Education: Graduated from Alabama Polytechnic Institute [Auburn] with a degree in Engineering. He enlisted in the Army…
Alaska Highway. Alaska Highway. Corps of Engineers. H&S Company, S-4, Regimental Exec Officer. Born: 2 December 1914, Bokchito, Bryan, Oklahoma. Died: 1 February 2003, Ft. Belvoir, Fairfax, VA. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Enlisted: 14 June 1938 and released 31 Dec 1966. He served in WW2, Korea and Vietnam, specialized in engineering and…
Alaska Highway.H & S Company and Commander of Company F. Born: 2 July 1914, Tennessee Died: 12 April 1987, Fairfax, VA. He was one of the original cadre officers with the 93rd Engineer Battalion at Camp Livingston and continued with the 93rd Regiment to the Alaska Highway inYukon Territory. He studied electrical engineering at University of…
Alaska Highway. H&S Company, Exec Officer and 2nd Battalion Commander. Veteran of WW2, Korea and Vietnam. Born: 24 April 1915, PA. Died: 30 Sept 1984, FL. Buried at Barrancas National Cemetery, FL. Enlisted 12 June 1936 and released in 1 July 1965. Retired as a Colonel. Education: West Point graduate, 1936 and MS engineering degree from…
Alaska Highway, Company A and F. Corps of Engineers. Born: 1 March 1918, Wisconsin. Died: 4 April 1984, Elkhorn, Wisconsin. Enlisted on 15 April 1942 and was released on 28 Feb 1946. Education: In 1940 census, he had completed his first year of college. His father, Carl Iverson, was born in 1890 and died in 1962. He earned…
African American, 93rd Engineer Battalion, H&S Company, Camp Livingston, LA. Born: 1917. Enlisted 17 April 1941, Jacksonville Army Air Field. He was listed as a commercial artist and had 4 years of college. Newspaper art 16 Apr 1942, Camp Livingston, La, 93 Engr Bn, H&S Co. He was selected to attend OCS.
Alaska Highway, Company A Commander. Born: 20 January 1911, Missouri. Died: April 1985, Oregon. Married Marcelline Hatch, of Missouri, on 21 December 1935. His father was Lenard Ellwood Holtzapple 1863-1937 and his mother was Francis N. Reynolds born 1867. They were married in 1885. Frank had four brothers and five sisters. He attended the University of Kansas and…
African American, Alaska Highway, Companies C and H&S. Born: 1911 North Carolina. Died: March 1984. Married Mary Mcdonald 6 Jan 1934. Letter of commendation: He was efficient in his technical assignments. Demonstrated high qualities of leadership considered essential to the success of a military organization. Your ability to handle men and maintain their respect and loyalty of…
African American, Alaska Highway, Corps of Engineers, C Company. Dozer Operator.