Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
African American, H&S Company, Alaska Highway. Born: 22 December 1918, New Orleans, Louisiana. Died: 16 September 1974, Chicago, Cook, IL. Lived in East Baton Rouge County, LA. Enlisted: 15 April 1941 and discharged 21 November 1945. Reinlisted on 22 November 1945, Camp Shelby, MS, Regular Army, Ordnance Department. Education: 2 years high school. Civilian occupation:…
African American, H&S Company, Alaska Highway. Born: 25 January 1917, Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia. Died: 4 Oct 1972, New York. Lived in Dinwiddie County, VA. Enlisted: 13 Aug 1941, Richmond, Virginia and discharged 22 September 1945. Education: grammar school. In 1940 census his occupation listed was chauffeur. His father was Joseph R. Doswell (1878-1950), a…
African American, H&S Company, Alaska Highway. Born: 16 November 1920, Pennsylvania. Died: 29 June 1999. Lived in Montgomery County, MD. Enlisted: 14 October 1941, Baltimore, MD and discharged 22 August 1945. Education: four years high school. Civilian occupation: chauffeur/truck driver.He was employed by Ross Hurrey of Montgomery, MD. His father was James Lloyd Dorsey II…
African American, H&S Company, Alaska Highway. Born: 14 October 1917, Fulton County, Georgia. Died: 13 June 1961, Fulton County, GA. Enlisted: 7 November 1941, Ft. Benning, GA and discharged 10 October 1945. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: machinist in wood factory. His father was Curley Dorsey and his mother was Mary. Serial # 34064903 If…
African American, H&S Company, Alaska Highway. Born: 7 February 1915, Clarke County, Mississippi. Died: 2 July 1980, Detroit, Wayne, MI. Enlisted: 27 May 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS and discharged 20 November 1945. Education: grammar school. Civil Occupation: farming and in 1940 census he is listed as a laborer in a sawmill. His father was…
African American, H&S Company, Alaska Highway. Born: 11 July 1917, Cottonport, Louisiana. Died: 12 August 1982, Harris, Houston, TX. Enlisted: 12 April 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL and discharged 13 December 1945. Education: grammar school. Occupation: Custodian at school. His father was Alex Davis and his mother was Francis E. Page. His wife…
African American, H&S Company, Alaska Highway. Born: 24 December 1916, Covington, LA. Died: 30 January 1986, New Orleans, LA. Enlisted:17 Apr 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL and discharged 22 November 1945. Education: one year high school. Civil Occupation: chauffeur/truck driver and a porter. His sister was a Ida Brown and his wife was…
African American, H&S Company, Alaska Highway. Born: 4 September 1921, Arcadia, Bienville, LA. Died: 6 December 2013 Spokane, WA. Enlisted: 12 Apr 1941 at Jacksonville Army Air Field, FL. Education: grammar school. Civil Occupation: general farming. His mother was Olar Nelson. Serial # 34072645 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, H&S Company, Alaska Highway. Born: 28 July 1918, Richmond, VA. Died: 10 March 1973, VA. Enlisted: 1941, Richmond VA. Education: grammar school. Civilian Occupation: Janitor. His father was Cephus Coleman and his mother was Cora Mallory. His wife was Myrtle P. Coleman. Serial #32186752 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
African American, H&S Company, Alaska Highway. Born: 6 May 1919, Granville County, North Carolina. Died: 13 February 1989, Oxford, Granville County, NC. Enlisted: 3 November 1941, Ft. Bragg, NC and discharged 28 September 1944. Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: general farming. In 1940 census it is recorded that he was employed by Blalock Chevrolet Company….