Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
Alaska Highway. Company B. Born: 13 March 1910, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. Died: 31 January 2000, Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa. Enlisted: 15 May 1942 and discharged 17 December 1945. Education: Graduated from Iowa State College in 1932. Civilian occupation: He worked for the WPA building the Des Moines Airport and became the Dubuque County Engineer. His…
Alaska Highway. Company E and H&S. Born: 31 March 1919, Freeport, NY. Died: 12 March 2009, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson, CO. Enlisted: 2 August 1941, New York. He served in the Army in Yukon, Canada, Britain and France. Education: Graduated from Dartmouth College in 1941 with BS degree in geology. From 1946 to 1955 he earned…
Alaska Highway. Company D and HQ. Born: 18 August 1915, Portsmouth City, VA. Died: 24 February 1967, Falls Church, Fairfax County, VA. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Electrical Engineering. Civilian Occupation: He worked for Westinghouse Electric Company as an engineer until 1942. He was with the Army Corps of Engineers during WW2. Following the war, he…
Alaska Highway. Company D and E. Serial # O-456427 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
Alaska Highway. H&S Company. Born: 1 January 1914, Camden, NJ. Died: 6 May 1982 Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine. Enlisted: 7 April 1941, Jamaica, NY. Education: four years of college, civil engineer. Civilian occupation: employed at Mack International Motor Corp. His father was Arthur Henry Tasker (1887-1948), an engineer for Pennsylvania railroad. His mother was Gertrude Mary…
Alaska Highway. Company C. Born: 17 June 1915, New Orleans, LA. Died: 30 June 1995, Brandon, Hillsborough, FL. Enlisted: 15 April 1942 (other enlistment date 17 September 1941) and discharged 30 December 1945. Education: four years college. Civilian occupation: Bookkeeper and insurance adjuster. His father was Wilford H. Swinney, Sr, (1883-1980) Vice President Finance at…
Alaska Highway. Company A. Veteran WW2 and Korea. Born: 21 January 1914, Edwardsville, PA. Died: 2 January 1996, Homestead, Dade County, FL. Enlisted: 9 May 1940 and discharged 30 June 1958. His father was Constantine Sincavage and his mother was Agnes Opello Sincavage. He married Vera Margaret Gregory (1921-2011) on 18 April 1942 in Washington,…
Alaska Highway. Company B. Serial #O-454998 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
Alaska Highway. Dental Corps. Serial #O-357285 If you have information about this soldier CLICK HERE
Alaska Highway. Company F. Born: 2 February 1914, Lock Haven, PA. Died: 7 April 1961, Fern Creek, Jefferson, KY. Education: four years college. Civilian occupation: employed at Bethlehem Steel Company. His father was Elbert Samuel Reed (1885-1960), a superintendent for Pennsylvania railroad. His mother was Celia Gertrude Gleason (1891-1994). Leroy married Elnora L. Lyon (1917-1961)…