Ordinary Men Build A Legendary Road
Black Engineers & The ALCAN Highway
Alaska Highway. Company D, E and F. Born: 6 December 1918, Seattle, Washington. Died: 17 January 2012, Portland, Oregon. Enlisted: 7 April 1941, Tacoma, WA. In WW2, he served in Alaska, Okinawa, Iwo Jima and France and Italy. He arrived at Valdez, Alaska in 1942, three feet of snow covered the ground, with the 97th…
Alaska Highway. Company H&S and B. Born: 3 April 1916, Roseville Village, Muskingum County, OH. Died: 2 October 1999, East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH. He attended Ohio State University and joined ROTC. As a reserve officer, in 1939, he participated in two weeks training with the 5th Corps at Fort Knox, Kentucky. In 1942 he was…
Alaska Highway. Company H&S. Born: 11 November 1917, Fresno County, California. Died: 20 November 2002, Carmel Valley, Monterey, California. He enlisted on 7 May 1941 at Los Angeles, California, completed Officer Candidate School at Ft. Belvoir and received his 2nd Lieutenant commission. He was assigned to the 97th Engineer Regiment and in April of 1942…
Alaska Highway. Company H/S, C, HQ. Born: 10 June 1914, Richwood, Nicholas County, West VA. Died: 15 March 2012, Pensacola, Escambia County, FL. He graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute June of 1936 with a BS degree in Chemical Engineering. He received a commission as a 2Lt Reserve Officer in the US Army Corps of Engineers…
Officer. Alaska Highway. Company A, E and H&S. WW2, Korean and Vietnam Veteran. Born: 28 September 1918, Pittsburgh, PA. Died: 5 March 1995, Annandale, Fairfax, VA. Enlisted: 13 June 1941, Greenville, PA. Discharged: 22 December 1946. 2 Lt. Engr-Res. 24 May 40; accepted 24 May 40; A.D. 16 June 40; to 29 June 40 and…
Alaska Highway. Captain, Company B and H&S. Born: 5 June 1912, New Mexico. Died: 28 June 1985, Bethel, Fairfield, CT. Enlisted: 1 May 1941, Ft. Belvoir, VA and Discharged 3 April 1946. Education: He attended Sewanee University, TN, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana and MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts with a degree in Chemical…
Alaska Highway. Captain, Company A and H&S. Born: 4 July 1914, Stevens, Skamania County, WA. Died: 30 May 2003, Whitman County, WA. Buried: Bethel Cemetery, Steptoe, Whitman County, WA. Enlisted: 1 May 1941 and Discharged: 11 August 1948. Education: He graduated from Steptoe High School in 1932 and received an engineering degree at State College…
Alaska Highway. Company F, Platoon Leader. Born: 8 June 1914, Chattanooga, TN. Died: 30 October 1990, TN. Buried: Mt. Olivet Cemetery, East Ridge, TN. Enlisted: 28 February 1942 and Discharged 2 February 1946. Education: College. Civilian occupation: engineer for WPA. His father was Roy C. Crumbliss (1882-1960) who worked as a cashier for a medicine…
Alaska Highway. Company F and H&S. Born: 13 October 1907, Staunton, Augusta County, VA. Died: 9 January 2002, Richmond, Henrico County, VA. He graduated from Beverley Manor High School and received an engineering degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1932. In 1940 census he worked as a draftsman for the U.S. Government. In April 1942,…
Alaska Highway. Captain, Company D , H&S and Regimental Commander. Veteran WW2 and Korea Born: 29 July 1911, Winona, MS. Died: 3 August 1990, Winona, MS. Enlisted: 12 June 1937. Retired: 31 December 1961, highest rank, Colonel. Charles was a 1929 graduate of Inverness High School and in 1931 graduated from Moorehead Junior College. He…