Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 51–100

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Albert	Sidney	Muller	Merchant Marine			1945-05-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine VA
Aldredge	Richard	Paige	Merchant Marine			1943-04-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Robert Gray as Radio Officer Ki… WW II Merchant Marine SS Robert Gray as Radio Officer Killed Apr 22 1943 WV
Aldridge	Edward	C., Jr.		Secretary of the Air Force			Secretary of the Air Force Jun 9 1986 to Dec 15 1988
Alexander	Buddy	Russell	Merchant Marine		1927-01-26 00:00:00.000	2012-12-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in OK
Alexander	Charles	B				1945-04-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian MD
Alexander	Clifford	L. Jr.		Secretary of the Army			Secretary of the Army Feb 14, 1977 to Jan 20, 1981
Alexander	Joseph	P	Merchant Marine			1942-10-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Deck Cadet Killed wh… WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Deck Cadet Killed when his ship was sunk
Alexandridis	Christ		Merchant Marine			1942-09-13 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Alger	Russell	A		Secretary of War			Secretary of War Mar 5 1897 to Aug 1 1899
Ali	Benti		Merchant Marine			1942-08-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Balladier as Able Bodied Seaman … WW II Merchant Marine SS Balladier as Able Bodied Seaman Killed when his ship was sunk
Allbritton	Pierre	Lawrence	Merchant Marine			1942-07-09 00:00:00.000	WW II SS Benjamin Brewster as Oiler Killed Jul 9 1942 LA
Allegue	Pedro		Merchant Marine			1943-11-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Allen	Alfred	Ward	Merchant Marine		1922-05-12 00:00:00.000	2005-11-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in NC
Allen	Alton	Bruce	Merchant Marine		1927-09-30 00:00:00.000	1996-06-13 00:00:00.000	WW II Buried in OR
Allen	Alvin	L	Y.M.C.A.				WW I - Died of disease while serving as a civilian NY-New … WW I - Died of disease while serving as a civilian NY-New York
Allen	Archibald	Wilson	Merchant Marine		1924-10-23 00:00:00.000	2005-02-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Buried in MI
Allen	Bert	R	Merchant Marine		1927-12-16 00:00:00.000	2011-02-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Also served in Army, qv Buried in O… WW II Merchant Marine Also served in Army, qv Buried in OK
Allen	Carl	M	Merchant Marine			1943-02-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine MS Atlantic Sun as Chief Engineer K… WW II Merchant Marine MS Atlantic Sun as Chief Engineer Killed when his ship was sunk
Allen	Charles	E	Merchant Marine		1925-02-16 00:00:00.000	1999-02-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in CT
Allen	Charles	H	Merchant Marine		1914-02-24 00:00:00.000	1989-06-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in CA
Allen	Edmund	T		Test pilot			Boeing test pilot WW II Died in crash of prototype B-29 in… Boeing test pilot WW II Died in crash of prototype B-29 in 1943
Allen	Horrace	L				1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Allen	William		Merchant Marine			1942-04-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Robin Hood as 2nd Engineer NY-Ne… WW II Merchant Marine SS Robin Hood as 2nd Engineer NY-New York
Alley	John	Wilbur	Merchant Marine			1943-02-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Henry R. Mallory as 1st Engineer … WW II Merchant Marine SS Henry R. Mallory as 1st Engineer M
Allika	Andrew		Merchant Marine			1943-01-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NJ
Allingham	George	B				1945-04-11 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY
Allison			Am. Red Cross				WW II Aboard Hospital ship Hope in Philippines in Feb 1945
Allison	Jay	Cruz	Merchant Marine			1942-11-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS William Clark as Messman LA
Allyn	Vernon	O	Merchant Marine			1944-01-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service IN
Almendros	Eulorsio					1918-10-25 00:00:00.000	WW I - Died while in service as a civilian NY
Almendros	Fulorzio						WW I - Died of disease while serving as civilain with the mi… WW I - Died of disease while serving as civilain with the military NY-New York
Almodovah	Ricardo		Merchant Marine			1944-10-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Wiper Killed when hi… WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Wiper Killed when his ship was sunk
Alonso	John					1940-05-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service CA
Alsager	Chris		Merchant Marine			1941-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Astral as Master Killed when his… WW II Merchant Marine SS Astral as Master Killed when his ship was sunk
Alsager	Chris		Merchant Marine			1941-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Astral as Master NY-Kings
Andersen	Arthur		Merchant Marine		1923-12-24 00:00:00.000	2009-09-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in AZ
Andersen	D	Thelma	Am. Red Cross				WW II Aboard Hospital ship Hope in Philippines in Feb 1945
Andersen	Ottar	M	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as Master. Survived its… WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as Master. Survived its sinking TX-Harris
Anderson	Albert	Allen	Merchant Marine		1922-08-27 00:00:00.000	2002-02-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in MN
Anderson	Alfred	Anton	Merchant Marine		1917-06-25 00:00:00.000	2009-12-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in WA
Anderson	Evelyn		Missionary				Vietnam War Prisoner of War October 27 1972. Remains retur… Vietnam War Prisoner of War October 27 1972. Remains returned November 1972
Anderson	Nels	F	Merchant Marine				WW II Mate of SS C.S. Holmes Nov-Dec 1944, Master of SS Wi… WW II Mate of SS C.S. Holmes Nov-Dec 1944, Master of SS William S. Ladd, qv, when she was sunk by Japanese suicide aircraft off Leyte Master of Forest Friend and Forest Pride WA
Anderson	Norman	A				1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while serving as a civilian OR
Anderson	Robert	B		Deputy Secretary of Defense			Secretary of the Navy Feb 4, 1953 to May 2, 1954 Deputy Sec… Secretary of the Navy Feb 4, 1953 to May 2, 1954 Deputy Secretary of Defense May 3 1954 to Aug 4 1955 Secretary of the Treasury 1957 to 1961
Anderson	Stephen	Edward	Merchant Marine			1944-12-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as 3rd Mate on William Sharon WA
Anderson	William	Shepherd	Merchant Marine			1944-12-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Messman on Francis Asbury NY-Bron… WW II Merchant Marine as Messman on Francis Asbury NY-Bronx
Anding	Elbert	B				1941-08-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian (?) FLT CPT TX
Andraschko	Elmer	A	Merchant Marine			1944-07-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS E. A. Bryan as 2nd Cook Missing … WW II Merchant Marine SS E. A. Bryan as 2nd Cook Missing and presumed dead Jul 17 1944 as result of ammunition explosion aboard neighboring ship SS Quinalt Victory at Port Chicago
Andre	Roland	A				1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while serving as a civilian OR
Andreasen	Arnold	J	Merchant Marine			1946-07-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY

Background and Sources Collection notes, historical context, and related resources

The civilian persons associated with the various U.S. war efforts and the Defense Department and its predecessor organizations include a wide variety of people. At the top are the Secretaries of the various departments and going from there are people who manned the Merchant Marine, the WASPs (see below), and many others, singly or as members of groups.

The database table behind this page lists some of the civilians who have been involved with the military in some way, including some who have had ships named for them. Quite a few of the Merchant Marines are included.

Significant groups, and sources for them, are as follows.

Merchant Marine

The largest single group of such civilians is probably the Merchant Marine in World War II, about 215,000 men. Of these, over 9,000 lost their lives because of the great danger they faced, primarily from German submarines, and especially in the early months of the war. Another 11,000 were wounded. Of 718 who were taken prisoner of war, only 620 returned. Records of all who served apparently have not survived. At least I haven’t found any sources of them. However, information about those who died in Merchant Marine service may be found at the Merchant Marine site.

Women’s Airforce Service Pilots

Another important but often forgotten group in World War II was the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs), 1,074 females who served as ferry pilots to free male pilots for combat duty. 38 of those women pilots died in that service. The names of those women may be found listed at the WASP list.