Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 3,651–3,700

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Scott	William	H	Merchant Marine			1945-09-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service TX
Scott	Willie		Merchant Marine			1945-08-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service LA
Scowcroft	Brent		White House	Nat'l Security Adv. in Bush Adm
Scrivener	Eugene	T., Jr.	Merchant Marine			1946-03-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service AL
Seaborg	Glenn	Theodore	Atomic Engergy Com	Chairman, AEC	1912-04-19 00:00:00.000	1999-02-25 00:00:00.000	American chemist Discoverer or co-discoverer of plutonium a… American chemist Discoverer or co-discoverer of plutonium and numerous other elements Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1951 Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission
Seamans	Robert	C., Jr.		Secretary of the Air Force			Secretary of the Air Force Feb 15 1969 to May 14 1973
Searle	Walter	J	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as Ordinary Seaman. Sur… WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as Ordinary Seaman. Survived its sinking DC
Searles	Walter		Merchant Marine			1941-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Astral as Fireman/Water Tender K… WW II Merchant Marine SS Astral as Fireman/Water Tender Killed when his ship was sunk
Secreto	Paul	J	Merchant Marine			1943-05-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
See	Robert	J	Merchant Marine			1942-02-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Azalea City as Eng. Cadet Killed… WW II Merchant Marine SS Azalea City as Eng. Cadet Killed when his ship was sunk
Sefton	Marjorie	S				1945-05-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY
Self	George	Robert	Merchant Marine			1942-02-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Azalea City as Master Killed whe… WW II Merchant Marine SS Azalea City as Master Killed when his ship was sunk
Seligman	Simon	Jr.	Merchant Marine			1916-01-11 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine OH-Franklin
Sequara	Richard		Merchant Marine			1944-08-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service MA
sErvay	Andrew		Merchant Marine			1943-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Messman on John T. Motley IN
Service	John	Stewart	State Department			1999-02-03 00:00:00.000	Born 1909 WW II CBI Political advisor in China to GEN Sti… Born 1909 WW II CBI Political advisor in China to GEN Stilwell First of the "old China hands" to be purged during the McCarthy era. He and others were accused by right-wingers of having roles in an emagined pro-Soviet conspiracy
Setterquist	Carl	David	Merchant Marine			1942-05-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodied Seaman on Norlindo MN
Sexton	Robert	Jr.				1943-08-11 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian OK
Seymour	Harry	P				1917-10-24 00:00:00.000	WW I - Died while in service as a civilian NY
Seymour	James	Edward	Merchant Marine			1942-04-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodied Seaman on tho NY-King… WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodied Seaman on tho NY-Kings
Shaffer	Billy	Eugene	Merchant Marine		1925-10-13 00:00:00.000	2014-11-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Korean War Buried in TX
Shaffer	Billy	Eugene	Merchant Marine		1925-10-13 00:00:00.000	2014-11-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Korean War Also served in Army Buried in tX
Shaffer	Roy		Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine USS Fort Lee. Survived its sinking … WW II Merchant Marine USS Fort Lee. Survived its sinking WA
Shale	Marie		WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Shank	Lawton	E				1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Dec 1941, a civilian physician on Wake Island A defe… WW II Dec 1941, a civilian physician on Wake Island A defender of Wake Island Died while in service as a civilian (probably as prisoner of war) Navy Cross IN
Share	Gilbert	C	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine USS Fort Lee as 3rd Cook. Survived … WW II Merchant Marine USS Fort Lee as 3rd Cook. Survived its sinking VA
Sharkey	James	Hugh, r.	Merchant Marine			1943-06-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Purser on Esso Gettysburg NJ
Sharp	Dudley	C		Secretary of the Air Force			Secretary of the Air Force Dec 11, 1959 to Jan 20, 1961
Sharp	Edgar	James	Merchant Marine			1942-05-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Ordinary Seaman on Halo MA
Sharp	Evelyn		WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Shatto	John	Rudolph	Merchant Marine			1942-06-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Fireman/Wiper on George Clymer OR… WW II Merchant Marine as Fireman/Wiper on George Clymer OR-Multnomah
Shattuck	Edward	A., Sr.	Merchant Marine		1912-12-23 00:00:00.000	2000-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in NY
Shattuck	Grant	Blaine	Merchant Marine		1924-06-28 00:00:00.000	2010-04-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in MI
Shaw	Aca	M	Merchant Marine		1928-08-19 00:00:00.000	2008-03-29 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in CA
Shaw	Albion	Kingparis	Merchant Marine			1943-06-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Bosun on Esso Gettysburg CT
Shaw	Billy	Ray	Merchant Marine		1922-04-18 00:00:00.000	2003-02-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in NC
Shaw	Charles	Dean	Merchant Marine		1927-05-27 00:00:00.000	2015-01-08 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Ordinary Seaman Buried in MI
Shaw	Charles	H	Merchant Marine			1943-05-30 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service WI2
Shaw	Joseph	Romeo	Merchant Marine			1945-01-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service WA
Shea	Bernard	Michael	Merchant Marine			1942-05-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Halo as 2nd Mate MA
Sheehan	Matthew		Barber Steamship Co.				Born 1885 Executive with Barber Steamship Co. WW II Super… Born 1885 Executive with Barber Steamship Co. WW II Supervised the loadeing of over 2500 ships Died 1944 See Liberty Ship Matthew Sheehan
Sheehan	Neil			journalist, author	1936-10-27 00:00:00.000		Cornelius Mahoney Sheehan Graduated Harvard University 1958… Cornelius Mahoney Sheehan Graduated Harvard University 1958 Vietnam War War correspondeent for New York Times Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award 1989 for his book A Bright Shining Lie, about the Vietnam War
Shelly	Robert	Lunsford	Merchant Marine			1942-05-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Gulfoil as Wiper KY
Shelton	Ben	M	Merchant Marine		1912-09-25 00:00:00.000	2003-08-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as LCDR Buried in FL
Shelton	Douglas	Dewey, Jr.	Merchant Marine		1923-07-08 00:00:00.000	2017-07-29 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in VA
Shenberg	Charles		Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as Chief Mate. Survived … WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as Chief Mate. Survived the sinking of his ship November 2 1944. MD-Baltimore
Shepherd	Orbin	R				1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died in service as a civilian CA
Shepson	Richard		Merchant Marine			1945-05-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Black Point as Coal Passer NJ
Shepson	Richard	C	Merchant Marine			1945-05-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Crew of SS Blackpoint. Killed in ac… WW II Merchant Marine Crew of SS Blackpoint. Killed in action when she was sunk May 5 1945 NJ
Sherick	Joseph	Henry	Defense Dept		1924-10-01 00:00:00.000	2015-06-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Pacific in Navy Career as civilian in Defense Depart… WW II Pacific in Navy Career as civilian in Defense Department First Inspector General "The Joseph Sherick award"

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.