Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 1–50

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
	Andrew	Ryan	Quartermaster Dept			1864-05-07 00:00:00.000	Civil War ? Quartermaster Dept
	Gonzalez	Andres	Merchant Marine		1900-08-09 00:00:00.000	2000-05-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in NY
	Guillermo
	Homer	Bigart	N.Y. Harold Tribune				WW II War Correspondent
	I	Buric	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as Ch, Steward. Survive… WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as Ch, Steward. Survived its sinking
	Jose	Llano	Merchant Marine			1943-01-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Fireman/Water… WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Fireman/Water Tender Killed when his ship was sunk May be Lliano, qv
	Joseph	Ference	Merchant Marine			1942-03-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Naeco as Ordinary Seaman TX-Harr… WW II Merchant Marine SS Naeco as Ordinary Seaman TX-Harris
	Lawrence
	Marantz	Kenneth	Merchant Marine			2015-01-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as purser pharmacist NY
	Martinez	Amalio	Merchant Marine		1908-12-05 00:00:00.000	1993-02-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in NY
	Michael	Sherry	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine USS Fort Lee as Messman. Survived i… WW II Merchant Marine USS Fort Lee as Messman. Survived its sinking NJ
Jr.	Bernard	A	Merchant Marine		1920-09-16 00:00:00.000	2008-04-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as ENS Buried in NY
A	Salabarria	M	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine Cuba
Aarons	Henry	A	Merchant Marine			1943-10-31 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service MA
Aasted	Christian	Severin	Merchant Marine			1942-06-02 00:00:00.000	WW II SS Illinois as 2nd Mate Killed Jun 2 1942 WA
Abad	Antonio	Francisco	Merchant Marine			1942-10-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS Steel Navigator as Cook NY-… WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS Steel Navigator as Cook NY-New York
Abbott	Cyrus	W., Jr.				1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Abel	William	H	Red Cross				WW II With 106th Infantry Division
Abele	Francis	Joseph	Merchant Marine			1942-07-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Mrchant Marine SS Benjamin Brewster as Radio Officer… WW II Mrchant Marine SS Benjamin Brewster as Radio Officer Killed Jul 9 1942 FL
Abell	Helen	T	WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Abraham	John		Merchant Marine			1942-10-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Able Bodied Seaman K… WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Able Bodied Seaman Killed when his ship was sunk
Abrams	Fred	P	Portsmouth NSY			1963-04-10 00:00:00.000	Civilian employee of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard On board USS… Civilian employee of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard On board USS Thresher (SSN-593) when it was lost
Ackermann	Curt		Merchant Marine			1942-02-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Azalea City as Oiler Killed when… WW II Merchant Marine SS Azalea City as Oiler Killed when his ship was sunk
Ackermann	Ira	Emil	Merchant Marine			1943-02-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Chief Cook on Dorchester NY-New Y… WW II Merchant Marine as Chief Cook on Dorchester NY-New York
Ackley	James	W					Vietnam War Prisoner of War March 7 1973
Adamovicz	Stanley		Merchant Marine			1943-12-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Died in service MA
Adams	Adaline	B	WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)
Adams	Carey		Merchant Marine			1946-05-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine AL
Adams	Charles	Francis		Secretary of the Navy	1866-08-02 00:00:00.000		Secretary of the Navy 1929 to 1933 Died 1954 See DDG-2 (Ch… Secretary of the Navy 1929 to 1933 Died 1954 See DDG-2 (Charles F. Adams)
Adams	Charles	K				1944-01-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian WV
Adams	Charles	Wigton	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine as Seaman on SS Admiral Y.S. Williams… WW II Merchant Marine as Seaman on SS Admiral Y.S. Williams when trapped in Hong Kong in Dec 1941 POW but exchanged
Adams	Earl	Read	Merchant Marine			1942-02-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Ordinary Seaman on J.N. Pew RI
Adams	Eugene		Merchant Marine			1942-04-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Ordinary Seam n on Byron Benson M… WW II Merchant Marine as Ordinary Seam n on Byron Benson MI-Wayne
Adams	Howard		Merchant Marine			1942-09-13 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Mary Luckenbach as 2nd Mate Kill… WW II Merchant Marine SS Mary Luckenbach as 2nd Mate Killed September 13 1942 PA-Philadelphia
Adams	John					1941-12-07 00:00:00.000	WW II One of 59 civilians killed in the Japanese attack on … WW II One of 59 civilians killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Adams	John			President of the United States	1735-10-19 00:00:00.000	1826-07-04 00:00:00.000	Massachusetts House of Representatives First Continental Co… Massachusetts House of Representatives First Continental Congress Committee to draft Declaration of Independence 1777, Commissioner to France 1789, 1797, Vice President 1797-1801, President of the United States Championed extablishing and strengthening the American Navy See Frigate John Adams, SSBN-625 (named for both him and John Quincy Adams), Frigate Adams, and ScStr Adams
Adams	John	Quincy		President of the United States	1767-07-01 00:00:00.000	1848-02-21 00:00:00.000	Eldest son of President John Adams, qv 1794, Minister to Ne… Eldest son of President John Adams, qv 1794, Minister to Netherlands 1797-1801, Minister to Prussia 1803-1908, U. S. Senate 1809, Minister to Russia 1814, helped negotiate treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812 1817-1825, Secretary of State 1825-1829, President of the United States1827-1848, U. S. House of Representatives See SSBN-625 (Named for him and for his father, President John Adams
Adams	Joseph					1941-12-07 00:00:00.000	WW II One of 59 civilians killed in the Japanese attack on … WW II One of 59 civilians killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Adams	Ruth		WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)
Adamson	John	Henry	Merchant Marine			1944-01-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine CA
Adamson	Louis	A				1941-12-08 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Adaza	Julian	Manlangit	Merchant Marine			1943-03-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Puerto Rican as Steward Killed M… WW II Merchant Marine SS Puerto Rican as Steward Killed Mar 9 1943 NY
Adkins	Cloden						Vietnam War Prisoner of War February 1 1968. Released Marc… Vietnam War Prisoner of War February 1 1968. Released March 1973 Died September 1997
Agor	Victor						Vietnam War Prisoner of War. Released January 23 1968 in P… Vietnam War Prisoner of War. Released January 23 1968 in Prisoner of War Exchange
Aiau	Samuel	Fook	Merchant Marine			1942-07-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Wiper on Olopana PA-Philadelphia
Aiken	Russell	Newton	Merchant Marine			1942-03-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Radio Officer on Steel Age MI
Ailes	Stephen			Secretary of the Army			Secretary of the Army Jan 28, 1964 to Jul 1, 1965
Akana	James	Lum				1941-12-07 00:00:00.000	WW II One of 59 civilians killed in the Japanese attack on … WW II One of 59 civilians killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Akina	August					1941-12-07 00:00:00.000	WW II One of 59 civilians killed in the Japanese attack on … WW II One of 59 civilians killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Akitama	George	Jay				1941-12-07 00:00:00.000	WW II One of 59 civilians killed in the Japanese attack on … WW II One of 59 civilians killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

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.