Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 501–550

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Caradwuc	Raymond	Joseph	Merchant Marine			1943-02-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Dorchester as Cook CA-San Franci… WW II Merchant Marine SS Dorchester as Cook CA-San Francisco
Caranza	Reuben		Merchant Marine			1942-06-08 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Tela as Oiler Honduras
Carini	Alfred		Merchant Marine			1945-02-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Henry Bacon as Master NY
Carley	Leon	A	Y.M.C.A.				WW I - Died of accident NY Doctor
Carlisle	Fred	Wheeler	Merchant Marine			1942-07-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Benjamin Brewster as Pumpman LA
Carlisle	Roy	D				1919-02-22 00:00:00.000	WW I - Died while in service as a civilian IL
Carlock	George					1918-10-22 00:00:00.000	WW I - Died while in service as a civilian IL
Carlsen	Berthel		Merchant Marine			1941-12-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Cynthia Olson as Master Killed D… WW II Merchant Marine SS Cynthia Olson as Master Killed December 7 1941
Carlsen	David	Albert	Merchant Marine			1942-09-13 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Mary Luckenbach as Able Bodied Se… WW II Merchant Marine SS Mary Luckenbach as Able Bodied Seaman NY-Kings
Carlson	Axel		Merchant Marine		1924-03-17 00:00:00.000	2012-01-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodied Seaman Buried in MN
Carlson	Carl	A				1946-03-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Carlson	Carl	H	Merchant Marine		1921-01-13 00:00:00.000	2007-12-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in MA
Carlson	Carl	Leroy, Jr.	Merchant Marine		1924-02-09 00:00:00.000	2020-05-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Chief Cook Buried in WA
Carlson	Charles	F	Merchant Marine		1928-04-26 00:00:00.000	2005-08-31 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Also served in Army in Korean War B… WW II Merchant Marine Also served in Army in Korean War Buried in WA
Carlson	Eric	G	Merchant Marine			1942-04-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Alcoa Mariner as Oiler Killed wh… WW II Merchant Marine SS Alcoa Mariner as Oiler Killed when his ship was sunk
Carlson	Ernest	W	Merchant Marine			1941-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Astral as 3rd Engineer Killed wh… WW II Merchant Marine SS Astral as 3rd Engineer Killed when his ship was sunk
Carlson	Hazel	Eliza				1945-02-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CO
Carlson	Nils	T	Merchant Marine			1942-08-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Balladier as Chief Engineer Kill… WW II Merchant Marine SS Balladier as Chief Engineer Killed when his ship was sunk
Carlson	Stanley	A				1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian WA
Carlucci	Frank	C		Secretary of Defense			Secretary of Defense, Nov 23, 1987 to Jan 20, 1989
Carman	Philip	D				1945-02-08 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian MO
Caron	Philibert		Merchant Marine			1943-02-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine MS Atlantic Sun as ordinary Seaman … WW II Merchant Marine MS Atlantic Sun as ordinary Seaman Killed when his ship was sunk
Carpenter	Alvin	J	Merchant Marine			1945-01-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service SC
Carpenter	Archie	Howard	Merchant Marine		1926-12-01 00:00:00.000	1997-05-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in OH
Carpenter	Artie	Leon	Merchant Marine		1927-08-23 00:00:00.000	2012-05-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in CA
Carpenter	Bert	J., Jr.	Merchant Marine		1926-07-27 00:00:00.000	1997-01-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Also erved in Army Buried in FL
Carpenter	Charles	L	Merchant Marine		1917-08-25 00:00:00.000	1991-10-13 00:00:00.000	WW II Buried in VA
Carpenter	Donald	A	Merchant Marine		1927-10-07 00:00:00.000	2011-10-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Also served in AF Buried in NY
Carpenter	Thomas	A., Jr.	Merchant Marine			1944-10-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service OR
Carr	Clifford	N., Jr.	Merchant Marine		1929-01-27 00:00:00.000	2001-11-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Korean War Merchant Marine Buried in RI
Carr	D	Dale	Merchant Marine		1921-04-16 00:00:00.000	1995-08-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in OR
Carr	James		Merchant Marine			1943-02-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Atlantic Sun as Wiper Killed in … WW II Merchant Marine SS Atlantic Sun as Wiper Killed in action Feb 17 1943 PA-Philadelphia
Carreira	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
Carrigan	Joseph		Merchant Marine			1942-03-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Ario as Wiper Killed when his sh… WW II Merchant Marine SS Ario as Wiper Killed when his ship was sunk
Carroll	James	S	Merchant Marine			1945-10-31 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service OR
Carroll	Morgan	L., Jr.	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine
Carson	Benjamin		Merchant Marine			1942-03-12 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS John D. Gill as Messman Killed M… WW II Merchant Marine SS John D. Gill as Messman Killed Mar 12 1942 PI
Carter	Ashton		Department of Defense		1954-09-14 00:00:00.000		Graduated Yale University Assistantant Secretary of Defense… Graduated Yale University Assistantant Secretary of Defense for National Security Policy 1993-1996 Deputy Secretary of Defense 2011--- PA
Carter	Ashton	Baldwin	Dept. of Defense	Secretary of Defense	1954-09-24 00:00:00.000		Prysicist Secretary of Defense 2015-2017
Carter	Donald		Merchant Marine			1946-01-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service MD
Carter	James	Earl, Jr.		President of the United States	1924-10-01 00:00:00.000		"Jimmy" Graduated Naval Academy 1946 Governor of Georgia … "Jimmy" Graduated Naval Academy 1946 Governor of Georgia 39th President, 1977-1981 Nobel Peace Prize See SSN-23 (Jimmy Carter)
Cartwright	William	K	Merchant Marine			1942-03-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Ario as 3rd Engineer Killed when… WW II Merchant Marine SS Ario as 3rd Engineer Killed when his ship was sunk
Casale	Michael	Jr.	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
Casey	Burton	G	Merchant Marine		1913-12-24 00:00:00.000	1999-08-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in WI
Casey	Charles	A	Merchant Marine		1927-01-20 00:00:00.000	1995-01-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in CA
Cass	Lewis			Secretary of War	1782-10-09 00:00:00.000	1866-06-17 00:00:00.000	Secretary of War 8/1/1831-10/5/1836 Secretary of State 1857… Secretary of War 8/1/1831-10/5/1836 Secretary of State 1857 to 1860. Resigned over failure of Buchanan administration to reinforce forts in South Carolina See Schooner Lewis Cass and Liberty Ship E-689, (Lewis Cass)
Cassell	Grant	E	Merchant Marine			1944-01-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Castagna	Pasquale		Merchant Marine			1944-07-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Oiler on Robin Goodfellow NY-King… WW II Merchant Marine as Oiler on Robin Goodfellow NY-Kings
Castle	Stanley	George	Merchant Marine			1943-01-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Oiler NY-New York
Castro	Angel	Victor	Merchant Marine			1942-12-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Coamo as Waiter Killed Dec 9 194… WW II Merchant Marine SS Coamo as Waiter Killed Dec 9 1942 NY-Bronx

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.