Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 801–850

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Dayoub	Edward	E	Merchant Marine			1945-07-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in serivce OH
De Dominicis	Bernard	Kenneth	Merchant Marine			1942-04-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Otho as Radio Officer Killed Apr… WW II Merchant Marine SS Otho as Radio Officer Killed Apr 3 1942 NJ
De Hartog	Hendrik	Th				1945-06-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian WI
De Jesus	Rufino		Merchant Marine			1942-10-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as ordinary Seaman Kill… WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as ordinary Seaman Killed when his ship was sunk
De Luca	Robert	E	Merchant Marine			1944-10-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in serivce NY
De Montreuil	John	A				1946-06-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as civilian AL
de Seversky	Alexander	N. P.		Aviation pioneer	1894-06-07 00:00:00.000		Alexander Nikolaivich Prokofiev de Seversky In Russian air … Alexander Nikolaivich Prokofiev de Seversky In Russian air forces in World War I Founder of Seversky Aircraft Corp. Ousted as head of Serversky Aviation in 1939. It then became Republic Aviation Corp. Died 1974
De Silva	Manuel	M	Merchant Marine			1942-02-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service HI
De Vito	Michael		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
Dean	Charles	Robert	Merchant Marine		1928-02-08 00:00:00.000	1999-08-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Ordinary Seaman Buried in TN
Dean	George	W				1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian ID
Dearborn	Henry			Secretary of War			Secretary of War 3/5/1801-3/7/1809
Deathridge	Harvey	L				1945-02-13 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Deel	Sidney	E	Merchant Marine				Korean War Dec 1950, SS Meredith Victory (qv) as Assistant … Korean War Dec 1950, SS Meredith Victory (qv) as Assistant Electrician
Dekker	Anthony		Merchant Marine			1940-03-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service WA
Delahanty	James	F	Merchant Marine			1945-05-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service MA
Demchenko	John	H	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Denby	Edwin			Secretary of the Navy			Secretary of the Navy in 1923
Dennison	Lee					1944-02-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian PA
Denny	Mazie	G	Merchant Marine			1943-01-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Able Bodied S… WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Able Bodied Seaman Killed when his ship was sunk
Dern	George	H		Secretary of War			Secretary of War Mar 4 1933-Aug 27 1936
Derzy	John	J	Merchant Marine			1944-02-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service PA
Des Jardins	Richard	R	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
Desourdy	Joseph	R	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine Crew of SS Blackpoint. Survived whe… WW II Merchant Marine Crew of SS Blackpoint. Survived when she was sunk May 5 1945 MA
Detweiler	Helen		WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Devine	George	W				1919-09-18 00:00:00.000	WW I - Died while in service as a civilian IN
Dewey	Dorothy		American Red Cross				WW II OH-Lucas
Dexter	Samuel			Secretary of War			Secretary of War 5.13.1800-1/31/1801
Diamond	Edward		Mrchant Marine			1943-12-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service MS
Diaz	Andres		Merchant Marine				Korean War Dec 1950, SS Meredith Victory (qv) as Wiper
Dickenson	Jacob	M		Secretary of War			Secretary of War, Mar 12 1909-May 21 1911
Dickerson	Mahlon			Secretary of the Navy	1770-04-19 00:00:00.000	1853-10-05 00:00:00.000	Secretary of the Navy Jun 30 1834 to 1838 See USS Dickerson… Secretary of the Navy Jun 30 1834 to 1838 See USS Dickerson, DD-157/APD-21
Dickerson	Patricia	A	WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Diederichs	Henry	W	Merchant Marine			1943-12-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Diehl	Ralph		Merchant Marine			1942-08-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service PA
Dieter	Ralph	V	Merchant Marine			1943-01-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Able Bodied S… WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Able Bodied Seaman Killed when his ship was sunk
Diez	Ramon	V	Merchant Marine			1943-01-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Chief Cook K… WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Chief Cook Killed when his ship was sunk
Dineen	George	J	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
Disosway	John	S				1943-05-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian TX
Disper	Loren	Anthony	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine as Radio Operator on SS Admiral Y.S. … WW II Merchant Marine as Radio Operator on SS Admiral Y.S. Williams when trapped in Hong Kong in Dec 1941 Died while POW from POW Released CA-Los Angeles
Ditter	J	William		Member of Congress	1888-09-05 00:00:00.000	1943-11-21 00:00:00.000	Member of Congress, 17th District, PA, starting in 1933 Mem… Member of Congress, 17th District, PA, starting in 1933 Member of Appropriations Committee and naval subcommittee. Supporter of strong Navy and vitally interested in its welfare. Killed in plane crash Nov 21 1943 See DM-31 (J. William Ditter)
Dix	Dorothea	Lynde		Superintendent of Women Nurses	1802-04-04 00:00:00.000	1887-07-17 00:00:00.000	Leader in campaign to secure humane treatment for the mental… Leader in campaign to secure humane treatment for the mentally ill. Civil War Superindendent of women nnurses See AP-67 (Dorothea L. Dix)
Dixon	Boyd	Sears, Jr.	Merchant Marine		1919-06-15 00:00:00.000	2005-02-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in VA
Dixon	Charles	W	Merchant Marine		1927-03-20 00:00:00.000	2007-05-08 00:00:00.000	WW II Buried in NY
Dixon	James	R	Merchant Marine			1942-10-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Messman Killed when … WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Messman Killed when his ship was sunk
Dobbin	James	Cochrane		Secretary of the Navy		1857-08-04 00:00:00.000	Born 1814 Secretary of the Navy, 1853 to 1857 See AD-3
Dobyns	Harold	L				1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Doemund	Adelino	G	Merchant Marine			1943-08-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service CA
Dogger	Martin	H				1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Don	Patrick	Henry	Merchant Marine			1944-11-19 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.