Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 1,001–1,050

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Ellinekas	Harris		Merchant Marine			1942-02-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Pumpman on India Arrow NY-New Yor… WW II Merchant Marine as Pumpman on India Arrow NY-New York
Elliott	William	A				1918-09-04 00:00:00.000	WW I - Died while in service as a civilian CA
Ellis	Ben	Jr.	Merchant Marine		1925-11-12 00:00:00.000	1954-01-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in MO
Ellis	Benjamin	C., Jr.	Merchant Marine		1917-07-10 00:00:00.000	1990-07-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in FL
Ellis	Clarence	A	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
Ellis	Clarence	A	Merchant Marine			1943-01-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodied Seaman on Arthur Middl… WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodied Seaman on Arthur Middleton GA
Ellis	Dale	F	Merchant Marine		1924-03-05 00:00:00.000	2003-05-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in IL
Ellis	George	M				1946-01-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Ellis	James	Calvin, Jr.	Merchant Marine			1943-03-11 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Master on William C. Gorgas AL
Ellis	John	Alvin	Merchant Marine			1942-07-30 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as 2nd Engineer on Cranford VA-Norfo… WW II Merchant Marine as 2nd Engineer on Cranford VA-Norfolk
Ellis	John	Robert	Merchant Marine			1943-11-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Melville E. Stone as Utility Kil… WW II Merchant Marine SS Melville E. Stone as Utility Killed Nov 24 1943 CO
Ellsberg	Daniel				1931-04-07 00:00:00.000		Graduated Harvard Univesity Vietnam War Defense Department… Graduated Harvard Univesity Vietnam War Defense Department State Department RAND Corporation Released Pentagon Papers to New York Times 1971 MI
Elm	John	Edward	Merchant Marine			1942-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Carpenteer on Chickasaw City MD
Elmgren	John	Theodor	Merchant Marine			1944-04-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS John Straub as Able Bodied … WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS John Straub as Able Bodied Seaman OR
Elmore	Melvin		Merchant Marine			1943-08-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS J. Pinckney Henderson as Or… WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS J. Pinckney Henderson as Ordinary Seaman
Elshick	Jesse	John	Merchant Marine			1942-04-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS Bienvillke as Able Bodied S… WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS Bienvillke as Able Bodied Seaman TX-Harris
Eltiste	Albert	George	Merchant Marine			1942-09-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Cook CA-San Francisco
Elwis	John		Merchant Marine			1943-01-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Chief Mate on Broad Arrow NY
Ely	Eugene	B		Aviation pioneer			Winter of 1910-11, landied and took off in plane from specia… Winter of 1910-11, landied and took off in plane from specially constructed platform on deck of USS Pennsylvania (ACR-4), a first in naval aviation
Emanuel	Marshall	Eugene	Merchant Marine			1942-07-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Pan Atlantic as Messman Killed J… WW II Merchant Marine SS Pan Atlantic as Messman Killed Jul 6 1942 AL
Embree	Arthur	Seymour	Merchant Marine			1943-03-29 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS William Pierce Frye as 1st … WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS William Pierce Frye as 1st Engineer MA
Emery	Cecil	Jeffries	Merchant Marine			1942-03-12 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS Colabee as Cook VA
Emmerson	Glen	Lemar	Merchant Marine			1945-01-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodied Seaman on Lewis L. Dyc… WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodied Seaman on Lewis L. Dyche OR
Emmons	Eva					1918-10-11 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY
Emsley	William	Joseph	Merchant Marine			1942-05-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS Halo as Chief Engineer MA
Endacott	Ellen		WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Endicott	William	C		Secretary of War			Secretary of War Mar 5 1885-Mar 5 1889
Endreson	John		Merchant Marine			1943-06-08 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Engebretson	William	Morris	Merchant Marine			1943-04-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS RobertGray as Wiper DC
Engel	Henry	Otto	Mechant Marine			1942-09-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Stephen Hawkins as Wiper Killed … WW II Merchant Marine SS Stephen Hawkins as Wiper Killed September 27 1942 PA
Engelhardt	Harriet	P				1945-10-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian AL
England	Gordon	R		Secretary of the Navy			Secretary of the Navy May 24 2001 to --- Selected as Deputy… Secretary of the Navy May 24 2001 to --- Selected as Deputy Secretary of Defense in 2005. Confirmation delayed
Engle	George	Clay	Mechant Marine			1944-02-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Edward Bates as Oiler Killed Feb… WW II Merchant Marine SS Edward Bates as Oiler Killed February 1 1944 VA
English	Coy	Lee	Mechant Marine			1943-07-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Richard Caswell as Ordinary Seama… WW II Merchant Marine SS Richard Caswell as Ordinary Seaman Killed July 16 1943 GA
English	Frank	Joseph	Mechant Marine			1946-01-30 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service OH
English	Louis	Godfrey	Merchant Marine			1942-04-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Ordinary Seaman on Lammot Duppont … WW II Merchant Marine as Ordinary Seaman on Lammot Duppont NY-Kings
English	Stanley	Willard	Merchant Marine			1942-03-12 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as 3rd Engineer on Colabee CA-San Fr… WW II Merchant Marine as 3rd Engineer on Colabee CA-San Francisco
Englman	Barney		Mechant Marine			1944-03-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Engstrom	Martin		Merchant Marine			1943-03-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS James Sprunt as F/W Killed Mar 1… WW II Merchant Marine SS James Sprunt as F/W Killed Mar 10 1943 WI
Enlow	Raymond	Wesley	Merchant Marine			1944-03-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Fireman/Wiper on John A. Poor PA
Ennis	Ronald	G				1944-05-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian WI
Enoch	Charles	E	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
Erdle	Alfred	Morton	Merchant Marine			1942-07-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as 1st Engineer on Willliam Hooper N… WW II Merchant Marine as 1st Engineer on Willliam Hooper NY-Kings
Ericcson	John			Inventor	1803-07-31 00:00:00.000	1889-03-08 00:00:00.000	Inventor. Built USS Monitor in Civil War Perfected screw p… Inventor. Built USS Monitor in Civil War Perfected screw propellor and other devices. Namesake of T-A)-194 See TB-2 (Ericcson), DD-56 (Ericcson), and DD-440 (Ericcson)
Erickson	Dale	M	Merchant Marine		1927-08-13 00:00:00.000	1996-12-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in MN
Erickson	David	J	Merchant Marine		1924-10-05 00:00:00.000	2001-03-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Buried in FL
Erickson	Eugene	Harold	Merchant Marine			1945-01-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodied Seaman on Lewis L. Dyc… WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodied Seaman on Lewis L. Dyche WI
Erickson	Lloyd	Emanuel	Merchant Marine		1923-04-19 00:00:00.000	2014-11-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Adabelle Lykes, SS Haym Salomon, … WW II Merchant Marine SS Adabelle Lykes, SS Haym Salomon, SS Matthew J. O'Brien General A. W. Greeley KS-Cloud
Ermis	Woodrow	Wilson	Merchant Marine			1942-06-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Ordinary Seaman on Rawleigh Warner… WW II Merchant Marine as Ordinary Seaman on Rawleigh Warner TX
Ervin	Thomas	A	Merchant Marine			1942-02-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Azalea City as Cook Killed when … WW II Merchant Marine SS Azalea City as Cook Killed when his ship was sunk

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.