Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 1,201–1,250

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Ford	Fred	Marlin	Merchant Marine			1942-05-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine, SS Ruth Lykes as Able Bodied Seaman … WW II Merchant Marine, SS Ruth Lykes as Able Bodied Seaman TX
Ford	Gerald	Rudolph, Jr.		President of the United States	1913-07-14 00:00:00.000	2006-12-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Navy U.S. House of Representatives Vice-President o… WW II Navy U.S. House of Representatives Vice-President of the United States 38th President of the United States See CVN-78 (Gerald R. Ford)
Ford	Henry		Merchant Marine			1942-05-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine, SS Heredia as Cook LA
Ford	James		Merchant Marine			1943-04-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine, SS Edward B Dudley as Messman NJ
Ford	Wiliam	Stephen	Merchant Marine			1942-11-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine, SS East Indian as Oiler NJ
Forgan	Reginald	D	Merchant Marine			1940-11-11 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service MD
Forker	Llewellyn	P., Jr.	Merchant Marine				Born 1924 WW II Merchant Marine Died 1995 Buried in CT
Forrestal	James	Vincent		Secretary of Defense	1892-02-15 00:00:00.000	1949-05-22 00:00:00.000	Enlisted in Navy May 1917 WW I - Discharged as LT (aviator… Enlisted in Navy May 1917 WW I - Discharged as LT (aviator) Jul 1919 WW II Under Secretary of Navy, 1940 to May 1944. Secretary of Navy, May 1944 to Sep 17, 1947. Secretary of Defense, Sep 17,1947 to Mar 28, 1949. First Secretary of Defense. Died less than two months after leaving office. Suicide. See CV-59 (Forrestal)
Forsberg	Floyd	F				1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Forsythe	Percy	Campbell	Merchant Marine			1942-01-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS City of Atlanta as Messman FL
Fort	Cornelia		WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Foster	Arthur	P				1942-09-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian MN
Foster	Charles	H				1942-12-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NE
Foster	Hugh	H				1944-11-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Foster	Nathaniel	Dednam	Merchant Marine			1942-03-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Muskogee as 3rd Mate Killed Mar … WW II Merchant Marine SS Muskogee as 3rd Mate Killed Mar 17 1942 ME
Foster	Paul	Edwin	Merchant Marine			1942-03-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as 3rd Engineer on Olean OH-Montgome… WW II Merchant Marine as 3rd Engineer on Olean OH-Montgomery
Foster	Rowena	K				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
Foster	William	C		Deputy Secretary of Defense			Deputy Secretary of Defense Sep 24 1951 to Jan 20 1953
Foster	Willie	D	Merchant Marine			1941-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Astral as Utility Killed when hi… WW II Merchant Marine SS Astral as Utility Killed when his ship was sunk
Fowler	Dorothy		WASP				II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Fowler	Len	George	Merchant Marine			1942-11-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS William Clark as Oiler AL
Fowlkes	Henry	r.	Merchant Marine			1943-01-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Cook on Louise Lykes NY-New York
Fowlkes	James	C	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 NC
Fraleigh	Harold	R	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as Messman. Survived the… WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as Messman. Survived the sinking of his ship November 2 1944, but lost with other survivors in his lifeboat. NY-Bronx
Fraleigh	Harold	Robert	Merchant Marine			1944-11-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as Galleyman NY-Bronx
Fralic	William	Mansfield	Merchant Marine			1942-01-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Chief Mate on Frances Salman MD-B… WW II Merchant Marine as Chief Mate on Frances Salman MD-Baltimore
Francis	Dale	G				1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Francisco	Beltran		Merchant Marine			1942-02-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Seaman on Florence D.
Francoeur	Antoine	Francois	Merchant Marine			1942-03-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Steel Age as Fireman/Wiper ME
Franke	William	B		Secretary of the Navy			Secretary of the Navy Jun 8, 1959 to Jan 20, 1961
Frankish	John	F				1944-12-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Franklin	Benjamin			Leader in American Revolution	1706-01-17 00:00:00.000	1790-04-17 00:00:00.000	Statesman, printer, diplomat, scientist, editor-author, and … Statesman, printer, diplomat, scientist, editor-author, and philosopher Revolutionary War American Minister Plenipotentiary to France The only person to sign all four of the key documents of American Independence, the Declaration of Independence, the treaty with France the brought France in to the Revolutionary War, the treaty with Endland that ended the war, and the U.S. Constitution See Schooner Franklin, Brig Franklin, Ship-of-the-line Franklin, and Screw Frigate Franklin. (Per DANFS, CV-13/AVT-8 (Franklin), was named for the other ships, not the man)
Franklin	Billie	Joseph	Merchant Marine		1921-09-05 00:00:00.000	1942-02-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Also served in Coast Guard, qv Buri… WW II Merchant Marine Also served in Coast Guard, qv Buried in AL
Franklin	Charles	Joseph	Merchant Marine		1921-10-03 00:00:00.000	2005-08-29 00:00:00.000	WW II Buried in MS
Franklin	Forney	Gladstone	Merchant Marine			1942-05-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Cook on Carrabulle AL
Franklin	Marcus	J	Merchant Marine			1944-07-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS E. A. Bryan as 3rd Engineer Miss… WW II Merchant Marine SS E. A. Bryan as 3rd Engineer Missing and presumed dead Jul 17 1944 as result of ammunition explosion aboard neighboring ship SS Quinalt Victory at Port Chicago CA-San Francisco
Fransson	Per	S	Merchant Marine			1944-12-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Fransson	Per	Sigfrid	Merchant Marine			1944-12-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Chief Enginner on Dan Beard NY
Frantz	John	R	Merchant Marine			1943-09-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service PA
Franz	Charles	Joseph	Merchant Marine			1943-03-29 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Ordinary Seaman on William P. Frye… WW II Merchant Marine as Ordinary Seaman on William P. Frye MA
Franzon	Alvar	G	Merchant Marine				Korean War Dec 1950, SS Meredith Victory (qv) as Third Mate
Frase	Roy	Junior	Merchant Marine		1927-07-23 00:00:00.000	2011-05-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in CA
Fredericks	Lester	Aitchison	Merchant Marine			1944-04-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS John Straub as Chief Mate Killed… WW II Merchant Marine SS John Straub as Chief Mate Killed Apr 19 1944 WA
Freeman	Chester	M., Jr.	Merchant Marine		1927-07-05 00:00:00.000	2003-10-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in WA
Freeman	Claude	C	Merchant Marine		1926-10-09 00:00:00.000	2008-01-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Buried in TX
Freeman	Theodore					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
Frels	John	F	Merchant Marine			1944-11-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee. Killed when his ship … WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee. Killed when his ship was sunk TX
French	Albert	P				1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Fried	Isadore		Merchant Marine			1943-01-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service OH
Friedman	William						WW I - Head of Army's Code and Cypher Section

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.