Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 1,351–1,400

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Gillespie	Edward	F	Merchant Marine			1944-10-30 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service OH
Gillespie	Larron	L	Merchant Marine			1943-09-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service GA
Gillette	Robert	M	Merchant Marine			1943-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service PA
Gilliam	Lee	A	Merchant Marine			1943-01-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service OK
Gillies	Betty	H	WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Gillis	Joseph	r	Merchant Marine			1943-07-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service MA
Gilmer	Thomas	Walker		Secretary of the Navy	1802-04-06 00:00:00.000	1844-02-29 00:00:00.000	Virginia House of Delegates Governor of Virginia 1840 Elec… Virginia House of Delegates Governor of Virginia 1840 Elected to Congress 1841 Appointed Secretary of the Navy Feb 15 1844 Killed Feb 28 1844 by explosion while on board Princeton See DD-233/APD-11 (Gilmer) and PC-565 (Gilmer)
Goddard	Robert	Hutchings			1882-10-05 00:00:00.000	1945-08-10 00:00:00.000	American rocketry pioneer Launched first liquid-fueled rock… American rocketry pioneer Launched first liquid-fueled rocket in 1926 See Goddard Space Flight Center
Goembel	Clarence	R				1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Goetchius	James		Merchant Marine			1944-12-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NJ
Goff	Nathan			Secretary of the Navy		1920-04-23 00:00:00.000	Appointed Secretary of the Navy in 1880 Elected to U.S. Sen… Appointed Secretary of the Navy in 1880 Elected to U.S. Senate from West virginia 1884 and reelected 1886 See DD-247 (Goff)
Goicoechea	Joe						WW II Dec 1941, civilian employee of Morrison-Knudsen on Wa… WW II Dec 1941, civilian employee of Morrison-Knudsen on Wake Island Dec 1941, a defender of Wake Island
Goldberg	Arthur	S	Public Health Svc		1937-12-28 00:00:00.000	2024-08-31 00:00:00.000	Vietnam War U.S. Public Health Service s Surgeon Buried in… Vietnam War U.S. Public Health Service s Surgeon Buried in CA
Golden	Glenn					1944-08-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian TX
Goldman	Harry		Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine as Chief Engineer on SS Admiral Y.S. … WW II Merchant Marine as Chief Engineer on SS Admiral Y.S. Williams when trapped in Hong Kong in Dec 1941 Died while POW from Died whle POW CA-San Francisco
Goldstein	Martin	Mazimin	Merchant Marine		1911-11-14 00:00:00.000	1987-05-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in HI
Golembeski	Albert	W	Merchant Marine				Korean War Dec 1950, SS Meredith Victory (qv) as Second Mat… Korean War Dec 1950, SS Meredith Victory (qv) as Second Mate
Golobich	William		Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine MS Atlantic Sun as Ordinary Seaman. … WW II Merchant Marine MS Atlantic Sun as Ordinary Seaman. Only survivor of the sinking of that ship February 17 1943
Golsen	James	N				1946-04-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian AL
Gomes	Alfred		Merchant Marine			1945-12-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service CA
Gomez	Abel		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 RI
Gomez	Carlos		Merchant Marine		1927-02-13 00:00:00.000	2006-11-13 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in FL
Gonsalves	Emma					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
Gonzales	Guillermo		Merchant Marine			1943-01-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as 3rd Cook Kil… WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as 3rd Cook Killed when his ship was sunk
Good	James	W		Secretary of War			Secretary of War Mar 6-Nov 18 1929
Goodman	William	D	Merchant Marine			1942-10-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Master Killed when h… WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Master Killed when his ship was sunk
Goodwin	Carl	H				1945-12-12 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CT
Gordon	Arthur	C., Jr.	Merchant Marine		1924-05-06 00:00:00.000	2006-01-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in ME
Gordon	Aubrey	Jerald	Merchant Marine		1926-12-09 00:00:00.000	2001-04-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Also served in Army Buried in TX
Gordon	Robert	D	Merchant Marine			1946-03-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service VA
Gorsh	Peter		Merchant Marine			1944-12-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS John Burke as Messman Killed Dec… WW II Merchant Marine SS John Burke as Messman Killed Dec 18 1944 MT
Gossman	Paul	A				1941-12-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian OH
Gould	Robert		Merchant Marine			1942-08-30 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Jack Carnes as Able Bodied Seaman… WW II Merchant Marine SS Jack Carnes as Able Bodied Seaman Killed Aug 30 1942 AL
Goulden	Bernard		Merchant Marine			1943-05-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service PA
Grady	George					1918-09-08 00:00:00.000	WW I - Died while in service as a civilian IL
Grafil	Fernando		Merchant Marine			1943-02-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Robert E. Hopkins as Messman Kil… WW II Merchant Marine SS Robert E. Hopkins as Messman Killed February 7 1943 MD-Baltimore
Graham	George	S	Merchant Marine			1944-03-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service MA
Graham	Gordon	E	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine Buried in WA
Graham	Joseph	C	Merchant Marine			1943-03-12 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Oiler on Granville MI
Graham	Milo	S				1941-12-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian WI
Graham	William	A		Secretary of the Navy			Born 1804 U.S. Senate 1840-43 Secretary of the Navy 1850-5… Born 1804 U.S. Senate 1840-43 Secretary of the Navy 1850-52. Organized Perry's expedition to Japan See DD-192 (Graham)
Grammatikas	Thomas		Merchant Marine			1945-01-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Grange	Joseph	D., Jr.	Merchant Marine			1944-07-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS E. A. Bryan as Dck Engineer Miss… WW II Merchant Marine SS E. A. Bryan as Dck Engineer Missing and presumed dead Jul 17 1944 as result of ammunition explosion aboard neighboring ship SS Quinalt Victory at Port Chicago CA
Grant	Calvin	Jr.	Merchant Marine		1920-06-08 00:00:00.000	1991-09-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in TX
Grant	Edward		Merchant Marine			1943-03-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Cook on Puerto Rican NY-Kings
Grant	Emory	Lee	Merchant Marine		1921-12-18 00:00:00.000	2007-02-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in TX
Graves	Alexander	Seymour	Merchant Marine		1922-05-11 00:00:00.000	2009-12-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in NY
Graves	Arthur	C., Jr.	Merchant Marine		1925-07-02 00:00:00.000	2029-08-11 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in AR
Graves	Donald	R	Merchant Marine		1918-10-12 00:00:00.000	2004-01-30 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in CT
Gray	Carroll	J	Merchant Marine		1926-01-12 00:00:00.000	2009-02-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Buried in AZ

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.