Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 1,401–1,450

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Gray	Carroll	James	Merchant Marine		1919-04-17 00:00:00.000	2003-05-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Buried in CA
Gray	Charles	Edward	Merchant Marine		1922-03-17 00:00:00.000	2002-07-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as FM Buried in TX
Gray	George	L	Merchant Marine			1942-02-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Azalea City as Chief Engineer Ki… WW II Merchant Marine SS Azalea City as Chief Engineer Killed when his ship was sunk
Gray	Gordon			Secretary of the Army			Secretary of the Army, Jun 20, 1949 to Apr 12, 1950.
Gray	Marjorie	M	WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Gray	Winifred		Merchant Marine			1942-07-30 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Robert E. Lee as Stewardess LA
Greaves	Frank	Harold	Merchant Marine			1942-10-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Steel Navigator
Grech	Paul		Merchant Marine			1943-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Joseph Wheeler as Chief Cook NY-… WW II Merchant Marine SS Joseph Wheeler as Chief Cook NY-New York
Green	Anthont	Edward	Merchant Marine		1919-04-02 00:00:00.000	2002-10-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in CA
Green	Arthur	Harry	Merchant Marine			1943-03-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Harry Luckenbach MN
Green	Baylus	Cade	Merchant Marine			1944-01-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS F.A.C. Muhlenberg as 1st Engineer… WW II Merchant Marine SS F.A.C. Muhlenberg as 1st Engineer PA-Philadelphia
Green	Elizabeth	E	WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Green	Francis					1918-04-20 00:00:00.000	WW I - Died while in service as a civilian CA
Green	Lee		Mercjant Marine				Korean War Dec 1950, SS Meredith Victory (qv) as Fireman/Wa… Korean War Dec 1950, SS Meredith Victory (qv) as Fireman/Watertender
Green	Nathaniel	T	Mercjant Marine				Korean War Dec 1950, SS Meredith Victory (qv) as Radio Offi… Korean War Dec 1950, SS Meredith Victory (qv) as Radio Officer
Green	Richard	Jefferson	Merchant Marine			1942-03-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Steel Age as Able Bodied Seaman … WW II Merchant Marine SS Steel Age as Able Bodied Seaman NY-Kings
Green	Robert	Spurgeon	Merchant Marine			1942-05-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Heredia as Oiler Killed May 19 1… WW II Merchant Marine SS Heredia as Oiler Killed May 19 1942 SC
Green	Willie		Merchant Marine			1943-03-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Irenee Dupont as Messman NY-New … WW II Merchant Marine SS Irenee Dupont as Messman NY-New York
Greenblatt	Murray		Merchant Marine			1943-03-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Harry Luckenbach as Messman Kill… WW II Merchant Marine SS Harry Luckenbach as Messman Killed March 17 1943 NY-Kings
Greene	Anthony	J	Merchant Marine		1921-05-25 00:00:00.000	1989-10-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in NY
Greene	Arthur	F	Merchant Marine		1922-10-23 00:00:00.000	2002-04-11 00:00:00.000	WW II Buried in NY
Greene	George	C	Merchant Marine			1945-02-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service MO
Gregory	Marie						Vietnam War Missing March 29 1975. Left Saigon on fake pas… Vietnam War Missing March 29 1975. Left Saigon on fake passport August 1975 Also see Philippe
Gregory	Philippe						Vietnam War Missing March 29 1975. Left Saigon on fake pas… Vietnam War Missing March 29 1975. Left Saigon on fake passport August 1975 Also see Marie
Greve	Louis					1945-03-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian AZ
Grimes	David					1943-09-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian PA
Grimes	Frances					1955-03-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) Killed in servic… WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) Killed in service
Grimes	Frances	F	WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Grimm	Carroll	C					WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY ABMC shows d… WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY ABMC shows date of death as 1905. Probably should be 1945 ??
Grimm	George	W	Merchant Marine			1941-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Astral as Able Bodied Seaman Kil… WW II Merchant Marine SS Astral as Able Bodied Seaman Killed when his ship was sunk
Grogan	Bernard		Merchant Marine			1943-03-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Andrea F. Luckenbach as Ordinary … WW II Merchant Marine SS Andrea F. Luckenbach as Ordinary Seaman Killed when his ship was sunk
Grote	Warren		Merchant Marine			1999-12-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine
Groves	Earl	A	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as ordinary Seaman. Sur… WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as ordinary Seaman. Survived its sinking KS
Grubbs	John	T	Merchant Marine			1945-08-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service MD
Grumman	Leroy		Grumman Aircraft Co.	Aviation pioneer	1895-01-04 00:00:00.000		"Roy" "Red Mike" Aviation pioneer and industrialist, found… "Roy" "Red Mike" Aviation pioneer and industrialist, founded of Grumman Aircraft Company Namesake of T-AO-195 WW I - Commissioned ENS Naval aviator #1216 With Leon A. Swirbul, qv, and others, established Grumman Aeronautical Engineering Co. in 1930 Founder of Grumman Aircraft Corp. Retired 1966 Died 1987
Grundstrom	Edwin	A				1942-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service a a civilian MA
Guemes	Serafin		Merchant Marine			1942-10-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Oiler Killed when hi… WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Oiler Killed when his ship was sunk
Guenther	Dolores					1944-12-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian TX
Guerette	Paul	A	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
Guerin	Robert	F	Merchant Marine			1943-03-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Andrea F. Luckenbach as Able Bodi… WW II Merchant Marine SS Andrea F. Luckenbach as Able Bodied Seaman Killed when his ship was sunk
Guerra	Ramon		Merchant Marine			1945-08-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Guilford	William		Merchant Marine			1943-03-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine MS Atlantic Sun as Steward. Lost wh… WW II Merchant Marine MS Atlantic Sun as Steward. Lost when the ship was sunk February 17 1943
Gulden	Frederick						Vietnam War Missing April 29 1975. Left Saigon August 1976
Guthridge	John	F., Jr.	Merchant Marine			1945-01-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service
Gwyer	Kingsley	V				1945-06-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CT
H	Reid	John	Merchant Marine			1941-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Astral as Messman Killed when hi… WW II Merchant Marine SS Astral as Messman Killed when his ship was sunk
Haahti	Wilja		Merchant Marine			1943-02-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Dorchester as Fire Watchman NY-N… WW II Merchant Marine SS Dorchester as Fire Watchman NY-New York
Haas	Eugene	Aloysius				1946-01-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Haas	Eugene	Aloysius	Merchant Marine			1946-01-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine NY
Haavig	Hans		Merchant Marine			1942-09-13 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Nimba as 2nd Mate Killed Sep 13 … WW II Merchant Marine SS Nimba as 2nd Mate Killed Sep 13 1942 NY-Kings

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.