Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 1,601–1,650

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Hastings	Preston	Oliphant	Merchant Marine			1942-01-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Allan Jackson as Able Bodied Seam… WW II Merchant Marine SS Allan Jackson as Able Bodied Seaman DE
Hatate	Kisa					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
Haugen	Ernest		Merchant Marine			1942-04-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Alcoa Mariner as Cook Killed whe… WW II Merchant Marine SS Alcoa Mariner as Cook Killed when his ship was sunk
Haviland	Donald	Francis	Merchant Marine			1945-02-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Henry Bacon as Chief Engineer Ki… WW II Merchant Marine SS Henry Bacon as Chief Engineer Killed Feb 23 1945 MA
Hawkins	Frank		Merchant Marine			1942-03-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Gulftrade as Messman Killed Mar … WW II Merchant Marine SS Gulftrade as Messman Killed Mar 10 1942 TX
Hayden	Mortimer	M				1945-07-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian FL
Hayes	Leon	L	Merchant Marine				Korean War Dec 1950, SS Meredith Victory (qv) as Utility
Heald	Barbara					2005-01-29 00:00:00.000	Iraq War CT
Hebia	Ramon	R	Merchant Marine			1945-05-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service PA
Heer	William	M	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine Died in service IA
Hegen	Lawrence	J	Merchant Marine			1943-11-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service OR
Hegener	Joseph	Jr.	Merchant Marine			1944-05-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service PA
Heil	Charles	A., Sr.	Merchant Marine		1923-02-23 00:00:00.000	1996-02-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in MO
Hell	John	H				1945-01-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian MO
Helleby	Louis	E	Merchant Marine			1942-10-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Cook Killed when his… WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Cook Killed when his ship was sunk
Hellman	Ruth		WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Henderson	Alexander	R., Jr.	Merchant Marine		1926-12-06 00:00:00.000	2009-08-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in MI
Henderson	Arthur	John	Merchant Marine		1927-11-24 00:00:00.000	2012-08-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Korean War Merchant Marine Also served in Navy, qv … WW II Korean War Merchant Marine Also served in Navy, qv Buried in FL
Henderson	August	Gerami	Merchant Marine		1928-03-10 00:00:00.000	1990-06-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as MM Also served in Army, qv Burie… WW II Merchant Marine as MM Also served in Army, qv Buried in KS-Leavenworth
Henderson	Norman	Thomson	Merchant Marine			1943-11-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Elizabeth Kellogg as Master Kill… WW II Merchant Marine SS Elizabeth Kellogg as Master Killed Nov 23 1943 NH
Henderson	Oscar	M	Merchant Marine			1942-12-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service MO
Henderson	William					1944-05-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY
Hendricksen	Jacob		Merchant Marine			1944-12-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Hennessey	John	L	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine USS Fort Lee as Oiler. Survived its… WW II Merchant Marine USS Fort Lee as Oiler. Survived its sinking MN
Henry	Albert		Merchant Marine		1924-01-01 00:00:00.000	2015-10-12 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in CA
Henry	Alphonso	Allen, Jr.	Merchant Marine			1944-04-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Pan Pennsylvania as Galleyman NY… WW II Merchant Marine SS Pan Pennsylvania as Galleyman NY-New York
Henry	Archie	Roosevelt	Merchant Marine		1924-05-15 00:00:00.000	2016-10-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in WV
Henry	Bill	J	Merchant Marine		1927-10-20 00:00:00.000	2009-06-01 00:00:00.000	WW II ? Merchant Marine Buried in PA
Henry	Cecil	Glenn	Merchant Marine		1927-02-05 00:00:00.000	2010-11-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Radio Operator Buried in FL
Henry	Cecil	W	Merchant Marine		1915-08-26 00:00:00.000	2008-10-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in OH
Henry	Charles	Edward	Merchant Marine		1923-04-22 00:00:00.000	2001-06-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in OH
Henry	Charles	L., Jr.	Merchant Marine				Born 1926 WW II Merchant Marine Died 1997 Buried in GA
Henry	Charles	Richard	Merchant Marine		1925-08-15 00:00:00.000	2012-12-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in IN
Henry	Edward		Merchant Marine			1942-01-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Norvana as Cook FL
Henry	Hanes	A				1943-03-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian TN
Henry	Morris		Merchant Marine			1942-03-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Gulftrade as Steward TX
Henry	Ralph	Richard	Merchant Marine			1945-03-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Oklahoma II as Quartermaster MA
Henry	Richard	J				1943-11-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NJ
Henshaw	David			Secretary of the Navy			Secratary of the Navy 1843-44
Henson	Lowell	O				1943-10-12 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian MO
Henson	Matthew						Born 1866-Died 1955 African-American explorer who was a key… Born 1866-Died 1955 African-American explorer who was a key member of ADM Robert Peary's 1909 expedition to the North Pole See T-AGS 63
Heppner	Albert	Edward, Jr.	Merchant Marine			1942-09-13 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Orgonian as 3rd Mate Killed Sep … WW II Merchant Marine SS Orgonian as 3rd Mate Killed Sep 13 1942 CA-San Francisco
Herbert	Hilary	Abner		Secretary of the Navy		1919-03-06 00:00:00.000	Born 1834 Civil War Confederate Army officer Congress, Ch… Born 1834 Civil War Confederate Army officer Congress, Chairman Committee on Naval Affairs Responsible for increased appropriations that led to revival of Navy Appointed Secretary of Navy 1893, until 1897 See DD-160 (Herbert) and World War II Liberty Ship Hilary A. Herbert
Hermann	Leo					1945-04-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian VA
Hernandez	Angelo		Merchant Marine		1913-08-02 00:00:00.000	1994-11-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in NY
Herring	Janet	Lee	Manhattan Project			2023-05-01 00:00:00.000	Born 1926 WW II Manhattan Projert, Oak Ridge Died at ag… Born 1926 WW II Manhattan Projert, Oak Ridge Died at age 96 Herring is her married name OH Died age 96
Herring	Lloyd	H				1945-03-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian IA
Hess	C	Warren	Mrchant Marine		1919-08-18 00:00:00.000	2008-07-11 00:00:00.000	WW II Korean War Vietnam War Buried in AZ
Hester	Stephen	D	Merchant Marine			1942-02-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Azalea City as Fireman/Wiper Kil… WW II Merchant Marine SS Azalea City as Fireman/Wiper Killed when his ship was sunk
Hester	Stephen	Douglas	Merchant Marine			1942-02-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Azalea City as Fireman/Watertende… WW II Merchant Marine SS Azalea City as Fireman/Watertender Killed Feb 21 1942 MS

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.