Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 1,751–1,800

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Hughes	George	O	Merchant Marine			1943-01-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Chief Mate K… WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Chief Mate Killed when his ship was sunk
Hughes	Harold	k., Jr.	Merchant Marine			1941-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Astral as 2nd Mate Killed when h… WW II Merchant Marine SS Astral as 2nd Mate Killed when his ship was sunk
Hughes	Howard	Robard					Aircraft developer. Set speed record of 352 miles per hour … Aircraft developer. Set speed record of 352 miles per hour in 1935 in "Hughes Racer", which had features copied by several World War II fighter plances, including P-47 1936, in same plane, set cross-country speed record averaging 327 miles per hour, which stood for 7 years.
Hultzen	Robert	L				1944-07-31 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY
Humphreys	Joshua			Shipbuilder	1751-06-17 00:00:00.000	1838-01-12 00:00:00.000	Influential shipbuilder during revolutionary period and earl… Influential shipbuilder during revolutionary period and early period of the republic Namessake of T-AO-188 (Jpshua Humphreys Apprenticed to a shipbuilder as a youth Revolutionary War Ship designer. Helped design Randolph Asked by Congress to design six frigates in 1790s Appointed Naval Constructor Jun 28 1794 Built United States, Constitution (Old Ironsides) and Constellation War of 1812 See DD-236/APD-12 (Humphreys)
Hunley	Horace	Lawson		Developer of first submarine (Confed.)	1823-12-29 00:00:00.000	1863-10-15 00:00:00.000	Civil War Helped finance Confederate privateer submarine Pi… Civil War Helped finance Confederate privateer submarine Pioneer, qv Developer (financier) of submarine H. L. Hunley, qv, the first true submarine Killed when his vessel failed to surface following a dive See Confederate submarine H. L. Hunley, and AS 31 (Hunley)
Hunt	Alton	Robert, Sr.	Merchant Marine		1927-08-28 00:00:00.000	2000-09-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Messman Buried in CA
Hunt	Bert	R	Merchant Marine				Born 1927 WW II Merchant Marine Died 2006 Buried in NY
Hunt	Edward	S				1943-11-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Hunt	Harry	C	Merchant Marine				WW II Philippines in 1945 Hospitalized as Able Bodied Seam… WW II Philippines in 1945 Hospitalized as Able Bodied Seaman
Hunt	William	Henry		Secretary of the Navy	1823-06-12 00:00:00.000		Studied law at Yale Civil War LCOL in Confederate army 18… Studied law at Yale Civil War LCOL in Confederate army 1876, Attorney General of Louisiana 1881, Secretary of the Navy 1882-84, Minister to Russia Died Feb 1884 in Saint Petersburg, Russia See DD-194 (Hunt) and DD-674 (Hunt)
Hunter	Celia	M	WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Hunter	Lonnie	G	Merchant Marine				Korean War Dec 1950, SS Meredith Victory (qv) as Anle-Bodie… Korean War Dec 1950, SS Meredith Victory (qv) as Anle-Bodied Seaman
Hunter	Thomas	A	Merchant Marine			1944-06-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service AR
Huntley	John	W				1943-03-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian MT
Hurley	Patrick	Jay		Secretary of War			Under Secretary of War 1929 Secretary of War Dec 9 1929-Mar… Under Secretary of War 1929 Secretary of War Dec 9 1929-Mar 3 1933 See also in MILPERS table
Husk	John					1946-04-12 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian OH
Husted	Clark	E., Jr.				1944-11-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian
Hutton	Leon	F	Merchant Marine			1946-01-08 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service MI
Hyer	John	Clayton				1918-06-25 00:00:00.000	WW I - Died while in service as a civilian MO
Hyland	John	T				1918-07-15 00:00:00.000	WW I - Died while in service as a civilian NJ
Iannantuini	joseph	Philp	Merchant Marine			1943-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS John T. Motley as Cook NY-Kings
Iannelli	Frank	J				1942-04-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY
Iannone	Michael		Merchant Marine			1942-09-13 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Oregonian as Wiper NY-Kings
Ibarley	Pastor		Merchant Marine			1942-01-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine USAT Royal T. Frank as Messman
Ide	Alvin	Leroy	Merchant Marine			1943-02-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Atlantic Sun as Messman PA
Iglesias	Jauquin	Martinez	Merchant Marine			1944-12-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Steel Traveler as Fireman/Wiper … WW II Merchant Marine SS Steel Traveler as Fireman/Wiper NY
Iglesias	Manoel	S	Merchant Marine			1945-06-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Spain
Iglesias	Wilfredo		Merchant Marine			1942-07-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS William F. Humphrey as Pumpman M… WW II Merchant Marine SS William F. Humphrey as Pumpman Mexico
Ignatius	Paul	R		Secretary of the Navy			Secretary of the Navy Sep 1, 1967 to Jan 24, 1969
Imbs	Bravig	W. E.				1946-05-29 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian WI
Imlay	John	E	Merchant Marine			1943-12-11 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Suffolk as 2nd Engineer NY-Kings
Impasto	Ignazio		Merchant Marine			1942-06-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Sicilien as Ordinary Seaman Kill… WW II Merchant Marine SS Sicilien as Ordinary Seaman Killed June 7 1942 LA
Impasto	Ignazio		Merchant Marine			1942-06-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Sicilien as Ordinary Seaman LA
Inamine	Paul	S				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
Inderberg	Torstein		Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine Master NY-Kings
Ingalls	Ray		Merchant Marine			1943-01-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS C.J. Barkdull as Oiler MI May b… WW II Merchant Marine SS C.J. Barkdull as Oiler MI May be Roy W., qv
Ingalls	Roy	W	Merchant Marine			1943-01-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS C.J. Barkdull as Oiler MI May b… WW II Merchant Marine SS C.J. Barkdull as Oiler MI May be Ray, qv
Ingebrigtsen	Alf		Merchant Marine			1942-03-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Raceland as Able Bodied Seaman N… WW II Merchant Marine SS Raceland as Able Bodied Seaman Norway
Ingham	Jack		Merchant Marine			1942-09-12 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Patrick J. Hurley as Fireman/Wipe… WW II Merchant Marine SS Patrick J. Hurley as Fireman/Wiper ID
Inman	Leonard					1942-01-29 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian TX
Ioannides	T		Merchant Marine			1944-10-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine USAT ST-720 as Cargo Officer Killed… WW II Merchant Marine USAT ST-720 as Cargo Officer Killed October 18 1944
Irons	Katherine	R	WASP				II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Irvin	G	Bede				1944-07-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian IA
Ivy	Julian	Evans	Merchant Marine			1942-06-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Sicilien as Oiler Killed June 7 … WW II Merchant Marine SS Sicilien as Oiler Killed June 7 1942 MS
Izumi	Robert	Seiko				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
J	Lopez	Arthur	Merchant Marine		1923-10-21 00:00:00.000	2011-12-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in AZ
Jackson	Fred	D				1945-06-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian OK
Jackson	John	Andrew	Merchant Marine			1941-12-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Admiral Y.S. Williams as Messman CA … WW II Merchant Marine Admiral Y.S. Williams as Messman CA Merchant Marine SS Admiral Y. S. Williams as Messman Killed December 1 1941 CA
Jacoby	Annalee		Time Magazine			2002-02-15 00:00:00.000	Born Annalee Whitman Graduated Stanford University 1937 WW… Born Annalee Whitman Graduated Stanford University 1937 WW II Married Melville Jacoby Correspondent for Time Magazine in China Together with Theodore White, wrote Thunder Out of China Later married writer and TV personality Clifton Fadiman

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.