Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 1,901–1,950

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Jones	Lewis	Clay	Merchant Marine			1942-09-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Losmar as Deck Engineer IA
Jones	Paul	David	Merchant Marine			1944-08-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Bostonian as Oiler OK
Jones	Ralph		Merchant Marine			1942-03-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Steel Age as Master NY
Jones	Raymond	Albert	Merchant Marine			1942-10-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Camden as Messman AZ
Jones	Raymond	D	Merchant Marine			1945-03-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service OH
Jones	Rex	D				1941-12-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Jones	Richard	L				1943-11-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian WA
Jones	Richard	Neal	Merchant Marine			1943-09-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Theodore Dwight Weld as Utility … WW II Merchant Marine SS Theodore Dwight Weld as Utility IN
Jones	Robert	Farmer	Merchant Marine			1943-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Fireman/Wiper on John Harvey VA-A… WW II Merchant Marine as Fireman/Wiper on John Harvey VA-Alexandria
Jones	Russell	Richard	Merchant Marine			1942-07-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Massmar as 3rd Mate CA
Jones	Thomas	George	Merchant Marine			1945-05-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS William B. Allison as 3rd Enginee… WW II Merchant Marine SS William B. Allison as 3rd Engineer NJ
Jones	Thomas	Joseph	Merchant Marine			1942-06-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS M.F. Elliott as Able Bodied Seama… WW II Merchant Marine SS M.F. Elliott as Able Bodied Seaman MA
Jones	William			Secretary of the Navy		1831-09-06 00:00:00.000	Born 1760 Revolutionary War Battle of Trenton Battle of P… Born 1760 Revolutionary War Battle of Trenton Battle of Princeton Served in Pennsylvania state privateer St. James House of Representatives Secretary of the Navy during War of 1812, Jan 12 1813 to Dec 2 1814 See DD-308 (William Jones)
Jones	William		Merchant Marine			1943-03-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Chief Engineer on Puerto Rican NY… WW II Merchant Marine as Chief Engineer on Puerto Rican NY-Kings
Jones	William	Sylvester	Merchant Marine			1942-02-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Pan Massachusetts as 3rd Engineer… WW II Merchant Marine SS Pan Massachusetts as 3rd Engineer NC
Jordan	Harold	A	Merchant Marine			1942-08-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Balladier as Chief Mate Killed w… WW II Merchant Marine SS Balladier as Chief Mate Killed when his ship was sunk
Jordan	Harold	Arthur	Merchant Marine			1942-08-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Balladier as Chief Mate Killed A… WW II Merchant Marine SS Balladier as Chief Mate Killed Aug 15 1942 NJ
Jordan	Sherman	L., Jr.	Merchant Marine			1944-11-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service CT
Jordan	Walter	W	Merchant Marine			1943-05-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service WY
Jorgensen	Arne		Merchant Marine			1944-12-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Dan Beard as Wiper NY
Jorgensen	Harvey	Broman	Merchant Marine			1942-06-12 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Cities Service Toledo as Oiler N… WW II Merchant Marine SS Cities Service Toledo as Oiler NY-Kings
Jorgensen	Hynne		Merchant Marine			1942-07-30 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Cranford as 3rd Mate Denmark
Jorgensen	Jorgen	Peter	Merchant Marine			1942-08-30 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Jack Carnes as 2nd Mate TX-Harri… WW II Merchant Marine SS Jack Carnes as 2nd Mate TX-Harris
Joseph	Albert	P	Merchant Marine		1922-08-11 00:00:00.000	1999-03-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Ordinary Seaman Buried in PA
Joseph	Bishop	A	Merchant Marine		1918-01-04 00:00:00.000	2001-02-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in NY
Joseph	Edgar	E	Merchant Marine		1916-04-14 00:00:00.000	2005-06-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in NY
Joseph	Edward	George	Merchant Marine		1926-05-28 00:00:00.000	2000-05-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in CA
Joy	Howard	W	Merchant Marine		1913-11-19 00:00:00.000	2004-01-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in NY
Joyner	Harry	Clark	Merchant Marine			1942-04-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Comol Rico as Pumpman Killed Apr… WW II Merchant Marine SS Comol Rico as Pumpman Killed Apr 4 1942 VA
Judd	C	F				1945-02-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian WI
Justice	Robert		Merchant Marine			1944-12-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NC
Kaay	Leo	T	Merchant Marine			1941-12-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Cynthia Olson as Ordinary Seaman
Kabat	Cyril		Merchant Marine			1942-02-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS W.D. Anderson as Deck Maint. IL
Kachnowski	Edmond		Merchant Marine			1944-09-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine USAT ST-672 as Able Bodied May be E… WW II Merchant Marine USAT ST-672 as Able Bodied May be Edmund
Kachulis	Peter		Merchant Marine			1942-05-31 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Bushranger as Coal Passer NY-Kin… WW II Merchant Marine SS Bushranger as Coal Passer NY-Kings
Kacinski	Henry		Merchant Marine			1943-08-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS J. Pinckney Henderson as Deck Eng… WW II Merchant Marine SS J. Pinckney Henderson as Deck Engineer CT
Kaczur	Frank	Henry	Merchant Marine			1943-07-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Samuel Heintzelman as Ordinary Se… WW II Merchant Marine SS Samuel Heintzelman as Ordinary Seaman OH-Cuyahoga
Kadau	John	Andrew	Merchant Marine			1942-05-13 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Virginia as Wiper MA
Kaempfer	Robert	James	Merchant Marine			1942-07-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Alexander Macomb as Purser NY
Kaesebier	Wolfgang	William	Merchant Marine			1943-02-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Deer Lodge as Steward CA
Kagy	Donald	Lynn	Merchant Marine			1944-07-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Jean Nicolt as Purser OH-Cuyahog… WW II Merchant Marine SS Jean Nicolt as Purser OH-Cuyahoga
Kahara	George	Jersy	Merchant Marine			1943-02-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Atlanti Sun as Wiper MA
Kahookele	David					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
Kaialoha	Charles	Kookoo	Merchant Marine			1942-07-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Olopana as F/W HI
Kail	Earl	G				1942-08-29 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian OH
Kailikini	George	K	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine HI
Kaiser	Adam		Merchant Marine			1942-03-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Naeco LA
Kaiser	Henry	J		Industrialist	1882-05-09 00:00:00.000	1967-08-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Builder of more ships for the U.S. war effort than an… WW II Builder of more ships for the U.S. war effort than any other company See USNS Kenry J Kaiser (T-AO-187)
Kaiser	William	O	Merchant Marine			1941-12-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Oregon
Kalai	Edward	Kiha Kawau	Merchant Marine			1943-06-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Sebarstian Cermeno HI

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.