Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 151–200

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Baasch	Carl	A				1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian WI
Backstrom	Hartwig		Merchant Marine			1944-10-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Bacon	Augustus	Octavius	Merchant Marine			1943-01-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Oiler Died J… WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Oiler Died Jan 1 1943 GA
Bacon	Augustus	Octavius	Merchant Marine			1943-01-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Able Bodied S… WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Able Bodied Seaman Killed when his ship was sunk
Bacon	Harold	Sydney	Merchant Marine			1944-02-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service CA
Bacon	Roger	H	Merchant Marine			1943-02-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service OK
Badger	George	Edmund		Secretary of the Navy	1795-04-13 00:00:00.000	1866-05-11 00:00:00.000	Secretary of the Navy 1841 U.S. Senate 1847-1854 See DD-19… Secretary of the Navy 1841 U.S. Senate 1847-1854 See DD-196 (George E. Badger)
Badua	Candido	C					Vietnam War Prisoner of War January 31 1968. Released Marc… Vietnam War Prisoner of War January 31 1968. Released March 1973
Bagninski	Alphonse	W				1945-08-31 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service MA
Bailey	Beverly	F	Merchant Marine		1927-06-27 00:00:00.000	2010-06-12 00:00:00.000	WW II Korean War Also served in Army, qv Buried in IL
Bailey	Blaine	Douglas	Merchant Marine		1925-11-24 00:00:00.000	2013-03-30 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in MI
Bailey	Brandt	Eric	Merchant Marine		1918-03-26 00:00:00.000	1997-09-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in CA
Bailey	David	M				1944-11-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY
Bailey	Michael						Vietnam War Prisoner of War April 29 1975
Bailey	Robert	D	Merchant Marine			1944-07-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Quinault Victory as Messman Kill… WW II Merchant Marine SS Quinault Victory as Messman Killed Jul 17 1944 OR
Bailon	Ruben						Vietnam War Prisoner of War ecember 25 1965
Baker	Amos		Merchant Marine			1942-09-12 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine, SS Mary Luckenbach as Chief Mate IL… WW II Merchant Marine, SS Mary Luckenbach as Chief Mate IL-Cook
Baker	Edward	Alden	Merchant Marine			1944-04-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine, SS Paul Hamilton as Chief Engineer … WW II Merchant Marine, SS Paul Hamilton as Chief Engineer MA
Baker	George		Merchant Marine			1941-12-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine, SS Oregon as Messman
Baker	Herman	V	Merchant Marine			1942-04-08 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine, SS Oklahoma as Able Bodied Seaman T… WW II Merchant Marine, SS Oklahoma as Able Bodied Seaman TX
Baker	Horace	C	Merchant Marine			1945-04-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine, SS Oiler
Baker	Jacky	D					Vietnam War Prisoner of War April 29 1975. Left Saigon Aug… Vietnam War Prisoner of War April 29 1975. Left Saigon August 1976
Baker	James	Joshua	Merchant Marine			1942-06-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine, SS City of Alma as Master MD
Baker	Joe	Duval	Merchant Marine			1942-05-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine, SS Carrabulle as 3rd Mate FL
Baker	Newton	D		Secretary of War			Secretary of War 3/9/1916-3/4/1921 WW I See WW II Liberty … Secretary of War 3/9/1916-3/4/1921 WW I See WW II Liberty ship Newton D. Baker
Baker	Richard	Orion	Merchant Marine			1946-04-12 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service CA
Baker	Richard	Orion	Merchant Marine			1946-04-12 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine CA Buried at Ardennes National Ceme… WW II Merchant Marine CA Buried at Ardennes National Cemetary
Baker	Robert	Leonard	Merchant Marine			1944-08-30 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine, SS Jacksonville as Able Bodied Seama… WW II Merchant Marine, SS Jacksonville as Able Bodied Seaman PA
Baker	Thomas	Theophilus	Merchant Marine			1942-10-08 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine, SS John Carter Rose as Cook NY-New … WW II Merchant Marine, SS John Carter Rose as Cook NY-New York
Baker	Valentine	Vincent	Merchant Marine			1942-03-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine, SS Muskogee as Ordinary Seaman PA
Balagot	Arturo	M					Vietnam War Prisoner of War February 1 1968. Released Marc… Vietnam War Prisoner of War February 1 1968. Released March 5 1973 Deceased
Baldwin	Arthur	W	Merchant Marine		1926-02-11 00:00:00.000	2006-08-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchane Marine Buried in MA
Baldwin	Carl	L	Merchant Marine		1919-12-29 00:00:00.000	2001-02-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in NY
Baldwin	Frank					1942-07-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Balkcom	Victor	F. Jr.	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
Ball	Ernest	R	Merchant Marine		1927-06-27 00:00:00.000	1997-04-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in OR
Ball	Frederick	Thoma	Merchant Marine			1945-06-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine WA
Ball	Guy	M	Merchant Marine		1900-05-21 00:00:00.000	1973-02-08 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as 1c Buried in TX
Ball	John	Baptist	Merchant Marine			1945-01-29 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service WA
Ball	Sherwin	J				1945-01-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian TX
Ball	William	L., III		Secretary of the Navy			Secretary of the Navy Mar 24, 1988 to May 15, 1989
Ballard	Alvin		Merchant Marine		1910-01-10 00:00:00.000	1993-08-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in MS
Ballard	Chancy	Es	Merchant Marine		1915-04-05 00:00:00.000	1997-03-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in MT
Ballweg	Harold	O	Merchant Marine		1922-09-29 00:00:00.000	2005-05-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as 3rd Asst Engineer Buried in NJ
Balser	Geo.	P	Merchant Marine			1945-05-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Crew of SS Blackpoint. Killed in ac… WW II Merchant Marine Crew of SS Blackpoint. Killed in action when she was sunk May 5 1945 NY
Banaag	Nicasio		Merchant Marine			1942-12-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Mrchant Marine SS James McKay as Cook Killed Dec 9 … WW II Mrchant Marine SS James McKay as Cook Killed Dec 9 1942 PA-Philadelphia
Bancroft	George			Secretary of the Navy	1800-10-03 00:00:00.000		Eminent historian and politician Secretary of the Navy 1645… Eminent historian and politician Secretary of the Navy 1645-46 Founded Naval Academy Minister to Great Britain, Prussia and North German Federation Died 1891 See PG Bancroft, DD-256 (Bancroft), and DD-598 (Bancroft). Bancroft Hall at Naval Academy named for him
Banham	Maurice	J					Vietnam War Prisoner of War April 29 1975. Left Saigon Aug… Vietnam War Prisoner of War April 29 1975. Left Saigon August 1976
Banks	Robert	J	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as Purser. Survived its… WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as Purser. Survived its sinking MN
Barackov	Samuel		Merchant Marine			1944-03-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service MI

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.