Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 2,001–2,050

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Kellegrew	Thomas		Merchant Marine			1943-04-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS John Drayton as Engine Cadet NY-… WW II Merchant Marine SS John Drayton as Engine Cadet NY-Kings
Kelleher	Edward	A				1945-07-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY
Kelleher	Richard	Oliver	Merchant Marine			1942-09-12 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Patrick J. Hurley as F/W NJ
Keller	Alvin	Robert	Mechant Marine		1919-07-09 00:00:00.000	2000-01-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Chief Mate Buried in MA
Keller	Carlus	Clinton, Jr.	Merchant Marine		1927-04-24 00:00:00.000	2000-02-08 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in CA
Keller	Dallas	Carl	Merchant Marine		1927-09-02 00:00:00.000	2007-06-11 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in AR
Keller	Donald	Dean	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine as Wiper
Keller	Donald	Dean	Merchant Marine		1927-06-10 00:00:00.000	2013-08-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in OH
Keller	Edward	Robert	Merchant Marine			1942-10-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Coloradan as F/W CA
Keller	Frank	L	Merchant Marine		1921-11-06 00:00:00.000	2003-02-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Mrchant Marine as 3rd Assistant Wiper Buried in MD
Keller	Frederick	M	Merchant Marine		1921-06-27 00:00:00.000	2004-04-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in MA
Keller	Henry	J	Merchant Marine		1923-08-03 00:00:00.000	1991-09-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Also served in CG Buried in DE
Keller	William	F				1944-03-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Died in service PA
Kellett	W.	Wallace					First president of Republic Aviation Corp., starting in 1939
Kelley	Arley	Glen	Merchant Marine		1926-11-29 00:00:00.000	1997-06-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in CA
Kelley	Ralph		Merchant Marine			1943-01-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Charles C. Pinckney as Able Bodie… WW II Merchant Marine SS Charles C. Pinckney as Able Bodied Seaman MA
Kellogg	Glen	W	Merchant Marine		1921-07-16 00:00:00.000	1991-07-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in MO
Kellums	Kenneth	Karol	Merchant Marine			1944-04-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Paul Hamilton as Utility MO
Kelly	Coleman	Andrew	Merchant Marine			1942-06-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Messman MA
Kelly	Dana	Sellers	Merchant Marine			1943-03-13 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Cities Servie Missouri as Engine … WW II Merchant Marine SS Cities Servie Missouri as Engine Maintence OH0Cuyahoga
Kelly	Edward		Merchant Marine			1943-02-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Jonathan Sturges as Ordinary Seam… WW II Merchant Marine SS Jonathan Sturges as Ordinary Seaman MA
Kelly	Edward		Merchant Marine			1943-04-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Edward B. Dudley as Messman NY-N… WW II Merchant Marine SS Edward B. Dudley as Messman NY-New York
Kelly	Francis	L	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine Crew of SS Blackpoint. Survived whe… WW II Merchant Marine Crew of SS Blackpoint. Survived when she was sunk May 5 1945 MA
Kelly	Fred	W				1945-03-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian WA
Kelly	Herbert	William	Merchant Marine			1942-06-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Santore as Messman Killed June 1… WW II Merchant Marine SS Santore as Messman Killed June 17 1942 MD-Baltimore
Kelly	John	Henry	Merchant Marine			1942-01-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Norvana as 2nd Engineer GA
Kelly	john	Thomas	Merchant Marine			1943-01-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine NY
Kelly	john	Thomas	Merchant Marine			1942-01-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Allan Jackson as Messman NY-Bron… WW II Merchant Marine SS Allan Jackson as Messman NY-Bronx
Kelly	Joseph	W	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine Crew of SS Blackpoint. Survived whe… WW II Merchant Marine Crew of SS Blackpoint. Survived when she was sunk May 5 1945 ME
Kelly	Larry		Merchant Marine			1944-06-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service MI
Kelly	Larry		Merchant Marine			1944-06-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine MI
Kelly	Martin	T				1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian OR
Kelly	Michael		Washington Post	Journalist		2003-04-03 00:00:00.000	Iraq War Killed in vehicle accident while covering the war … Iraq War Killed in vehicle accident while covering the war in Iraq for The Washington Post
Kelly	Raymond		Merchant Marine			1942-09-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS West Chetac as Able Bodied Seaman… WW II Merchant Marine SS West Chetac as Able Bodied Seaman NY
Kelly	Samuel	D				1943-10-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian WA
Kelly	Thomas	E				1918-08-28 00:00:00.000	WW I - Died while in service as a civilian MA
Kelsey	James	A	Merchant Marine				Korean War Dec 1950, SS Meredith Victory (qv) as Junior Thi… Korean War Dec 1950, SS Meredith Victory (qv) as Junior Third Assistan Engineer
Kelso	Helen					1944-11-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Kelso	Orval					1943-04-08 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian ID
Kemppainen	John	Toivo	Merchant Marine			1942-06-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Velma Lykes as Steward Killed Ju… WW II Merchant Marine SS Velma Lykes as Steward Killed Jun 4 1942 TX
Kennedy	Arthur	C	Merchant Marine		1917-07-10 00:00:00.000	1998-06-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Buried in OH
Kennedy	Charles	Riley	Merchant Marine		1918-01-01 00:00:00.000	1999-03-11 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in CA
Kennedy	Charles	S	Merchant Marine		1927-11-03 00:00:00.000	2000-02-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in CO
Kennedy	Ernest	T	Merchant Marine		1924-02-14 00:00:00.000	2006-03-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as FM Buried in MI
Kennedy	John	Fitzgerald		President of the United States	1917-05-29 00:00:00.000	1963-11-22 00:00:00.000	(Also see entry in MILPERS table) Naval officer in World Wa… (Also see entry in MILPERS table) Naval officer in World War II U.S. House of Representatives 1947-1953 U.S. Senate 1953-1961 President of the United States 1961 until his death Nov 22 1963 See CVA-67 (John F. Kennedy)
Kennedy	John	Pendleton		Secretary of the Navy	1795-10-25 00:00:00.000	1870-08-18 00:00:00.000	Graduated Baltimore College 1812 War of 1812 Battle of Bla… Graduated Baltimore College 1812 War of 1812 Battle of Bladensburg Battle of North Point Maryland House of Delegates, 1820 1838, then 1841--1845, U.S. Congress Secretary of the Navy 1852-53 See Sailing Ship John P. Kennedy and DD-306 (Kennedy)
Kennedy	Thomas	F				1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Kent	Lloyd	R				1944-02-29 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Kerber	Robert	Hoesting	Merchant Marine			1944-11-11 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service MO
Kern	Otto	Jr.	Merchant Marine			1942-11-18 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.