Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 2,101–2,150

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Knox	Frank			Secretary of the Navy	1874-01-01 00:00:00.000	1944-04-28 00:00:00.000	Spanish-American War Member of "Rough Riders' WW I - Majo… Spanish-American War Member of "Rough Riders' WW I - Major Later commissioned COL Vice-presidential candidate (Republican) in 1936 WW II. Became Secretary of the Navy 7/11/1940 and served until his death Apr 28 1944 See DD-742/DDR-742 (Frank Knox)
Knox	Fred		Merchant Marine			1942-04-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Connecticut as Wiper Killed Apri… WW II Merchant Marine SS Connecticut as Wiper Killed April 23 1942 TX
Knox	Henry			Secretary of War			Born 1750 Revolutionary War First Secretary of War, 9/12/1… Born 1750 Revolutionary War First Secretary of War, 9/12/1789-12/31/1794 Died 1806 See also in Milpers file
Knox	Isaac	Charles	Merchant Marine			1946-01-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service AL
Knudsen	Martin		Merchant Marine			1942-07-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Arcata as Able Bodied Seaman Kil… WW II Merchant Marine SS Arcata as Able Bodied Seaman Killed Jul 14 1942 CA-San Francisco
Knudsen	Morris	H					A founder of Morrison-Knudsen Company
Knutsen	Knute		Merchant Marine			1943-02-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Bosun on Dorchester NY-Kings
Knutsen	Thomas					1944-01-08 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY
Knutsen	Thomas		Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine as 3rd Mate on William F. Humphrey N… WW II Merchant Marine as 3rd Mate on William F. Humphrey NY-Kings
Kobe	Karl	Gustav Max	Merchant Marine			1942-03-12 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Wiper on Colabee NY
Koch	Thomas	Anton	Merchant Marine			1944-12-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Cook on John Burke WA
Koeger	Woodrow					1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian OR
Koeninger	Joseph	B	Merchant Marine			1944-07-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodied Seaman on Quinault Vic… WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodied Seaman on Quinault Victory TX
Kokinis	Antonio		Merchant Marine			1942-06-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Cook on Illinois PA-Philadelphia
Kokoska	Andrew		Merchant Marine			1943-03-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine MS Atlantic Sun as Oiler. Lost when… WW II Merchant Marine MS Atlantic Sun as Oiler. Lost when the ship was sunk February 17 1943
Kokoska	Andrew		Merchant Marine			1943-02-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Oiler on Atlantic Sun PA
Kolonovich	Joseph		Merchant Marine			1942-05-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS William C. McTarnahan as 1st Engi… WW II Merchant Marine SS William C. McTarnahan as 1st Engineer Killed May 16 1942 MA
Komer	Robert						Vietnam War Managed Vietnam pacification programs in 1967-8… Vietnam War Managed Vietnam pacification programs in 1967-8. Later, Defense Department official
Kondageamo	George		Merchant Marine			1942-06-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Cook on Tillie Lykes TX
Kondo	Edward	Koichi				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
Konevsky	Emil					1946-02-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY Also see Jea… WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY Also see Jean
Konevsky	Jean	B				1946-02-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian IN Also see Emi… WW II Died while in service as a civilian IN Also see Emil
Kool	John		Merchant Marine			1942-01-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Baker on Francis Salman AL
Korb	Robert	L	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 VA
Korth	Fred	H		Secretary of the Navy			Secretary of the Navy Jan 4, 1962 to Nov 1, 1963
Kowles	John	R				1945-04-11 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY
Kraseman	Carl	F	Merchant Marine			1942-02-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Azalea City as 2nd Engineer Kill… WW II Merchant Marine SS Azalea City as 2nd Engineer Killed when his ship was sunk
Krinog	George					1946-02-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY
Krueger	Reinhard	W				1941-12-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NE
Krull	Edmund					1918-03-30 00:00:00.000	WW I - Died while in service as a civilian TX
Krusko	Joseph	W	Merchant Marine			1942-10-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Engineer Cadet Kille… WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Engineer Cadet Killed when his ship was sunk
Kuck	John	Howland		Inventor		2006-05-28 00:00:00.000	Born about 1916 Graduated City College of New York 1937 Ma… Born about 1916 Graduated City College of New York 1937 Master's Degree, Illinois Institute of Technilogy, 1940 WW II Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Participated in development of radio proximity fuze
Kuhlmeier	Daniel	J	AF			2006-02-20 00:00:00.000	Iraq War as Civilian NE-Douglase
Kulick	Harold	W				1945-08-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY
Kulina	Frank					2022-09-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Helped build B-26 bombers OH
Kulman	Walder	Luther	Merchant Marine			1943-12-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Kulpa	Stanley	W				1945-08-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CT
Kurnier	Marjorie		WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Kwiatkowski	Anthony		Merchant Marine			1944-03-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service OH
Kyes	Roger	M		Deputy Secretary of Defense			Deputy Secretary of Defense Feb 4 1953 to May 1 1954
L'Abbe	Arthur		Merchant Marine			1941-11-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Crusader as Fireman Canada
La Casa	Emilio	Manuel	Merchant Marine			1942-05-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Ogontz as F/W CA-San Francisco
La Cassee	Frank	Joseph	Merchant Marine			1942-04-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Savid H. Atwater as O.S. NH
La Chapelle	Willard	Ernest	Merchant Marine			1943-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS John
La Cross	Robert	J	Merchant Marine			1946-03-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
La Cross	Robert	J	Merchant Marine			1946-03-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine NY
La France	Joseph		Merchant Marine			1943-06-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Esso Gettysburg as Oiler MA
La Mont	Albert	Dearl	Merchant Marine			1942-09-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Losmar as Messman Messman NY-Nw … WW II Merchant Marine SS Losmar as Messman Messman NY-Nw York
La Mont	Donald	Loren	Merchant Marine			1945-05-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Brown Victory as Able Bodied Seam… WW II Merchant Marine SS Brown Victory as Able Bodied Seaman WA
La Porta	John		Merchant Marine			1943-03-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Malantic as Oiler MA

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.