Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 2,151–2,200

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
La Roi	Millard	Martin	Merchant Marine			1942-08-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Louisiana as Oiler IL-Cook
La Rosee	Edward	Frederick	Merchant Marine			1943-02-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Atlanti Sun as Fireman/Wiper MA
La Rue	Joseph	Louis	Merchant Marine			1942-12-08 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Jame Mc Kay as Steward VA
La Rue	Leonard	P	Merchant Marine				Korean War Nov-Dec 1950, Master of SS Meredith Victory, qv … Korean War Nov-Dec 1950, Master of SS Meredith Victory, qv Retired from Merchant Marine in 195 and became a Benedictine monk Died in 2001 at age 87
La Turner	Leonard	T				1942-09-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service while in service as a civilian … WW II Died while in service while in service as a civilian MO
La Verne	Daniel					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
Laajala	Charlie	Waldemar	Merchant Marine			1942-03-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Collamer as Fireman/Wiper MN
Labash	Stephen	Samuel	Merchant Marine			1942-05-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Challenger as Wiper NY May be L… WW II Merchant Marine SS Challenger as Wiper NY May be Labach
Labaudt	Lucien	A				1943-12-12 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Labiana	Louis		Merchant Marine			1942-06-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Millinocket as A.B NJ
Labit	Joseph	R	Merchant Marine			1945-04-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine LA Buried in HI
Labit	Joseph	R	Merchant Marine			1945-04-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine LA Buried in HI
Laboy	David		Merchant Marine			1942-06-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS City of Alma as Messman NY-New Y… WW II Merchant Marine SS City of Alma as Messman NY-New York
Laceras	Benito		Merchant Marine			1942-10-13 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Susana as A.B. CA
Lacey	Leonard	C	Merchant Marine			1943-12-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine OR
Lacey	Thomas	John	Merchant Marine			1944-12-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS John Burke as Messman WA
Ladden	Isaac			Engineer, Consolidated Aircraft			1938, as chief engineer for Consolidated Aircraft, a key des… 1938, as chief engineer for Consolidated Aircraft, a key designer of the B-24 Liberator
Lafferty	Edward	Burd	Merchant Marine			1943-03-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Harry Luckenbach as O.S. PA
Lafo	Joseph	Francis	Merchant Marine			1942-06-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS L. J. Drake as Chief Engineer CT
Lagan	Andrew	T	Merchant Marine			1943-01-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Brilliant as Master
Lagendijk	Cornelis		Merchant Marine			1942-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Firethorn as Oiler Holland May … WW II Merchant Marine SS Firethorn as Oiler Holland May be Lagendyk
Lagerfeldt	Thorleif	Ragnar	Merchant Marine			1942-03-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Ceiba as 2nd Engineer Norway
Lagergren	Karl	Gustave	Merchant Marine			1942-10-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Stephen Hopkins as Able Bodied Se… WW II Merchant Marine SS Stephen Hopkins as Able Bodied Seaman CA May be Legergren, qv
Lago	Padro	Diaz	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine Cuba
Lagon	Benjamin	Figuracion	Merchant Marine			1942-10-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Robert H. Colley as Messman PA
Lagorda	Pedro		Merchant Marine			1944-07-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Philippines
Lagoyianis	Peter	Panagis	Merchant Marine			1942-01-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Norvana as A.B. Greece
Lagreze	Louis		Merchant Marine			1943-09-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Theodre Dwight Weld as Chief Mate… WW II Merchant Marine SS Theodre Dwight Weld as Chief Mate NY-New York
Laird	Daryl	Vosburg	Merchant Marine			1941-12-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Prusa as Oiler MS
Laird	Melvin	R		Secretary of Defense			Congressman from Wisconsin, 1953-1969. Secretary of Defense… Congressman from Wisconsin, 1953-1969. Secretary of Defense, Jan 22, 1969 to Jan 29, 1973
Laird	Robert		Merchant Marine			1941-11-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Crusader as Utility Canada
Lake	Anthony		White House	National Security Advisor
Lake	Simon			Submarine pioneer	1866-09-14 00:00:00.000	1945-06-23 00:00:00.000	Submarine pioneer Built "Argonaut" in 1897 Built "Protecto… Submarine pioneer Built "Argonaut" in 1897 Built "Protector" in 1902, which incorporated advanced features Invented submarine apparatus for locating and recovering sunken vessels and their cargoes, and a heavy-oil internal cumbustion engine for marine use See AS-33 (Simon Lake)
Lalande	James	Francis	Merchant Marine			1944-04-30 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS William S. Thayer as Ordinary Sea… WW II Merchant Marine SS William S. Thayer as Ordinary Seaman NY
Lally	Albert	James	Merchant Marine			1942-09-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Esso Williamsburg as A.B. TX
Lalonde	Germain		Merchant Marine			1942-02-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Ramapo as A.B. Canada
Lamac	Robert	Louis	Merchant Marine			1932-01-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Charles Pinckney as Deck Cadet N… WW II Merchant Marine SS Charles Pinckney as Deck Cadet NY-Bronx
Lamb	Amherst	Howard	Merchant Marine			1942-07-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Carmona as 3rd Engineer NY
Lamb	Dale	Eugene	Merchant Marine		1928-06-14 00:00:00.000	1990-09-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in AZ
Lamb	David	James	Merchant Marine		1922-05-04 00:00:00.000	2009-04-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in FL
Lamb	Frederick	Edward	Merchant Marine			1942-02-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS W.D. Anderson as A.B. NC
Lamb	Harold	Philip	Merchant Marine		1907-12-09 00:00:00.000	1999-01-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in FL
Lamb	Henry	A	Merchant Marine			1943-08-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS J/Pinckney Henderson as 3rd Engin… WW II Merchant Marine SS J/Pinckney Henderson as 3rd Engineer OK
Lambert	Bob	Curtis	Merchant Marine			1942-07-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Norlandia as Wiper OK
Lambert	Donald	Lester	Merchant Marine			1942-06-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Arkansan as Wiper OH
Lambert	Henry	Pearly	Merchant Marine			1945-04-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Logan Victory as Cook CA-Los Ang… WW II Merchant Marine SS Logan Victory as Cook CA-Los Angeles
Lambert	Herman	Burton, Jr.	Merchant Marine			1942-08-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Louisiana as Messman TX-Dallas
Lambert	Hubert	Wayne	Merchant Marine			1942-03-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Steel Age as Ordinary Seaman OH
Lambert	John	Robert	Merchant Marine			1943-03-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Jame Oglethorpe as Deck Cadet TX
Lambert	Troy		Merchant Marine			1942-05-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS William C. Mc Tarnahan TX

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.