Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 2,201–2,250

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Lameiro	Enrique		Merchant Marine			1942-12-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Coamo as Pantryman NY-Bronx
Lamend	Nikolai		Merchant Marine			1942-04-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Chenango as Able Bodied Seaman N… WW II Merchant Marine SS Chenango as Able Bodied Seaman NY and Estonia
Lammon	Holcomb	Jr.	Merchant Marine			1945-02-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Henry Bacon as Bosun AL
Lamont	Albert	D	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine DC
Lamont	Daniel	S		Secretary of War			Secretary of War Mar 5 1893-Mar 5 1897
Lamont	Donald	L	Merchant Marine			1945-05-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service WA
Lamonte	Ignatio		Merchant Marine			1942-05-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Ogontz as Wiper LA
Lampris	Joseph	Alexander	Merchant Marine			1942-06-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Tillie Lykes as Able Bodied Seama… WW II Merchant Marine SS Tillie Lykes as Able Bodied Seaman PR
Lamsa	Jaakko		Merchant Marine			1945-12-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Finland
Lanclous	Weston		Merchant Marine			1943-10-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Gulfland as 2nd Cook
Landefeld	Homer	Roy	Merchant Marine			1944-08-30 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Jacksonville as Wiper PA
Landin	Lazaro		Merchant Marine			1943-03-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Richard Bland as Deck Engineer B… WW II Merchant Marine SS Richard Bland as Deck Engineer Brazil
Landis	Platt	Walker	Merchant Marine			1943-07-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Samuel Heintzelman as 3rd Mate N… WW II Merchant Marine SS Samuel Heintzelman as 3rd Mate NC
Landiss	Howard	Clarke	Merchant Marine			1943-02-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Esso Baton Rouge II as F/W IL
Landress	Alexander		Merchant Marine			1941-12-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Oregon (States SS) as Wiper
Landron	Joseph	Jr.	Merchant Marine			1943-06-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Esso Gettysburg as Engine Cadet … WW II Merchant Marine SS Esso Gettysburg as Engine Cadet NY-Kings
Landry	Clyde	Joseph	Merchant Marine			1942-07-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Benjamin Brewster as Messman LA
Landstorm	Sven		Merchant Marine			1942-01-13 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Friar Rock as Able Bodied Sweden
Landwermeyer	James	Augustus	Merchant Marine			1944-01-29 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Samuel Huntington as Able Bodied … WW II Merchant Marine SS Samuel Huntington as Able Bodied MI-Wayne
Lane	Bernard		Merchant Marine			1943-03-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Harry Luckenbach as Able Bodied … WW II Merchant Marine SS Harry Luckenbach as Able Bodied NY
Lane	Cecil		Merchant Marine			1942-05-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Nicarao asMessman AL
Lane	Clarence	E., Jr.	Merchant Marine		1926-12-11 00:00:00.000	2002-07-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in NJ
Lane	Edward	Eugene	Merchant Marine			1942-06-11 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS American as Able Bodied PA-Phila… WW II Merchant Marine SS American as Able Bodied PA-Philadelphia
Lane	G	W	Merchant Marine			1943-09-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Theodore Dwight Weld as Able Bodi… WW II Merchant Marine SS Theodore Dwight Weld as Able Bodied TX
Lane	George	Anthony	Merchant Marine			1942-06-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Cherokee as Waiter NY-Kings
Lane	Harry	Rudolph	Merchant Marine			1942-09-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Pennmar as Able Bodied MD-Baltim… WW II Merchant Marine SS Pennmar as Able Bodied MD-Baltimore
Lane	Henry		Merchant Marine			1942-01-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS City of Atlanta as Coal Passer G… WW II Merchant Marine SS City of Atlanta as Coal Passer GA
Lane	James	N	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
Lane	John	H	Merchant Marine			1945-04-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Saint Mihiel as Messman
Lane	Peter	Harris, Jr.	Merchant Marine			1942-09-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS John Winthrop as Jr. Engineer O… WW II Merchant Marine SS John Winthrop as Jr. Engineer OK
Lane	Robert	Barnes	Merchant Marine			1943-12-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service TX
Langley	John	P	Merchant Marine			1943-11-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Langley	Samuel	Pierpont				1906-02-27 00:00:00.000	Distinguished astronomer, Physicist, and pioneer in developm… Distinguished astronomer, Physicist, and pioneer in development of heavier-than-air craft See CV-1 (Langley), CVL-27 (Langley) and Langley Field/AFB
Lanier	Joshua	Taylor	Merchant Marine			1943-02-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Jonathan Sturges as 1st Engineer … WW II Merchant Marine SS Jonathan Sturges as 1st Engineer NJ
Lans	Robert	Arvid	Merchant Marine			1943-02-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Jeremiah Van Rensselaer as Oiler … WW II Merchant Marine SS Jeremiah Van Rensselaer as Oiler NJ
Lapolla	Gus	J	Merchant Marine			1944-01-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NJ
Lardner	David					1944-10-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY
Larkin	John	A.C.	Merchant Marine			1945-05-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service WI
Larned	Edwin	C				1918-10-11 00:00:00.000	WW I - Died while in service as a civilian IL
Larsen	Adolph	Lauritz	Merchant Marine			1942-03-11 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Caribsea as Able Bodied Seaman VA… WW II Merchant Marine SS Caribsea as Able Bodied Seaman VA-Richmond
Larsen	Alfred	C	Merchant Marine			1942-01-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS West Ivis as Master NY-New York
Larsen	Clifford	L				1945-04-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian FL
Larsen	Einar	Hjortso	Merchant Marine			1942-05-13 00:00:00.000	WW II SS Virginia as Chief Mate Killed May 13 1942 CT
Larsen	James	C				1945-11-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian PA
Larson	Alan	M	Merchant Marine		1922-02-14 00:00:00.000	2002-02-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Mrchant Marine Buried in NJ
Larson	Alton	L	Merchant Marine		1927-03-14 00:00:00.000	2000-03-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as FWT Buried in ND
Larson	Carroll	Segeltorp	Merchant Marine			1944-11-12 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Jeremiah M. Daly as Deck Engineer… WW II Merchant Marine SS Jeremiah M. Daly as Deck Engineer Killed Nov 12 1944 CA-San Francisco
Larson	Clifford		Merchant Marine		1917-12-27 00:00:00.000	2010-01-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in CA
Larson	Donald	Edward	Merchant Marine		1924-06-25 00:00:00.000	1991-07-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in AZ
Larson	Julius	L				1943-02-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA

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.