Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 2,351–2,400

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Loftus	Martin	William	Merchant Marine			1940-02-08 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service PA
Lombard	Carole		Movie Actress		1908-10-06 00:00:00.000	1942-01-16 00:00:00.000	Motion picture actress Killed in plane crash while on USO t… Motion picture actress Killed in plane crash while on USO tour Namesake of Liberty Ship 2557
Long	Herbert	E				1942-03-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY
Long	John	Davis		Secretary of Navy	1838-10-27 00:00:00.000	1915-08-28 00:00:00.000	34th Secretary of the Navy, Mar 5 1897 to May 1 1902 Spanis… 34th Secretary of the Navy, Mar 5 1897 to May 1 1902 Spanish-American War See DD-209
Long	William	H				1942-12-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian KY
Loo	Tai	Chung				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
Loomis	Lyman	S				1944-06-08 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian OH
Loop	Paula					1944-07-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) Killed in servic… WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) Killed in service
Loop	Paula		WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)
Lopes	Peter	Souza				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
Lopez	Francisco		Merchant Marine			1942-10-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Bosun Killed when hi… WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Bosun Killed when his ship was sunk
Lopez	Frank		Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as Able Bodied Searman. … WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as Able Bodied Searman. Survived the sinking of his ship November 2 1944. WV
Lougee	Sam	B				1945-10-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NC
Love	Nancy	L	WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Lovejoy	Alice					1944-09-13 00:00:00.000	WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) Killed in servic… WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) Killed in service
Lovejoy	Alice		WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Lovett	Robert	Abercrombie		Secretary of Defense	1895-09-14 00:00:00.000	1986-05-07 00:00:00.000	Graduated Yale University 1919 WW I - See milpers table W… Graduated Yale University 1919 WW I - See milpers table WW II Assistant Secretary of War for Air Deputy Secretary of Defense Oct 4 1950 to Sep 16 1951 Secretary of Defense, Sep 17, 1951 to Jan 20, 1953
Lowe	Charles	W	Merchant Marine		1911-07-19 00:00:00.000	1991-09-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Mrchant Marine Buried in PA
Lowe	Thaddeus			Inventor			Developer of observation balloons used by Union forces durin… Developer of observation balloons used by Union forces during Civil War
Ludicke	Paul					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
Luff	Arthur	S	Merchant Marine			1945-05-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service LA
Lunney	J	Robert	Merchant Marine				Korean War Dec 1950, SS Meredith Victory (qv) as Staff Offi… Korean War Dec 1950, SS Meredith Victory (qv) as Staff Officer
Lutz	Kenneth	D	Merchant Marine			1945-11-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service PA
Lyman	George	B				1943-10-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian MN
Lynch	Berlin	Wayne	Mechant Marine		1919-10-30 00:00:00.000	2020-09-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Mercnat Marine a Ordinary Seaman Buried in CA
Lynch	Calvin	W	Mechant Marine		1927-06-29 00:00:00.000	2006-05-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in MO
Lynch	Herbert	W	Merchant Marine				Korean War Dec 1950, SS Meredith Victory (qv) as Chief Cook
Lynch	Jewel	F				1945-02-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian
Lynch	John	W	Merchant Marine			1946-01-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service IN
Lynch	Thomas		Continental Congresses	Member of Continental Congresses			Revolutionary War Member of Colonial Legislature of South C… Revolutionary War Member of Colonial Legislature of South Carolina Member of First and Second Continental Congresses Helped provide essential support to establishing "George Washington's navy" the first organized naal force of the United States See first Lynch, a fishing schooner
Lyons	Calvin	Neil	Merchant Marine				Born 1921 WW II ? Died 2016 Buried in WA
Mabry	Francis	C				1943-04-13 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Mac Callum	William	G	Army (Civ)		1874-04-18 00:00:00.000		WW I - Contract Surgeon with Army
Mac Clellan	Hayward	Hugh	Merchant Marine			1942-09-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine MA SS John Winthrop as Utility Kil… WW II Merchant Marine MA SS John Winthrop as Utility Killed Sep 24 1942
Mac Donald	Mark	Dodson	Merchant Marine			1942-11-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Oiler on La Salle DE
Mac Dougall	Roy	S	Merchant Marine			1942-09-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Losmar as Chief Mate PA
Mac Gilvary	Helen		WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)
Mac Kay	Albert		Merchant Marine			1942-03-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Mariana as Chief Steward NY-New … WW II Merchant Marine SS Mariana as Chief Steward NY-New York
Mac Kay	William	Collins	Merchant Marine			1944-04-30 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as 3rd Enginner on William S. Thayer … WW II Merchant Marine as 3rd Enginner on William S. Thayer OH
Mac Kinnon	Alexander	Miller	Merchant Marine			1942-03-12 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Ordinary Seaman NJ
Mac Kinnon	Arthur	Ewen	Merchant Marine			1943-03-12 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Deck Engineer on Colabee MA
Mac Mullin	James	Burnside	Merchant Marine			1943-03-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Puerto Rican as Messman PA-Phila… WW II Merchant Marine SS Puerto Rican as Messman PA-Philadelphia
Mac Namara	Len						Vietnam War Missing April 21 1978. Held in Phnom Phenh jai… Vietnam War Missing April 21 1978. Held in Phnom Phenh jail until November 1978
Mac Neill	Forrest	Stanley	Merchant Marine			1942-03-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Lemuel Burrows as Oiler MA
Mac Phee	Daniel	Cosmos	Merchant Marine			1942-07-13 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodeied Seaman on R.W. Gallag… WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodeied Seaman on R.W. Gallagher NY-Kings
Macaughey	Edward		Merchant Marine			1944-12-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS William Sharon as Master Killed … WW II Merchant Marine SS William Sharon as Master Killed Dec 28 1944 CA
Mace	Samuel	Newbold	Merchant Marine			1942-11-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Master on Scapa Flow NJ
Macey	Matthew	R	Merchant Marine			1942-05-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Storekeeper on Jack NJ
Macher	John	Lee	Merchant Marine			1942-01-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS City of Atlanta as 1st Engineer … WW II Merchant Marine SS City of Atlanta as 1st Engineer GA
Mack	George	H	Merchant Marine			1944-07-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service PA

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.