Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 201–250

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Baraja	Metodia	F				1945-11-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY
Barbour	James			Secretary of War			Secretary of War 3/7/1825-5/23/1828
Barcia	Juan		Merchant Marine			1941-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Astral as Storekeeper Killed whe… WW II Merchant Marine SS Astral as Storekeeper Killed when his ship was sunk
Barclay	Reginald	Vernon	Merchant Marine			1943-02-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Jeremiah Van Rensselaer as Stewar… WW II Merchant Marine SS Jeremiah Van Rensselaer as Steward Killed Feb 2 1943 NY
Baril	Joseph	G	Merchant Marine			1943-01-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service CT
Barker	Charles	R	Merchant Marine		1924-05-24 00:00:00.000	2009-03-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in IA
Barker	Donald	Edward	Merchant Marine		1921-02-27 00:00:00.000	2001-02-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in OR
Barker	Mandeville	J., Jr.	Y.M.C.A.				WW I - Distinguished Service Cross as a civilian
Barksdale	Beverly		Am. Red Cross				WW II Aboard Hospital ship Hope in Philippines in Feb 1945
Barlow	William	O	Merchant Marine			1944-04-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service OH
Barnes	James		Merchant Marine			1945-12-29 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service MI
Barnes	Ralph					1940-11-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as civilian OR
Barnes	Stanley					1918-12-18 00:00:00.000	WW I - Died while in service as a civilian WV
Barnett	James	Jack	Merchant Marine			1945-10-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service GA
Barr	Eugene	Wendel	Merchant Marine			1944-11-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service FL
Barr	Jennie	M				1945-04-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian MO
Barrett	Bernard	O'Hara	Merchant Marine				Born 1926 WW II Merchant Marine Died 2010 Buried in CA
Barrett	Bertrand	J	Merchant Marine		1920-12-15 00:00:00.000	2002-01-19 00:00:00.000	WW II ? Merchant Marine Buried in CA
Barrett	Bracell	Clyde	Merchant Marine		1919-01-21 00:00:00.000	2003-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in TX
Barrett	David	Andrew	Merchant Marine		1925-12-14 00:00:00.000	2008-07-30 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in UT
Barrett	Donald	J	Merchant Marine		1923-01-06 00:00:00.000	2003-08-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Also served in Mrine Corps Buried i… WW II Merchant Marine Also served in Mrine Corps Buried in MO
Barrett	Ellsworth	L	Merchant Marine		1921-03-24 00:00:00.000	2003-12-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Machinist Mate Buried in PA
Barrett	May	Jane			1925-03-28 00:00:00.000	2009-11-09 00:00:00.000	Born Marie-Jeanne Soehnlen, in France WW II Worked for U.S… Born Marie-Jeanne Soehnlen, in France WW II Worked for U.S. Army as interpreter. Married an American and became American citizen OH-Franklin
Barrett	Regis	J				1943-07-12 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian PA
Bartlett	Charles	W	Merchant Marine		1924-05-29 00:00:00.000	2011-09-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in ND
Bartlett	Dewey		Merchant Marine		1921-10-04 00:00:00.000	2010-09-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as F3 Buried in DE
Bartlett	Everett	J	Merchant Marine		1916-07-07 00:00:00.000	1999-07-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Mrechant Marine Buried in MA
Bartlett	Murray		Y.M.C.A.				WW I - Distinguished Service Cross as civilian
Barton	Clara		Red Cross		1821-12-25 00:00:00.000	1912-04-12 00:00:00.000	Civil War a hospital nurse during the war. Founder of the … Civil War a hospital nurse during the war. Founder of the American Red Cross A patent clerk and teacher, who taught nursing before established nursing schools were available
Basil	Albert	E	U.S. Rangers		1906-12-19 00:00:00.000	1992-02-05 00:00:00.000	Inducted into U.S. Ranger Hall of Fame 1996 as Chaplain of U… Inducted into U.S. Ranger Hall of Fame 1996 as Chaplain of U.S. Army Rangers in WW II An Englishman
Basso	William	N	Merchant Marine			1946-06-08 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Bates	William	Henry		Member of Congress	1917-04-26 00:00:00.000	1969-06-22 00:00:00.000	Commissioned ENS Jan 30 1941 WW II Feb 1945, Invasion of I… Commissioned ENS Jan 30 1941 WW II Feb 1945, Invasion of Iwo Jima Attained rank of LCDR Member of Congress from 1950 to his death Jun 22 1969 Member of Joint Committee on Atomic Energy and House Armed Services Committee See SSN-680 (William H. Bates)
Batista	Francisco		Merchant Marine			1943-08-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Battaste	Jerald	T					Vietnam War Glomar Java Sea. Remains recovered
Batten	Bernice	L	WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Baum	Phillip	J				1943-08-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY
Baumgartner	Calvin		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 MD
Baxter	Hayden	Ardell, Jr.	Merchant Marine		1921-03-13 00:00:00.000	1991-11-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in CA
Baxter	Jack		Merchant Marine		1920-02-12 00:00:00.000	2000-01-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in CA
Beachman	Edward	T	Merchant Marine			1943-01-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as 2nd Mate Kil… WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as 2nd Mate Killed when his ship was sunk
Beal	Daniel	W., Jr.	Portsmouth NSY			1963-04-10 00:00:00.000	Civilian employee of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard On board USS… Civilian employee of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard On board USS Thresher (SSN-593) when it was lost
Beardon	Sarah						WW II Red Cross Assistant with 339th Fighter Group
Beaufort	John		Christian Science Monitor				WW II Marshall Islands campaign
Beaulieu	Alphonse	G	Merchant Marine			1944-04-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine on SS Paul Hamilton Killed when it w… WW II Merchant Marine on SS Paul Hamilton Killed when it was sunk NH
Beck	Leo	H	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 MO
Beckwith	Janice	E				1946-01-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian MA
Beebe	Nancy		Am. Red Cross				WW II Aboard Hospital ship Hope in Philippines in Feb 1945
Beech	Walter	Herschel	Beech Aircraft Co.	Aircraft manufacturer	1891-01-30 00:00:00.000	1950-11-29 00:00:00.000	Founder of Beech Aircraft Co., maker of small to medium size… Founder of Beech Aircraft Co., maker of small to medium sized aircraft
Beede	Royal	L	Merchant Marine			1944-01-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Belfer	Harry		Merchant Marine			1943-03-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine MS Atlantic Sun as Wiper. Lost when… WW II Merchant Marine MS Atlantic Sun as Wiper. Lost when the ship was sunk February 17 1943

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.