Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 2,451–2,500

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Manhard	Phillip	W	State Department				Vietnam War Missing February 1 1968, Released March 1973 … Vietnam War Missing February 1 1968, Released March 1973 Died 1998
Maniago	Edward		Merchant Marine			1944-07-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS E.A. Bryan as Messman CA
Mann	Carl		Merchant Marine		1922-03-31 00:00:00.000	2003-07-29 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in NY
Mann	Desmond	Francis	Merchant Marine		1924-06-10 00:00:00.000	2016-07-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in NJ
Manning	B	F				1864-06-24 00:00:00.000	Civil War Civilian Teamster Buried in GA-Andersonville
Manning	Bernice	W	U.S.P.H.S.		1919-03-31 00:00:00.000	2008-11-06 00:00:00.000	WW II U.S. Public Health Service Buried in HI
Manning	Ernest	J	Merchant Marine		1902-09-17 00:00:00.000	1997-08-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in NY
Manning	George	Washington	Merchant Marine		1910-02-23 00:00:00.000	1986-08-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marinee Buried in MD
Manning	Gerald	A	Merchant Marine		1927-06-28 00:00:00.000	2013-03-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in IA
Manning	Herschel	Nichols. Jr.	Merchant Marine		1927-04-14 00:00:00.000	2020-12-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in MI
Manning	Hugh	B	Merchant Marine		1912-11-15 00:00:00.000	2002-03-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Buried in MN
Manoff	Paul		Merchant Marine			1942-02-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Ordinary Seaman on Ramapo Canada
Manuel	Harry	Burke	Merchant Marine			1942-06-30 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Ordinary Seaman on Express LA
Manzo	Edward					1943-04-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NJ
Mapes	Eugene		Merchant Marine			1943-01-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Wiper on Charles C. Pinckney NJ
Marantz	Kenneth		Civilian Air Patrol			2015-01-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Purser Pharmacist
Marasca	Antonio	Richard	Merchant Marine			1942-11-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Purser on Parismina NY
Marc	Michael	C	Merchant Marine			1943-12-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Ordinary Seaman on Mc Dowell IL-C… WW II Merchant Marine as Ordinary Seaman on Mc Dowell IL-Cook
Marchant	Lemuel	Hudgins	Merchant Marine			1942-11-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as 2nd Mate on East Indian PA
Marchesseault	Louis	Leo	Merchant Marine			1942-06-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS Arkansan as Deck Engineer … WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS Arkansan as Deck Engineer CT
Marcolongo	Michael	Salvatore	Merchant Marine			1943-02-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Messman on Henry R. Mallory
Marcum	Jessie	C	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine USS Fort Lee as Bosun. Survived its… WW II Merchant Marine USS Fort Lee as Bosun. Survived its sinking WV
Marcy	William	L		Secretary of War			Secretary of War 3/6/1845-3/4/1849
Mareno	Elmer	Henry	Merchant Marine			1942-03-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as 2nd Mate on Naeco TX-Harris
Maresca	Frederick	Louis	Merchant Marine			1942-12-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS Coamo as Steward NJ
Mark	Hans	M		Secretary of the Air Force			Secretary of the Air Force Jul 26 1979 to Feb 9 1981
Mark	Kit	T					Vietnam War Missing May 30 1970
Markham	James	M					Vietnam War Missing January 22 1974. Retuned "from visit" … Vietnam War Missing January 22 1974. Retuned "from visit" December 1974
Markle	Clifford	M				1943-05-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY
Markley	Burke	Henry	Merchant Marine			1942-11-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS Nathaniel Hawthorne as 2nd … WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS Nathaniel Hawthorne as 2nd Mate CA
Marko	Michael		Merchant Marine			1944-04-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Utility on Paul Hamilton PA
Marland	William		Merchant Marine			1942-03-11 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Maine SS Texan as Bosun NY-Kings
Maroni	Bert	F					WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Marques	Lee		Merchant Marine			1942-03-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Ordinary Seaman on Muskogee IL-Co… WW II Merchant Marine as Ordinary Seaman on Muskogee IL-Cook
Marsh	Clark	H	Y.M.C.A.				WW I - Died of disease while serving as a civilian NY-New … WW I - Died of disease while serving as a civilian NY-New York
Marsh	John	Otto. Jr.		Secretary of the Army	1926-08-07 00:00:00.000		Secretary of the Army Jul 30, 1981 to Aug 13, 1989 Inducted… Secretary of the Army Jul 30, 1981 to Aug 13, 1989 Inducted into U.S. Ranger Hall of Fame (Honorary) 1993
Marsh	Walter	Currell	Merchant Marine			1942-02-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Fireman/Wiper on W.D. Anderson VA
Marshall	Byron		Merchant Marine		1918-05-22 00:00:00.000	2007-11-13 00:00:00.000	WW II Buried in NY
Marshall	George	Catlett		Secretary of Defense			Also see entry in Milpers file. Served as Army Chief of Sta… Also see entry in Milpers file. Served as Army Chief of Staff and as Secretary of State. Secretary of State from 1947 to 1949. Secretary of Defense, Sep 21, 1950 to Sep 12, 1951
Marshall	George	Emile	Merchant Marine			1942-05-13 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Maine SS Virginia as Oiler TX
Marshall	Irving					1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY
Marshall	John			Chief Justice of United States	1755-09-24 00:00:00.000	1835-07-06 00:00:00.000	(Also see entry in MILPERS file) Virginia state assembly E… (Also see entry in MILPERS file) Virginia state assembly Elected to Congress 1790 Secretary of State 1800 Chief Justice Jan 20 1801 until his death Jul 6 1835 Primary early interpreter of Constitution See Liberty Ship John Marshall and SSBN-611 (John Marshall)
Marshall	John	L	Merchant Marine			1943-01-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service KS
Marshall	Robert	J	Merchant Marine			1945-09-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service CA
Marshall	Robert	John	Merchant Marine			1944-12-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Oiler on John Burke WA-King
Martin	Andrew		Merchant Marine			1942-06-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Messman on Tillie Lykes TX
Martin	Antonio	Jr.	Merchant Marine		1926-09-28 00:00:00.000	1995-01-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in HI
Martin	Earl						Vietnam War Missing March 23 1975. Released July 1975
Martin	Edward		Merchant Marine				WW II Philippines in 1945 Hospitalized as CHCK (Chief Cook… WW II Philippines in 1945 Hospitalized as CHCK (Chief Cook ?)
Martin	Fred	C	Merchant Marine			1942-05-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as 2nd Mate on Plow City TX-Bexar

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.