Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 2,601–2,650

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Mc Guire	Grace	Amy				1944-12-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian MA
Mc Hale	Peter	J	Merchant Marine			1943-01-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as 3rd Engineer … WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as 3rd Engineer Killed when his ship was sunk
Mc Henry	James			Secretary of War			Major Secretary of War 1/27/1796-5/13/1800 See Fort McHenr… Major Secretary of War 1/27/1796-5/13/1800 See Fort McHenry
Mc Innes	Thomas	L				1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Mc Intosh	Alexander		Merchant Marine			1943-07-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service OR
Mc Intosh	Allen	R	Merchant Marine			1944-05-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service OH
Mc Intyre	Marvin	Hunter		Secretary to the President	1878-11-27 00:00:00.000	1943-12-13 00:00:00.000	Special Assistant to Secretary of Navy Publicity Director, … Special Assistant to Secretary of Navy Publicity Director, U.S. Navy, 1917-21 Secretary to the President Jul 1 1937 until his death Dec 13 1943 See APR-129 (Marvin H. McIntyre)
Mc Kay	Clyde	W					Vietnam War Prisoner of War November 5 1970. Escaped custo… Vietnam War Prisoner of War November 5 1970. Escaped custody to join VC
Mc Keehan	Lloyd	S				1943-02-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Mc Kelvey	William	F	Merchant Marine			1945-01-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service PA
Mc Kenney	Anita	R				1945-11-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian FL
Mc Kinley	Jack	F				1941-12-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CO
Mc Lamore	James	W	Merchant Marine			1944-11-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as Ordinary Seaman Kill… WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as Ordinary Seaman Killed when his ship was sunk MD-Baltimore
Mc Lelland	Roy		Merchant Marine			1941-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Astral as Wiper Killed when his … WW II Merchant Marine SS Astral as Wiper Killed when his ship was sunk
Mc Leod	Douglas	G	Merchant Marine			1944-12-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service MS
Mc Leod	John	J	Merchant Marine			1946-04-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service CT
Mc Lucas	John	L		Secretary of the Air Force			Secretary of the Air Force Jul 19 1973 to Nov 12 1975
Mc Mahon	Daniel		Merchant Marine			1944-02-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Mc Monigle	Edward	I	Merchant Marine			1944-06-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service PA
Mc Namara	Leo	R				1943-10-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as as civilian PA
Mc Namara	Robert	Stange		Secretary of Defense	1916-06-09 00:00:00.000	2009-07-06 00:00:00.000	Greaduated University of California 1937. MBA from Harvard … Greaduated University of California 1937. MBA from Harvard 1939 WW II Secretary of Defense, Jan 21, 1961 to Feb 29, 1968 President of World Bank Apr 1968 to June 1981 CA
Mc Neal	Lynton	M	Merchant Marine			1942-02-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Azalea City as 2nd Mate Killed w… WW II Merchant Marine SS Azalea City as 2nd Mate Killed when his ship was sunk
Mc Neil	Henry	L	Merchant Marine			1945-01-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service MA
Mc Nelly	Irving		Merchant Marine			1943-01-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Oiler Killed… WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Oiler Killed when his ship was sunk
Mc Quade	Milton	L				1941-12-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY
Mc Swain	Alice	R				1946-05-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NC
Medes	Beatrice	A.T.	WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Meinen	Henry	F	Merchant Marine			1944-03-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service OH
Melaro	Paul		Merchant Marine			1946-04-30 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Melin	Carl	Albert	Merchant Marine			1942-02-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS W. D. Anderson as 2nd Engineer K… WW II Merchant Marine SS W. D. Anderson as 2nd Engineer Killed Feb 22 1942 PA-Philadelphia
Mello	Thomas	P	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
Melnitz	Philip	V	Merchant Marine			1945-04-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Ordinary Seaman on Saint Mihiel
Melton	Jack	Duncan	Merchant Marine			1942-02-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodied Seaman on J.N.Pew KY
Melton	Paul	E	Merchant Marine		1926-01-26 00:00:00.000	2019-05-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Also served in Army OH-Franklin
Mendez	Francisco		Merchant Marine			1942-05-31 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Messman on Bushranger
Mendlowitz	Jacob		Merchant Marine			1943-01-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Wiper Killed… WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Wiper Killed when his ship was sunk
Mengelson	William		Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine as Chief Mate on R.P. Resor PA
Menze	Herman		Merchant Marine			1942-09-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Wichita as 3rd Engineer Killed S… WW II Merchant Marine SS Wichita as 3rd Engineer Killed Sep 19 1942 NY-Kings
Mercer	Daniel	S	Merchant Marine		1912-09-20 00:00:00.000	2011-04-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Buried in CT
Merryfield	William	Henry	Merchant Marine			1942-07-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Pan Atlantic as Oiler NJ
Mertinek	Marvin	A	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 TX
Mertinek	Marvin	Alvin	Merchant Marine			1945-05-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Black Point as Coal Passer TX
Merwin	Stuart	Randolph	Merchant Marine			1942-08-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Louisiana as Wiper OK
Mesquita	Oscar	Louiz	Merchant Marine			1942-03-29 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Bateau as Fireman/Coalpasser Bra… WW II Merchant Marine SS Bateau as Fireman/Coalpasser Brazil
Messick	William	Claude	Merchant Marine			1942-11-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS La Salle as Messman MD
Messier	Roger	Robert	Merchant Marine			1942-12-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS James Mc Kay as Utility NC
Metayer	Louis	Beraud	Merchant Marine			1942-04-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Connecticut as Fireman?Wiper TX
Metcalf	Victor	H		Secretary of the Navy			Secretary of the Navy Dec 17 1906-Nov 30 1908
Meyer	Alvin	Francis	U.S. Public Health Service		1916-06-27 00:00:00.000	1963-07-08 00:00:00.000	WW II U.S.P.H.S. as Asst. SeniorSurgeon Buried in NY
Meyer	Anthony		Merchant Marine			1943-07-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Samuel Heintzelman as Steward FL

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.