Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 2,651–2,700

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Meyer	Armo	Emil	Merchant Marine			1942-02-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Pan Massachusetts as Pumpman Ger… WW II Merchant Marine SS Pan Massachusetts as Pumpman Germany
Meyer	Arthur		Merchant Marine			1943-06-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS John Moran as Chief Engineer
Meyer	Calvin	J	Merchant Marine		1921-02-22 00:00:00.000	2010-10-30 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Also served in Army Buried in IL
Meyer	George	von Lengerke		Secretary of the Navy	1858-06-24 00:00:00.000	1918-03-09 00:00:00.000	Graduated Harvard University 1879 1900-1905, Ambassador to … Graduated Harvard University 1879 1900-1905, Ambassador to Italy 1905-07, Ambassador to Russia Appointed Secretary of Navy Mar 6 1909 Secretary of the Navy in 1912 See DD-279 (Meyer)
Meyer	Kurt		Merchant Marine			1942-03-29 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Bateau as Able Bodied Seaman Den… WW II Merchant Marine SS Bateau as Able Bodied Seaman Denmark
Meyer	Lewis	E					Vietnam War Prisoner of War February 1 1968. Released by P… Vietnam War Prisoner of War February 1 1968. Released by PRG March 27 1973
Meyer	Millard	Wesley	Merchant Marine			1943-03-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Meriwether Lewis as Purser Kille… WW II Merchant Marine SS Meriwether Lewis as Purser Killed Mar 2 1943 OR
Meyer	Walter	John	Merchant Marine			1943-03-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Harry Luckenbach as Engine Cadet … WW II Merchant Marine SS Harry Luckenbach as Engine Cadet NJ
Meyers	Samuel		Merchant Marine			1942-02-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Pan Massachusetts as Messman LA
Michel	John	Henry	Merchant Marine			1942-06-12 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Sixaola as Waiter Killed Jun 12 … WW II Merchant Marine SS Sixaola as Waiter Killed Jun 12 1942 LA
Middendorf	J	William		Secretary of the Navy			Secretary of the Navy Jun 10, 1974 to Jan 20, 1977
Middleton	Alice	L	WASP				II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Middleton	Leslie	D	Merchant Marine			1944-05-29 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service OH
Mielke	Madeline	Xuan					Vietnam War Prisoner of War April 29 1975. Left Saigon Aug… Vietnam War Prisoner of War April 29 1975. Left Saigon August 1976
Mielke	Misty	S					Vietnam War Prisoner of War April 29 1975. Left Saigon Aug… Vietnam War Prisoner of War April 29 1975. Left Saigon August 1976
Mielke	Richard	M					Vietnam War Prisoner of War April 29 1975. Left Saigon Aug… Vietnam War Prisoner of War April 29 1975. Left Saigon August 1976
Migacz	Frank					1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian WI
Migacz	Melvin					1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian WI
Mikyo	Mai	Lan					Vietnam War Prisoner of War April 29 1975. Left Saigon Aug… Vietnam War Prisoner of War April 29 1975. Left Saigon August 1976
Miles	William					1942-07-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Miller	Bernard	E	Merchant Marine		1908-05-14 00:00:00.000	1990-02-12 00:00:00.000	WW II Buried in OR
Miller	C		Quartermaster Dept			1864-01-10 00:00:00.000	Civil War Civilian Employee, Quartermaster Dept Buried in … Civil War Civilian Employee, Quartermaster Dept Buried in DC, Soldiers Home
Miller	Carolyn	P					Vietnam War Member of a church group Prisoner of War March… Vietnam War Member of a church group Prisoner of War March 12 1975. Released October 1975
Miller	Charles	O	Merchant Marine		1917-05-29 00:00:00.000	1997-01-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in TX
Miller	Charles	T	Merchant Marine		1913-11-22 00:00:00.000	1998-11-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in CA
Miller	Don	K				1941-12-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian OR
Miller	Ernest	W	Merchant Marine				WW II Pacific Hospitalized as Purser Spelled Kieth in sou… WW II Pacific Hospitalized as Purser Spelled Kieth in source
Miller	Frank	B., Jr.				1943-04-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Miller	George	C					Vietnam War Air America (CIA airline) Plane crashed March … Vietnam War Air America (CIA airline) Plane crashed March 12 1975. Still missing as of 2008
Miller	Guy	C				1943-02-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Miller	Helen	B				1944-10-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian IA
Miller	Henry		Merchant Marine			1943-02-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine MS Atlantic Sun as 1st Engineer. Lo… WW II Merchant Marine MS Atlantic Sun as 1st Engineer. Lost when the ship was sunk February 17 1943
Miller	Irvin	E				1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian ND
Miller	John	D					Vietnam War Member of a church group Prisoner of War March… Vietnam War Member of a church group Prisoner of War March 12 1975. Released from Hanoi October 1975
Miller	Luanne						Vietnam War Member of a church group Prisoner of War March… Vietnam War Member of a church group Prisoner of War March 12 1975. Released from Hanoi October 1975
Miller	Raymond	D					Vietnam War Glomar Java Sea. Remains found March 1984
Miller	Sidney		WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Miller	Silas	W				1943-03-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian ID
Miller	William					1945-02-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY
MIllett	Susan	C				1945-06-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY
Milliorn	Durwad		Merchant Marine			1943-03-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Walter Q. Gresham as Messman Kil… WW II Merchant Marine SS Walter Q. Gresham as Messman Killed March 18 1943 TX
Mills	John	Edward	Merchant Marine			1943-02-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Dorchester as Able BOdied Seaman … WW II Merchant Marine SS Dorchester as Able BOdied Seaman Killed Feb 3 1943 VA
Mills	Robert	Edward	Merchant Marine			1942-05-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Maine SS Alcoa Pilgrim as Wiper AL
Milnor	Sidney	D	Red Cross				WW II Served in Red Cross with 30th Infantry Division
Minarik	William	H	Merchant Marine		1914-12-12 00:00:00.000	2004-05-29 00:00:00.000	WW II Chief Mate, Merchant Marine Buried in PA
Miner	Edgar	M	Merchant Marine			1944-08-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service CA
Minninger	Lloyd	Sylvanau	Merchant Marine			1944-01-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Sumner I. Kimball as Able Bodied … WW II Merchant Marine SS Sumner I. Kimball as Able Bodied Seaman Killed January 16 1944 PA
Minor	Carl	Wesley	Merchant Marine			1944-12-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS John Burke as Messman CO
Minter	Herbert		Merchant Marine			1942-01-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine England
Minzey	Vernon	William	Merchant Marine			1942-01-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Venore as Radio Office AL

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.