Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 2,951–3,000

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Newton	Charles	Harrrison	Merchant Marine			1942-01-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Vernore as 3rd Engineer ME
Newton	Walter	Horne	Merchant Marine			1942-06-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS L.J. Drake as Steward NJ
Ng	Chuen		Merchant Marine			1944-02-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS El Coston as 3rd Cook China
Ng	William		Merchant Marine			1943-04-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Gulfstate as Ordinary Seaman CA
Nicholas	William	Jr.	Merchant Marine			1942-09-13 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS May Luckenbach as Able Bodied Sea… WW II Merchant Marine SS May Luckenbach as Able Bodied Seaman IL-Cook
Nichols	Dorothy					1944-06-11 00:00:00.000	WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) Killed in servic… WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) Killed in service
Nichols	Harry	Kinder	Merchant Marine			1942-02-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Radio Officer on J.N. Pew MD-Balt… WW II Merchant Marine as Radio Officer on J.N. Pew MD-Baltimore
Nichols	Ralph	H	Merchant Marine			1945-06-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NJ
Nicholson	Aubrey	Eugene	Merchant Marine			1942-05-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Oiler on Ogontz LA
Nicholson	George		Merchant Marine			1943-02-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Utility on Henry R. Mallory MA
Nicolai	Walter	Martin	Merchant Marine			1942-05-13 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodied Seaman on Virginia NY
Nielsen	Alf		Merchant Marine			1942-10-13 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Storkeeper on Susana Norway
Nielsen	Alfred	Kristian	Merchant Marine			1942-04-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Fireman/Wiper on Catahoula MD-Bal… WW II Merchant Marine as Fireman/Wiper on Catahoula MD-Baltimore
Nielsen	Hans	Peter Brocken	Merchant Marine			1943-01-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Deck Maintence on Louise Lykes NY… WW II Merchant Marine as Deck Maintence on Louise Lykes NY-New York
Nielsen	Liels	L	Merchant Marine			1946-03-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service LA
Nielson	Neal	Leonard	Merchant Marine			1943-04-21 00:00:00.000	WW II SS John Drayton as Radio Officer Killed Apr 21 1943 … WW II SS John Drayton as Radio Officer Killed Apr 21 1943 MD-Baltimore
Nienstedt	Corinne		WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)
Nietsen	Laurine	Y	WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Nieves	Rafael	Angel	Merchant Marine			1943-01-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Louise Lykes as Oiler Killed Jan… WW II Merchant Marine SS Louise Lykes as Oiler Killed Jan 9 1943 NY
Nightingale	Florence				1820-05-12 00:00:00.000	1910-08-13 00:00:00.000	Born in Florence, Italy. Founder of modern nursing. Organi… Born in Florence, Italy. Founder of modern nursing. Organized nursing service in the field during Crimean War, made notable contributions to civilian and military hospitals and public health services. Subject of Longfellow's poem Lady with the Lamp. See Ap-70
Niles	Graydon	Emerson	Merchant Marine			1943-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS John L. Motley as Wiper MI
Nilsen	Thomas		Merchant Marine			1942-02-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Cook on India Arrow NY-Kings
Nilson	Edward		Merchant Marine			1942-06-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Oiler on Illinois MD-Baltimore
Nilsson	Einar	Arnulf	Merchant Marine			1942-02-02 00:00:00.000	WW II SS W. L. Steed as Chief Mate Killed Feb 2 1942 NY-K… WW II SS W. L. Steed as Chief Mate Killed Feb 2 1942 NY-Kings
Nilsson	Emil		Merchant Marine			1942-07-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Fireman/Wiper on Arcata CA-San Fr… WW II Merchant Marine as Fireman/Wiper on Arcata CA-San Francisco
Nilsson	Oscar		Merchant Marine			1943-02-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as 2nd Mate on Rosario NY-Kings
Nimons	Hize		Merchant Marine			1944-01-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service GA
Nitze	Paul	Henry		Secretary of the Navy	1907-01-16 00:00:00.000	2004-10-19 00:00:00.000	Graduated Harvard 1928 Secretary of the Navy Nov 29, 1963 t… Graduated Harvard 1928 Secretary of the Navy Nov 29, 1963 to Jun 30, 1967 A renowned architect of U.S. foreign policy See DDG-94 (Paul H. Nitze)
Noble	Nile	H	Merchant Marine				Korean War Dec 1950, SS Meredith Victory (qv) as Third Assi… Korean War Dec 1950, SS Meredith Victory (qv) as Third Assistant Engineer
Normandin	Leo	P				1945-07-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian MA
Norris	Artie	C	Merchant Marine				Born 1917 WW II Merchant Marine Died 2005 Buried in VA
North	Joseph		Merchant Marine			1942-01-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS City of Atlanta as Fireman/Wiper … WW II Merchant Marine SS City of Atlanta as Fireman/Wiper GA
North	Marcus	J	Merchant Marine			1941-08-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Northrop	John	Knudson		Aircraft builder and designer	1895-11-10 00:00:00.000	1981-02-18 00:00:00.000	"Jack" Aircraft executive and designer 1916, Douglas Co. … "Jack" Aircraft executive and designer 1916, Douglas Co. 1927, Lockheed 1928, founded Avion Corp. Sold 1932, formed Northrop Corp. 1938, formed Northrop Aircraft Co. Developed visionary flying wing concept Presidential Certificate of Merit 1972, International Aerospace Hall of Fame 1974, Aviation Hall of Fame
Norton	Charles	E	Merchant Marine		1944-09-27 00:00:00.000	2008-09-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in NY
Norton	Don		Merchant Marine		1927-06-26 00:00:00.000	1995-06-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Also served in Army Buried in OR
Norton	Donald	Conrad	Merchant Marine		1920-09-01 00:00:00.000	2002-11-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in TX
Norton	Edward	E	Merchant Marine		1910-05-27 00:00:00.000	1993-09-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in MA
Norton	George	Patrick	Merchant Marine			1943-03-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Virginia Sinclair as 2nd Engineer… WW II Merchant Marine SS Virginia Sinclair as 2nd Engineer TX
Nosek	John		Merchant Marine			1942-05-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Cook on Ruth Lykes TX-Harris
Novack	William	Albert	Merchant Marine			1942-09-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Wichita as Cook Killed Sep 19 19… WW II Merchant Marine SS Wichita as Cook Killed Sep 19 1942 CT
Novack	William	Stanley	Merchant Marine			1943-06-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Ordinary Seaman on William King M… WW II Merchant Marine as Ordinary Seaman on William King MA
Nox	Gustav		Merchant Marine			1942-01-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Allan Jackson as Able Bodied Seam… WW II Merchant Marine SS Allan Jackson as Able Bodied Seaman NJ
Nunez	Miguel		Merchant Marine			1942-09-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Commercial Trader as Chief Engine… WW II Merchant Marine SS Commercial Trader as Chief Engineer NY-New York
Nunziato	Frank	Harvey	Merchant Marine			1943-03-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodied Seaman on Meriwether L… WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodied Seaman on Meriwether Lewis IL-Cook
Nyberg	Walter	Henry	Merchant Marine			1942-09-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Stephen Hopkins as 3rd Mate Kill… WW II Merchant Marine SS Stephen Hopkins as 3rd Mate Killed Sep 27 1942 WA
Nygard	Andrew					1943-03-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilain NY
Nykvist	Axel	S	Merchant Marine			1944-07-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service CA
O'Brien	John	R	Merchant Marine			1944-05-29 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service RI
O'Brien	Timothy		Merchant Marine			1943-01-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Chief Enginee… WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Chief Engineer Killed when his ship was sunk

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.