Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 3,001–3,050

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
O'Brien ?	Dorothy		Am. Red Cross				WW II Aboard Hospital ship Hope in Philippines in Feb 1945
O'Conner	William	J				1918-11-17 00:00:00.000	WW - Died while in service as a civilian NY
O'Connor	Charles	F	Merchant Marine	Frank	1925-06-06 00:00:00.000	2007-12-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in MI
O'Connor	Cornelius	F	Merchant Marine		1923-07-18 00:00:00.000	2000-10-31 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in VA
O'Connor	George		Merchant Marine		1921-04-28 00:00:00.000	2004-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in FL
O'Connor	Harris	G	Merchant Marine		1923-04-30 00:00:00.000	1998-11-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in FL
O'Connor	John	Edward	Merchant Marine		1929-10-06 00:00:00.000	2005-03-11 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in VA
O'Connor	John	F	Merchant Marine		1923-06-10 00:00:00.000	2003-11-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Also served in CG Buried in MA
O'Connor	Thomas		Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine Probably from MA
O'Dowd	Charles	L				1944-09-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian MA
O'Flaherty	Hal		Chicago Daily News				WW II Marshall Islands campaign
O'Keefe	Sean			Secretary of the Navy			Secretary of the Navy at end of Bush Administration, Jul 199… Secretary of the Navy at end of Bush Administration, Jul 1992- Jan 1993 2001-2005, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
O'Neal	John	H				1943-03-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian WY
O'Neil	Carl		Merchant Marine			1946-01-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service
O'Reilly	Richard	Thomas	Merchant Marine			1942-06-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS L. J. Drake as Ordinary Seaman K… WW II Merchant Marine SS L. J. Drake as Ordinary Seaman Killed Jun 5 1942 NJ
O'Rourke	James	John	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 PA-Philadelphia
O'Rourke	Michael	J				1944-11-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian HI
Oakley	Michael	James	Merchant Marine			1942-06-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Raphael Semmes as Chief Engineer … WW II Merchant Marine SS Raphael Semmes as Chief Engineer NY-Kings
Oatman	Byron	Le Roy	Merchant Marine			1941-11-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Turecamo Boys as Master NY
Oatman	Floyd	C	Merchant Marine			1941-11-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Turecamo Boys as Chief Engineer N… WW II Merchant Marine SS Turecamo Boys as Chief Engineer NY
Oberlander	Charles	M	Merchant Marine		1919-12-06 00:00:00.000	2004-06-29 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Ordinary Seaman Buried in TX
Obri	Norman	F				1944-07-31 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Oda	Yaeko					1941-12-07 00:00:00.000	WW II One of 59 civilians killed in the Japanese attack on … WW II One of 59 civilians killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Odaka	Robert	S				1946-06-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian HI
Odland	Thorvald	Alexander	Merchant Marine			1943-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS John Harvey as Bosun Killed Dec … WW II Merchant Marine SS John Harvey as Bosun Killed Dec 2 1943 VA
Ogawa	Mataichi					1941-12-07 00:00:00.000	WW II One of 59 civilians killed in the Japanese attack on … WW II One of 59 civilians killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Ogle	Cyril	Alexandeer	Merchant Marine			1942-03-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Orkmar as Steward MD-Baltimore
Ogle	William	Edson	Los Alamos Sc. Lab.			1984-05-16 00:00:00.000	Nuclear physisist 1962, scientific director, Operation Domi… Nuclear physisist 1962, scientific director, Operation Dominic, last U.S. atmospheric nuclear tests
Oglesby	Barton	S				1944-08-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NM
Ohta	Hayako					1941-12-07 00:00:00.000	WW II One of 59 civilians killed in the Japanese attack on … WW II One of 59 civilians killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Ohta	Jane	Yuriko				1941-12-07 00:00:00.000	WW II One of 59 civilians killed in the Japanese attack on … WW II One of 59 civilians killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Ohta	Kiyoko					1941-12-07 00:00:00.000	WW II One of 59 civilians killed in the Japanese attack on … WW II One of 59 civilians killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Ojeda	Ramon		Merchant Marine			1942-03-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Muskogee as Ordinary Seaman PR
Okada	Kaichi					1941-12-07 00:00:00.000	WW II One of 59 civilians killed in the Japanese attack on … WW II One of 59 civilians killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Oker	Haeley	Duane	Merchant Marine			1943-03-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merciant Marine SS Walter Q Gresham as Oiler MN
Okeson	Emil		Merchant Marine			1942-04-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Merciant Marine SS Chenango as 3rd Engineer Sweden
Oksen	Robert	Carlton	Merchant Marine			1942-03-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merciant Marine SS Muskogee as Wiper MD-Baltimore
Olachia	Anselmo	Burno	Merchant Marine			1942-02-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merciant Marine SS R.P. Resor as Messman TX
Olafsen	Asbjorn		Merchant Marine			1942-03-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merciant Marine SS Raceland as Able Bodies Seaman N… WW II Merciant Marine SS Raceland as Able Bodies Seaman Norway
Olafsen	Erling	J	Merchant Marine			1942-08-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Balladier as Able Bodied Seaman … WW II Merchant Marine SS Balladier as Able Bodied Seaman Killed when his ship was sunk
Olafsen	Erling	Johann	Merchant Marine			1942-08-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merciant Marine SS Balladier as Able Bodied Seaman … WW II Merciant Marine SS Balladier as Able Bodied Seaman NY-Kings?Norway
Olafson	Duane		Merchant Marine			1945-04-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merciant Marine SS Saint Mihiel as Able Bodied Seama… WW II Merciant Marine SS Saint Mihiel as Able Bodied Seaman
Olando	Carrol	Alfanso	Merchant Marine			1942-06-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merciant Marine SS Illinois as Ordinary Seaman NY … WW II Merciant Marine SS Illinois as Ordinary Seaman NY May be Orlando, qv
Olawski	Francesek	Josseph	Mechant Marine		1927-07-21 00:00:00.000	2015-07-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as ENS Buried in FL
Olcheski	Francis	Joseph	Merchant Marine			1945-05-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service PA Buried in HI
Olcheskie	Francis	Joseph	Merchant Marine			1945-05-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merciant Marine SS William B. Allison as Fireman/Wip… WW II Merciant Marine SS William B. Allison as Fireman/Wiper PA
Oler	Claire	Otho	Merchant Marine			1945-05-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merciant Marine SS William B. Alllison as 1st Engine… WW II Merciant Marine SS William B. Alllison as 1st Engineer WI
Olferieff	Sergio		Merchant Marine				WW II Merciant Marine SS Henry Keswick?President Grant as … WW II Merciant Marine SS Henry Keswick?President Grant as Able Bodied Seaman
Oliva	Margoirot		Merchant Marine			1942-06-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Merciant Marine SS Castilla as Steward
Oliver	Alfred	C	Merchant Marine		1919-03-11 00:00:00.000	1993-07-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Korean War Vietnam War Also served in CG Buried in… WW II Korean War Vietnam War Also served in CG Buried in RI

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.