Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 3,101–3,150

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Palman	Edward	F			1944-07-31 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian ME
Palmer	Albert	William	Merchant Marine	1916-01-20 00:00:00.000	1995-05-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in OR
Palmer	Carl	Hughes	Merchant Marine		1942-01-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS West Ivis as Fireman/Wiper CA
Palmer	Charles	C	Merchant Marine	1920-07-12 00:00:00.000	1993-12-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in AZ
Palmer	Charles	Graef	Merchant Marine		1942-07-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS Benjamin Brewster as Able B… WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS Benjamin Brewster as Able Bodied Seaman PA
Palmer	Charles	Oscar	Merchant Marine		1942-09-13 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS Mary Luckenbach as 1st Engi… WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS Mary Luckenbach as 1st Engineer OR-Multnomah
Palmer	Franklin	J	Portsmouth NSY		1963-04-10 00:00:00.000	Civilian employee of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard On board USS… Civilian employee of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard On board USS Thresher (SSN-593) when it was lost
Palmer	Harold	M			1942-10-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian TX
Palmer	Lynn	R	Merchant Marine		1945-02-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Palmer	Lynn	Ransom	Merchant Marine		1945-02-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Henry Bacon as 2nd Mate NY-New Y… WW II Merchant Marine SS Henry Bacon as 2nd Mate NY-New York
Palmer	Robert	Valentine	Merchant Marine		1942-09-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS West Chetac as Engine Cadet
Palmer	Walter	S			1943-09-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian MO
Palonis	Charles		Merchant Marine		1942-09-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Esso Williamsburg as Messman NY-… WW II Merchant Marine SS Esso Williamsburg as Messman NY-New York
Pancratz	George	Edward	Merchant Marine		1943-09-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS Bushrod Washington as Deck … WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS Bushrod Washington as Deck Cadet MN
Panetta	Leon	Edward	Defense Department	1938-06-28 00:00:00.000		Member of Congress Jan 1877 to Jan 1993 Director, Office of… Member of Congress Jan 1877 to Jan 1993 Director, Office of Management and Budget Jan 1993-Jul 1994 White House Chief of Staff Jul 1994-Jan 1997 Director of Central Intelligence Agenry February 2009-2011 Secretary of Defense, 2011-2013
Pang	Tuck	Lee			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
Panico	Frank	S	Merchant Marine		1944-12-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Panico	Frank	Saverio	Merchant Marine		1944-11-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Cook NY-New York
Pank	Robert	Howard	Merchant Marine		1944-12-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS John Burke as 2nd Engineer WI
Panko	Alexander		Merchant Marine		1943-07-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Samuel Heintzelman as Able Bodied… WW II Merchant Marine SS Samuel Heintzelman as Able Bodied Seaman CT
Pankor	Matthew		Merchant Marine		1942-06-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Scottsburg as 2nd Engineer PA
Panoff	Michael		Merchant Marine		1945-10-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Panoff	Michael		Merchant Marine		1945-10-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine NY
Pans	John	D	Merchant Marine		1946-04-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service CA
Pans	John	D.	Merchant Marine		1946-04-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine CA
Panter	Leo		Merchant Marine		1943-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS John Harvey as Rdio Officer NJ
Papadopoulos	Anastassios		Merchant Marine		1943-07-13 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Timothy Pickering as Oiler Greec… WW II Merchant Marine SS Timothy Pickering as Oiler Greece
Papamikes	Nicholas		Merchant Marine		1942-06-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Polybius as Able Bodied Seaman G… WW II Merchant Marine SS Polybius as Able Bodied Seaman Greece
Papas	George		Merchant Marine		1942-09-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Stephen Hopkins as Able Bodie Sea… WW II Merchant Marine SS Stephen Hopkins as Able Bodie Seaman CA-San Francisco
Papathanas	Vasil		Merchant Marine		1942-06-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Santore as F/W MD-Baltimore
Papatolos	Nicholas		Merchant Marine		1942-01-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Norvana as F/W VA-Nwport News
Papineau	Victor	Joseph	Merchant Marine		1942-08-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Topa Topa as Messman RI
Pappas	George	John	Merchant Marine		1942-02-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS J.N. Pew as Chief Cook TX
Paraskevas	Lambros		Merchant Marine		1943-10-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Gulfland as Ordinary Seaman
Pareses	Demetrios		Merchant Marine		1945-04-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Cyrus H. McCormick as Fireman/Wat… WW II Merchant Marine SS Cyrus H. McCormick as Fireman/Watertender CA-Los Angeles
Parizo	Everette	A	Merchant Marine		1945-04-08 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine USAT Y-17 as Steward
Parker	Allen	A	Merchant Marine	1927-10-09 00:00:00.000	2008-11-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in NY
Parker	Charles	Wayne	Merchant Marine		1942-05-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Alcoa Pilgrim as 1st Engineer AL
Parker	Edward		Merchant Marine		1942-06-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Illinois as Able Bodied Seaman N… WW II Merchant Marine SS Illinois as Able Bodied Seaman NY-New York
Parker	George	A				WW I - Died of disease while serving as civilain with the mi… WW I - Died of disease while serving as civilain with the military NY-New York
Parker	Joseph	F.B.			1945-08-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY
Parkes	Joseph	Francis	Merchant Marine	1925-05-01 00:00:00.000	2008-05-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Also served in Marine Corps, qv Buried in FL
Parks	Carson	Newman	Merchant Marine	1924-11-19 00:00:00.000	2006-10-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in TX
Parks	Clayton	E., Jr.	Merchant Marine	1927-04-09 00:00:00.000	1990-10-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in MN
Parks	Louis	Matthew	Merchant Marine		1943-01-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Charles C. Pinckney as Able Bodie… WW II Merchant Marine SS Charles C. Pinckney as Able Bodied Seaman IA
Parrott	Gloria		Am. Red Cross			WW II Aboard Hospital ship Hope in Philippines in Feb 1945
Parsons	Albert	E	Merchant Marine	1921-04-03 00:00:00.000	2000-09-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in ID
Parsons	Bayley	H	Merchant Marine	1925-06-10 00:00:00.000	2006-10-08 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in CO
Parsons	Carl	Raymond	Merchant Marine	1927-10-27 00:00:00.000	2015-10-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchnt Marine as Seaman Buried in VA
Pascua	Tranquillino		Merchant Marine		1945-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service PA

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.