Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 3,201–3,250

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Phillips	Bernard	A., Jr.	Merchant Marine		1920-09-16 00:00:00.000	2008-04-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as ENS Buried in NY
Phillips	Billy	Carl	Merchant Marine		1927-03-07 00:00:00.000	1998-02-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in CA
Phillips	Lillian	M					Vietnam War Prisoner of War March 12 1975. Released from H… Vietnam War Prisoner of War March 12 1975. Released from Hanoi October 1975
Phillips	Richard	L					Vietnam War Prisoner of War March 12 1975. Released from H… Vietnam War Prisoner of War March 12 1975. Released from Hanoi October 1975
Philp	Coamo	Anoos	Merchant Marine			1942-12-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Maine SS Coamo as Pantryman NY-New York
Pickering	Timothy			Secretary of War			Secretary of War, 1/2/1795-12/10/1795
Pierce	Charles	Leslie	Merchant Marine		1927-05-24 00:00:00.000	2007-01-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in CA
Pierce	Charles	Lewis	Merchant Marine		1909-10-13 00:00:00.000	1991-01-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in OR
Pierce	John	D					Vietnam War Glomar Java Sea
Pinkley	Avanell		WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Pinter	Frank	T	Merchant Marine			1945-09-13 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service MT
Piper	Willitm	T., Sr.		Aviation pioneer			Spanish-American War WW I - CPT, Artillery Founder of Pip… Spanish-American War WW I - CPT, Artillery Founder of Piper Aircraft Co. Early advocate of using light planes for military applications in World War II Provided, at his expense, J-3 Cub planes and support for use in military maneuvers in 1941, to prove his point Army Aviation Hall of Fame, 1976
Pipiel	Peter						Vietnam War Glomar Java Sea
Pires	Joseph	S	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
Pirkle	Lowell	Z					Vietnam War Prisoner of War September 11 1967. Remains ide… Vietnam War Prisoner of War September 11 1967. Remains identified January 9 1998
Pirtle	Willard	R. ?	Coleman Lamp Company			2007-06-29 00:00:00.000	WW II Tool and Die Maker at Coleman Compny in Wichta,a defe… WW II Tool and Die Maker at Coleman Compny in Wichta,a defense plant, which gave him deferrments from draft. Died age 91. Brothr pf Gerald Homer killed at Pearl Harbor KS
Pittenger	Helen	T	WASP				II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Poague	Harry	H				1943-11-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian MN
Poinsett	Joel	Roberts		Secretary of War			Born 1799 First U. S. Minister to Mexico 1825-1830 Secreta… Born 1799 First U. S. Minister to Mexico 1825-1830 Secretary of War 3/7/1837-3/5/1841 Died 1851 See SwGbt Poinsett and Liberty Ship Joel R. Poinsett
Poirier	Robert	Joseph	Merchant Marine			1945-06-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Cherokee as Waiter Killed Jun 15… WW II Merchant Marine SS Cherokee as Waiter Killed Jun 15 1945 MA
Polard	Perry						Vietnam War Prisoner of War April 29 1975. Left Saigon Aug… Vietnam War Prisoner of War April 29 1975. Left Saigon August 1976
Polcari	Dante	L	Merchant Marine			1945-04-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Saint Mihiel as Deck Cadet Kille… WW II Merchant Marine SS Saint Mihiel as Deck Cadet Killed April 9 1945 ?
Polidoron	Panteles		Merchant Marine			1944-05-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service VA
Polk	James	Knox		President of the United States	1795-11-02 00:00:00.000	1849-06-15 00:00:00.000	President of the United States Mar 1845, Mar 1849 President… President of the United States Mar 1845, Mar 1849 President during the Mexican War See SSB(N)-645 (James K. Polk)
Pollard	Harold	W	Merchant Marine			1945-02-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS oreldoc as Oiler Killed Feb 28 1… WW II Merchant Marine SS oreldoc as Oiler Killed Feb 28 1945
Pomerantz	Morris	W	Merchant Marine			1943-01-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Fireman/Water… WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Fireman/Water Tender Killed when his ship was sunk
Pond	Elizabeth						Vietnam War Prisoner of War May 7 1970. Released June 1970
Pond	Marshall	Taylor	Merchant Marine			1942-05-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Muger T. Ball as Oiler Killed Ma… WW II Merchant Marine SS Muger T. Ball as Oiler Killed May 4 1942 TX
Pono	Andres	H	Merchant Marine			1944-07-11 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Pontius	Eddi					1946-06-30 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian MN
Poole	Glenn	A				1945-02-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian MN
Pope	Donald	Eugene	Merchant Marine		1928-02-26 00:00:00.000	2017-10-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in FL
Pope	Thomas	Jr.	Merchant Marine			1944-04-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service GA
Popley	Charles		Merchant Marine			1942-06-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS San Blas as Chief Cook Killed JU… WW II Merchant Marine SS San Blas as Chief Cook Killed JUne 16 1942 PA-Philadelphia
Porter	Charles	William	Merchant Marine		1922-08-14 00:00:00.000	2012-10-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in CA
Porter	Clarence	Curtis	Merchant Marine		1918-08-06 00:00:00.000	2006-12-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in CA
Porter	James	M		Secretary of War			Secretary of War 3/8/1843-6/30/1844
Porter	Jesse	Sr.	Merchant Marine			1944-07-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS E. A. Bryan as 2nd Cook Missing … WW II Merchant Marine SS E. A. Bryan as 2nd Cook Missing and presumed dead Jul 17 1944 as result of ammunition explosion aboard neighboring ship SS Quinalt Victory at Port Chicago CA
Porter	Melford		Merchant Marine			1943-04-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Gulfstate as Able Bodied Seaman … WW II Merchant Marine SS Gulfstate as Able Bodied Seaman Killed Apr 3 1943 NY
Porter	Peter	B		Secretary of War			Secretary of War 5/26/1828-3/9/1829
Posner	Gerald						Vietnam War Prisoner of War April 29 1975. Left Saigon Aug… Vietnam War Prisoner of War April 29 1975. Left Saigon August 1976
Post	Robert	Perkins				1943-02-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY
Postma	Margaret		American Red Cross		1919-07-21 00:00:00.000		WW II American Red Coss Died Jan 1985 IN-Marion
Potteiger	Frank	A	Merchant Marine			1944-01-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service PA
Potter	Charles	Arthur	Merchant Marine		1922-05-04 00:00:00.000	1998-02-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in RI
Potter	Charles	Richard	Merchant Marine		1923-11-26 00:00:00.000	2006-09-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in IL
Potter	Christopher	Linwood	Merchant Marine			1942-06-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS L. J. Drake as Wiper Killed Jun … WW II Merchant Marine SS L. J. Drake as Wiper Killed Jun 5 1942 RI
Potter	Kent	R					Vietnam War Prisoner of War February 10 1971. Remains iden… Vietnam War Prisoner of War February 10 1971. Remains identified May 29 2003
Potter	Virgie	S			1924-07-23 00:00:00.000		WW II Assembled shell casings at a munitions plant Died Ma… WW II Assembled shell casings at a munitions plant Died May 2011 OH
Powell	Guy	F				1941-12-29 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian WV

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.