Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 3,301–3,350

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Randolph	Peyton		Continental Congress		1721-09-10 00:00:00.000	1775-10-22 00:00:00.000	Revolutionary War First President of the Continental Congre… Revolutionary War First President of the Continental Congress VA See sailing frigate Randolph and CV-15/CVS-15,CVA-15 Randolph VA
Rasmussen	Lowell	V				1942-12-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Died in service as a civilian CA
Rauch	Adolph	Paul	Merchant Marine		1919-07-20 00:00:00.000	2006-01-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in OR
Rauch	Sylvester		Merchant Marine		1925-04-18 00:00:00.000	2005-12-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in MN
Rawlins	Florence	C				1945-04-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian OK
Rawlins	John	A		Secretary of War			Secretary of War 3/13/1869-9/6/1869
Rawlinson	Mabel		WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Ray	Clyde	W				1941-12-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian FL
Raye	Martha		USO		1916-08-27 00:00:00.000	1994-10-19 00:00:00.000	Vietnam War Toured U.S. bases with USO
Rea	Emily	Harper				1945-04-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian KY
Reagan	Ronald	Wilson		President of the United States	1911-02-06 00:00:00.000	2004-06-05 00:00:00.000	40th President of the United States See CVN-76 (Ronald Reag… 40th President of the United States See CVN-76 (Ronald Reagan)
Reed	Andrew	B., Jr.	Merchant Marine		1925-08-30 00:00:00.000	2008-07-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in AZ
Reed	Harry	Armstrong				1876-06-25 00:00:00.000	Indian Wars Civilian serving with 7th Cavalry Regiment Kil… Indian Wars Civilian serving with 7th Cavalry Regiment Killed in action at Battle of Little Big Horn, Jun 25 1876
Reed	Harry	E				1945-03-30 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian OR
Reed	Thomas	C		Secretary of the Air Force			Secretary of the Air Force Jan 2 1976 to Apr 6 1977
Reeves	Forrest	W., Jr.				1941-12-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Died in service as a civilian CA
Reiger	Gregory	C				1941-12-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian TX
Reilly	Gerald	D	Merchant Marine			2024-06-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine and Korean War in the Army Died age … WW II Merchant Marine and Korean War in the Army Died age 97
Renna	Samuel	A	Merchant Marine			1943-03-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service MA
Renwick	Dorothy						WW I - Base Hospital No. 20 as Civilian
Resor	Stanley	R		Secretary of the Army			Secretary of the Army Jul 5, 1965 to Jun 30. 1971
Respass	Mellin	Edwin	Merchant Marine			1942-07-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Thomas Mckean/Onondaga as Master … WW II Merchant Marine SS Thomas Mckean/Onondaga as Master Killed Jul 23 1942 MD-Baltimore
Reuss	Herman	William	Merchant Marine			1942-07-13 00:00:00.000	WW II SS R. W. Gallagher as Able Bodied Seaman Killed Jul … WW II SS R. W. Gallagher as Able Bodied Seaman Killed Jul 13 1942, age 30 NY
Revell	James	E	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine Died in service VA
Revere	Paul			Revolutionary War patriot	1735-01-01 00:00:00.000	1818-05-10 00:00:00.000	Gold and silver smith Instigator of Boston Tea Party Gathe… Gold and silver smith Instigator of Boston Tea Party Gathered information on Tory and British activities for the patriots Apr 18 1775, rode through Massachusetts warning patriots, expecially John Hancock and Sam Adams, of the British approach Established powder mill in Mass. Served on Committee of Correspondence LCOL in Massachusetts Militia Fought in Penobscot Expedition His foundry fashioned metal fittings for USS Constitution Worked for ratification of Constitution See APA-248/LPA-248 (Paul Revere)
Rex	Robert	M	Merchant Marine			1944-04-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service MI
Rey	Manuel	Carneiro	Merchant Marine			1942-04-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Eugene V.R. Thayer as Pumpman Ki… WW II Merchant Marine SS Eugene V.R. Thayer as Pumpman Killed April 9 1942 NY-KIngs
Reyes	Salvador	Avilo	Merchant Marine			1944-11-12 00:00:00.000	WW II SS Alexander Majors as Cook Killed Nov 12 1944 CA
Reynolds	Alden	W	Merchant Marine		1919-12-26 00:00:00.000	2006-04-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in MN
Reynolds	Barnett	E				1943-03-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian OH
Reynolds	Hayes	Seibert	Merchant Marine			1943-02-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Henry R. Mallory as Oiler Killed… WW II Merchant Marine SS Henry R. Mallory as Oiler Killed Feb 7 1943 WI
Reynolds	John	J	Merchant Marine			1944-03-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service RI
Reynolds	Quentin			war correspondent	1902-04-11 00:00:00.000	1965-03-17 00:00:00.000	Journalist and author WW II War correspondent
Reynolds	William	H				1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian OR
Rhodes	Albert		Merchant Marine		1923-04-29 00:00:00.000	1994-05-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in OR
Rhodes	Richard	Henry	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine
Rhodes	Theodore	Louis	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine
Riccio	Archie	A	Merchant Marine		1918-10-09 00:00:00.000	2008-08-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Buried in FL
Rice	Donald	B		Secretary of the Air Force			Secretary of the Air Force May 22 1989 to ---
Richards	A	J., Jr.	Merchant Marine		1922-01-25 00:00:00.000	2016-02-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchat Marine Buried in WA
Richards	Calvin	K	Merchant Marine		1927-04-25 00:00:00.000	2019-12-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Buried in NY
Richards	Edward	A	Merchant Marine		1920-02-14 00:00:00.000	2012-05-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in WI
Richards	Eugene	Leonard	Merchant Marine		1926-12-16 00:00:00.000	2018-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Ordinary Seaman Buried in IL
Richards	George	C	Merchant Marine			1943-12-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service PA
Richards	Norman		Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine SD
Richardson	Blaine	David	Merchant Marine		1926-12-04 00:00:00.000	2008-11-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Korean War Vietnam War Also served in AF, qv Burie… WW II Korean War Vietnam War Also served in AF, qv Buried in WA
Richardson	Eizabeth					1945-07-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian IN
Richardson	Elliot	L		Secretary of Defense			Secretary of Defense, Jan 30, 1973 to May 24, 1973 Became A… Secretary of Defense, Jan 30, 1973 to May 24, 1973 Became Attorney General, May 25, 1973
Richey	Helen		WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Ricks	Joseph	Horace	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine Died in service VA

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.