Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 3,351–3,400

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Riddle	Lonnie	B				1942-06-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian VA
Riess	Lewis	W				1946-01-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian PA
Riffel	John	H				1942-12-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Died in service as a civilian CA
Riley	Arthur	F., Jr.	Merchant Marine		1927-01-18 00:00:00.000	2001-01-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as FM Buried in MA
Riley	William	J				1919-02-01 00:00:00.000	WW I - Died while in service as a civilian MA
Rissane	Thomas	T	Merchant Marine			1943-01-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Messman Kill… WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Messman Killed when his ship was sunk
Risser	Grace						WW I - Base Hospital No. 20 as Civilian
Ritter	Commodore	P				1941-12-11 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian ID
Rivers	Carlos		Merchant Marine			1942-09-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service PR
Robberstad	Olav	M	Merchant Marine			1942-02-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Azalea City as as 3rd Mate Kille… WW II Merchant Marine SS Azalea City as as 3rd Mate Killed when his ship was sunk
Robbins	Paul	J				1943-03-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian MO
Robbins	Sheldon	G				1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died in service as a civilian CA
Robert	Jose	M	Merchant Marine			1942-11-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service PR
Roberts	Alden	V	Merchant Marine		1927-04-18 00:00:00.000	2011-02-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in MA
Roberts	Alex	D	Merchant Marine		1896-11-08 00:00:00.000	1967-03-11 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in FL
Roberts	Artis	J				1945-10-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian AL
Roberts	Charles		Pub Health Svc		1935-11-23 00:00:00.000	2022-03-13 00:00:00.000	Persian Gulf War Scientific Director of U.S. Public Health … Persian Gulf War Scientific Director of U.S. Public Health Service Buried in MD
Roberts	Fred		Merchant Marine			1944-08-29 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service CA
Roberts	George	W	Merchant Marine			1940-10-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service PA
Roberts	Henry	Ambrose	Merchant Marine			1943-01-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Roberts	Ruth		WASP				II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Robertson	Charles	B				1943-09-12 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian WY
Robertson	Dale	O				1945-02-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian ID
Robeson	George	M		Secretary of Navy			Secretary of the Navy 1874
Robinson	Charles		Merchant Marine			1943-09-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Robinson	George	S	Merchant Marine			1942-06-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service CA
Roccanti	Edward	J				1944-10-30 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NJ
Rockwell	George	H., Jr.	Merchant Marine			1944-11-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service LA
Rockwell	Robert	W				1942-09-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian PA
Rodriguez	Agustin		Merchant Marine		1923-03-28 00:00:00.000	2012-08-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in TX
Rodriguez	Alberto		Merchant Marine		1913-10-09 00:00:00.000	1990-12-11 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in NY
Rodriguez	Antonio		Merchant Marine		1897-11-01 00:00:00.000	1942-06-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in NY
Rodriguez	Arturo	A	Merchant Marine		1912-10-25 00:00:00.000	2001-06-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in MS
Rodriguez	Manuel	Y	Merchant Marine			1942-10-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Able Bodied Seaman K… WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Able Bodied Seaman Killed when his ship was sunk
Rokohl	Paul					1942-08-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Died in service as a civilian WA
Romero	Jesus		Merchant Marine			1942-10-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as ordinary Seaman Kill… WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as ordinary Seaman Killed when his ship was sunk
Rondario	Hermegeldo					1943-02-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Died in service as a civilian
Roosevelt	Anna	Eleanor			1884-10-11 00:00:00.000	1962-11-07 00:00:00.000	Wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, qv U.S. delegate t… Wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, qv U.S. delegate to the United Nations, December 31 1946 to December 31 1952 See DDG-80 (Roosevelt) named for her and her husband Franklin
Roosevelt	Franklin	Delano		32nd President of United States	1882-01-30 00:00:00.000	1945-04-12 00:00:00.000	Graduated Harvard University 1904 New York State senator 19… Graduated Harvard University 1904 New York State senator 1911-13 Assistant Secretary of the Navy 1913-1920 WW I - Elected Governor of New York in 1928 and 1930 President of United States from 1933 until his death in 1945 WW II See CVB-42/CVA-42 (Franklin D. Roosevelt), and DDG-80 (Roosevelt), the latter named for him and his wife (Anna) Eleanor, qv
Root	Elihu			Secretary of State	1845-02-15 00:00:00.000	1937-02-07 00:00:00.000	Graduated Hamilton College 42nd Secretary of War, Aug 1 189… Graduated Hamilton College 42nd Secretary of War, Aug 1 1899 to Jan 31 1904 38th Secretary of State, July 19 1905-January 27 1909 U,S, Senate 1909-1915 President Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 1910-1915 Nobel Peace Prize 1912 NY
Rosario	Feliz		Merchant Marine			1942-10-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Oiler Killed when hi… WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Oiler Killed when his ship was sunk
Rose	Antonio	Joseph	Merchant Marine		1921-05-24 00:00:00.000	2009-01-31 00:00:00.000	WW II Buried in MA
Rose	Charles	A	Merchant Marine				Born 1920 WW II Merchant Marine Died 1998 Buried in MI
Rose	Charles	W	Merchant Marine		1925-04-17 00:00:00.000	2006-06-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Buried in GA
Rose	Jean	C	WASP				II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Rose	Louis		Merchant Marine			1943-03-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine MS Atlantic Sun as Fireman. Lost wh… WW II Merchant Marine MS Atlantic Sun as Fireman. Lost when the ship was sunk February 17 1943
Rosenburg	Carl		Merchant Marine			1943-01-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Utility Kill… WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Utility Killed when his ship was sunk
Rosendick	George						WW II Dec 1941, civilian employee of Morrison-Knudsen on Wa… WW II Dec 1941, civilian employee of Morrison-Knudsen on Wake Island Dec 1941, a defender of Wake Island
Ross	Isidro		Merchant Marine			1942-10-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Oiler Killed when hi… WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Oiler Killed when his ship was sunk
Ross	Rose		WASP				II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)

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.