Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 3,401–3,450

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Roucheron	Samuel	A	Merchant Marine			1942-10-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Messman Killed when … WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Messman Killed when his ship was sunk
Rounsevell	Clare						WW I - Base Hospital No. 20 as Civilian
Rourke	Russell	A		Secretary of the Air Force			Secretary of the Air Force Dec 8 1985 to Apr 7 1986
Rowe	Albert	O	Merchant Marine		1919-01-14 00:00:00.000	1997-02-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Mercnamt Marine Buried in MI
Rowe	Buell	Allen	Merchant Marine		1918-04-06 00:00:00.000	2018-11-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marinee Buried in FL
Rowe	Burkley	George	Merchant Marine		1926-11-12 00:00:00.000	2005-12-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Buried in WA
Rowe	Charles	Joseph	Merchant Marine		1926-05-21 00:00:00.000	2001-01-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Korean War Merchant Marine Also served in Army Bur… WW II Korean War Merchant Marine Also served in Army Buried in LA
Rowe	Marcus	L	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 VA
Rowzie	John		Merchant Marine			1941-03-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service DC
Royall	Kenneth	C		Secretary of War/ the Army			Last Secretary of War, starting Jul 19 1947 to Sep 17 1947 … Last Secretary of War, starting Jul 19 1947 to Sep 17 1947 Secretary of the Army Sep 18, 1947 to Apr 27, 1949. First Secretary of the Army, position established by the National Security Act of 1947.
Rubio	Mariano		Merchant Marine			1942-10-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Fireman/Wiper Killed… WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Fireman/Wiper Killed when his ship was sunk
Rumsfeld	Donald	H		Secretary of Defense			Secretary of Defense, Nov 20, 1975 to Jan 20, 1977 Secretar… Secretary of Defense, Nov 20, 1975 to Jan 20, 1977 Secretary of Defense, Jan 2001 to --
Russell	Alden	T	Merchant Marine		1928-05-20 00:00:00.000	2010-03-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in CT
Russell	Richard	Brevard		Chairman, Senate Armed Services Committe	1897-11-02 00:00:00.000	1971-01-21 00:00:00.000	Georgia House of Representatives Governor of Georgia 1931-3… Georgia House of Representatives Governor of Georgia 1931-33 U.S. Senate 1933-1971 Member and Chairman, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Senate Appropriations Committee Member, Space and Aeronautics Sciences Committee and Joint Committee on Atomic Energy See SSN-687 (Richard B. Russell)
Rutledge	Albert	Edward	Merchant Marine			1945-05-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service WA
Rutledge	Edward			Singer of Declaration of Independence	1749-11-23 00:00:00.000	1800-01-23 00:00:00.000	Signer of Declaration of Independence Governor of South Car… Signer of Declaration of Independence Governor of South Carolina at time of his death See AP-52 (Edward Rutledge)
Ryan	Chester	L	Merchant Marine		1882-08-27 00:00:00.000	1942-08-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in HI Merchant Marine Burie… WW II Merchant Marine Buried in HI Merchant Marine Buried in FL
Ryan	Glennen	W	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 MO
Ryan	Josephine	L	American Red Cross ?				WW II HQ, 461st Bomb Group
Saavedra	Castro	Jr.	Merchant Marine			1942-02-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Major Wheeler as Wiper PR
Sabando	Quarano		Merchant Marine			1942-02-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Don Isidro as Oiler
Sabatini	Charlie	Anthony, Jr.	Merchant Marine		1925-08-28 00:00:00.000	2006-08-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Korean War Buried in LA
Sabie	Daniel	Mansanadez	Merchant Marine			1943-02-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Rosario as Bosun NY-Kings
Sabio	Daniel	Mansanadez	Merchant Marine			1943-02-21 00:00:00.000	WW II SS Rosario as Boatswain Killed Feb 21 1943 NY-Kings
Sabo	Aleksander		Merchant Marine			1945-03-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Oklahoma II as ChCook PA-Philade… WW II Merchant Marine SS Oklahoma II as ChCook PA-Philadelphia
Sabo	Joseph	John	Merchant Marine			1945-03-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Oklahoma II as Messman PA-Philad… WW II Merchant Marine SS Oklahoma II as Messman PA-Philadelphia
Sabo	Louis		Merchant Marine			1942-11-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SSLa Salle as Messman NY-Bronx
Sadler	James	Edward	Merchant Marine			1942-06-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Cherokee as Waiter NJ
Sadler	Leroy	Francis	Merchant Marine			1943-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS John Harvey as A.B. MD-Baltimore
Sadlon	Michael		Merchant Marine			1943-06-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Esso Gettysburg as Ordinary Seama… WW II Merchant Marine SS Esso Gettysburg as Ordinary Seaman NJ
Sadowy	Philip		Merchant Marine			1943-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS John L. Motley as 3rd Mate NY
Saethre	Karl	W	Merchant Marine			1943-06-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS John Morgan as 2nd Mate Norway … WW II Merchant Marine SS John Morgan as 2nd Mate Norway May be listed as Carl Martin
Sage	Frank	P	Merchant Marine			1944-12-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service PA
Sage	Frank	Peter	Merchant Marine			1944-12-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Dan Beard as A.B. PA
Sage	William	Luther	Merchant Marine			1944-03-13 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS H.D. Collier as Oiler CO
Sakales	Thomas		Merchant Marine			1943-07-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Samuel Heitzelman as Oiler IL-Co… WW II Merchant Marine SS Samuel Heitzelman as Oiler IL-Cook
Saks	Robert	Elliot	Merchant Marine			1944-04-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS John Straub as ChStd MD-Baltimor… WW II Merchant Marine SS John Straub as ChStd MD-Baltimore
Salamone	Nicholas		Merchant Marine			1944-07-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Robin Goodfellow as Fireman-Water… WW II Merchant Marine SS Robin Goodfellow as Fireman-Watertender PA
Salde	Simon		Merchant Marine			1942-10-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Steel Navigator as Oiler MD-Balt… WW II Merchant Marine SS Steel Navigator as Oiler MD-Baltimore
Salgado	Joseph	Anthony	Merchant Marine			1943-01-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Broad Arrow as Wiper Argentina … WW II Merchant Marine SS Broad Arrow as Wiper Argentina May be Selgado
Sallader	Gervasio		Merchant Marine			1943-05-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Stanvac Manile as ChCook Philipp… WW II Merchant Marine SS Stanvac Manile as ChCook Philippines May be Sallador
Sallsten	Mischa	Koulikoff	Merchant Marine			1942-07-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Honomu as ChMate NY
Sallstrom	Henrik	J	Merchant Marine			1944-02-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Salmi	Henrik	J	Merchant Marine			1942-05-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Gulfoil as Pumpman Finland
Salmon	Percy		Merchant Marine			1945-10-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service MD
Salmon	Percy		Merchant Marine			1945-10-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine MD
Salomon	Haym						Revolutionary War patriot and financier Captured by British… Revolutionary War patriot and financier Captured by British and escaped. Helped finance the war See World War II Liberty Ship Haym Salomon
Salsman	Carl	Frederick	Merchant Marine			1943-03-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS JamesOglethorpe as Steward VA-No… WW II Merchant Marine SS JamesOglethorpe as Steward VA-Norfolk
Salters	John	C	Merchant Marine			1942-05-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Ohioan as Oiler NY
Salus	Louis	John	Merchant Marine			1943-04-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Robert Gray as Messman WI

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.