Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 3,801–3,850

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Stansbury	Hubert	E	Merchant Marine			1945-02-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service TX
Stanton	Edwin	M		Secretary of War			Secretary of War 1/20/1862-5/28/1868 See WW II Liberty Ship… Secretary of War 1/20/1862-5/28/1868 See WW II Liberty Ship Edwin M. Stanton
Stanton	Elizabeth	Cady			1815-11-12 00:00:00.000	1902-10-02 00:00:00.000	Suffragist and abolitionist. Authored first organized deman… Suffragist and abolitionist. Authored first organized demand for women to vote in 1848. See AP-69 (Elizabeth C. Stanton)
Starlin	Orville	Jr.	Merchant Marine			1944-08-30 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Jacksonville as Able Bodied Seama… WW II Merchant Marine SS Jacksonville as Able Bodied Seaman Killed Aug 30 1944 KS
Staten	Mark					1941-02-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian KY
Stauffer	Paul		Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine USS Fort Lee as Chief Engineer. Sur… WW II Merchant Marine USS Fort Lee as Chief Engineer. Survived its sinking TX
Stearman	Lloyd	Carlton		Aircraft manufacturer			Founder of Stearman Aircraft Co., Wichita KS, manufacturer o… Founder of Stearman Aircraft Co., Wichita KS, manufacturer of Stearman trainers, 1930's-40's
Stebbins	Fred	Cleary, Jr.	Merchant Marine			1943-02-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Jonathan Sturges as Wiper Killed… WW II Merchant Marine SS Jonathan Sturges as Wiper Killed Feb 24 1943 MS
Steele	Alton	Redford	Merchant Marine		1926-02-24 00:00:00.000	2010-06-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Ordinary Seaman Buried in AL
Steele	Katherine		WASP				II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Steen	Norman		Merchant Marine			1942-04-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Connecticut as 3rd Engineer Kill… WW II Merchant Marine SS Connecticut as 3rd Engineer Killed Apr 23 1942 TX ABMC shows his date of death as April 25 1943, probably the date he was declared dead
Steffie	John	W	Merchant Marine			1945-09-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service KY
Stein	Melvin	I	Merchant Marine			1942-08-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Balladier as Radio Operator Kill… WW II Merchant Marine SS Balladier as Radio Operator Killed when his ship was sunk
Steinruck	Harry	I	Merchant Marine			1942-10-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as 1st Engineer Killed … WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as 1st Engineer Killed when his ship was sunk
Stennis	John	Cornelius		U. S. Senate	1901-08-03 00:00:00.000	1995-04-23 00:00:00.000	U.S. Senate (Mississippi), 1947-1988 See CVN-74, and Stenni… U.S. Senate (Mississippi), 1947-1988 See CVN-74, and Stennis Army Ammunition Plant
Stepanich	Rudolph		Merchant Marine			1944-11-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Stephenson	Charles	E	Merchant Marine		1926-01-25 00:00:00.000	2006-07-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in MI
Stephenson	Delmer	Ross	Merchant Marine		1914-10-04 00:00:00.000	1997-06-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in FL
Stephenson	Edward		Merchant Marine		1917-09-26 00:00:00.000	2000-06-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in OR
Stephenson	Edwin	O	Merchant Marine		1920-12-10 00:00:00.000	1988-10-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in CA
Sterling	Loren		Merchant Marine			1945-02-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service MD
Stern	Sidney		Merchant Marine			1946-02-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Stetson	John	C		Secretary of the Air Force			Secretary of the Air Force Apr 6 1977 to May 18 1979
Stevens	Arvid	Edward	Merchant Marine		1928-10-20 00:00:00.000	2003-04-11 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in MI
Stevens	Niles	K	Merchant Marine			1945-02-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service PA
Stevens	Robert	T		Secretary of the Army			Secretary of the Army Feb 4, 1953 to Jul 20, 1955
Stevenson	Clinton	L				1941-12-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Died in service as a civilian CA
Stewart	Arthur	Newton	Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin		1904-06-18 00:00:00.000	1963-07-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Korean War Buried in OR
Stewart	Charles		Merchant Marine			1942-02-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Azalea City as Able Bodied Seaman… WW II Merchant Marine SS Azalea City as Able Bodied Seaman Killed when his ship was sunk
Stewart	Charles	C	Merchant Marine		1909-11-14 00:00:00.000	1994-09-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Chief Steward Buried in OR
Stewart	Charles	Walter	Merchant Marine			1945-05-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in HI
Stimson	Henry	Lewis		Secretary of War	1867-09-21 00:00:00.000	1950-10-20 00:00:00.000	1906, U.S. Attorney for Southern District of New York Secre… 1906, U.S. Attorney for Southern District of New York Secretary of War May 22 1911-Mar 4 1913 WW I - Commander of artillery battalion Secretary of State 1929-1933 WW II Secretary of War Jul 10 1940-Sep 21 1945 See SSBN-655 (Henry L. Stimson)
Stine	Salem	H	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as 3rd Mate. Survived th… WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as 3rd Mate. Survived the sinking of his ship November 2 1944, but lost with other survivors in his lifeboat. MD-Baltimore
Stoddert	Benjamin			Secretary of the Navy		1813-12-13 00:00:00.000	Born 1751 Revolutionary War 1777-1779, CPT in Pensylvania … Born 1751 Revolutionary War 1777-1779, CPT in Pensylvania Cavalry 1779, secretary to Board of War Acquired much land later ceded to Federal Government in Washington DC First Secretary of the Navy, June 18, 1798 to Mar 31 1801 Pushed for authorization for greatly expanding the Navy, and acquired land for the Naval shipyards in Northeastern U.S. See Destroyer No. 302/DD-302/AG-18 (Stoddert) and DDG-22 (Benjamin Stoddert)
Stokely	Frederick	R	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as Messman. Survived the… WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as Messman. Survived the sinking of his ship November 2 1944, but lost with other survivors in his lifeboat. TX ?
Stone	Beecher	Justin	Merchant Marine		1906-04-16 00:00:00.000	1992-08-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in NY
Stone	Clinton	M				1943-03-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian OR
Stone	Helen	S	WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Stone	Michael	P. W.		Secretary of the Army			Secretary of the Army Aug 14, 1989 to --
Stone	Willis	C				1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian MD
Stoneman	Olaf	R	Merchant Marine			1944-02-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service ME
Story	Irma		WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Stover	William	T	Merchant Marine			1945-05-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service CA
Straughan	Jane	S	WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Streblow	Alvin	L				1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian MT
Stretch	Dorothy	A				1943-09-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian MI
Stringer	Wesley	W				1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian OR
Strumph	J					1944-07-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY
Stuhring	Edward	G	Merchant Marine			1942-10-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Radio Operator Kille… WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Radio Operator Killed when his ship was sunk
Suarez	Jose	R	Merchant Marine			1943-09-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY

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.