Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 3,851–3,900

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Suchan	Andrew		Merchant Marine			1944-07-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS E. A. Bryan as Fireman/Watertende… WW II Merchant Marine SS E. A. Bryan as Fireman/Watertender Missing and presumed dead Jul 17 1944 as result of ammunition explosion aboard neighboring ship SS Quinalt Victory at Port Chicago NY
Suchon	George	Andrew	Merchant Marine			1942-05-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Oiler on Joseph M. Cudahy PA
Suddjian	Albert		Merchant Marine			1945-04-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS Logan Victory as Chief Engi… WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS Logan Victory as Chief Engineer CA-San Francisco
Suderow	Erich		Merchant Marine			1942-02-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Chief Engineer on India Arrow NY
Suitado	Vincente		Merchant Marine			1942-06-12 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodied Seaman on Sizaola NY-… WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodied Seaman on Sizaola NY-Kings
Sullivan	Alexander	Oree	Merchant Marine		1925-11-30 00:00:00.000	2007-09-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in MS
Sullivan	Charles		Merchant Marine		1923-10-24 00:00:00.000	1997-02-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Also served in Army Buried in PA
Sullivan	Charles	E	Merchant Marine		1920-12-03 00:00:00.000	2002-01-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in MI
Sullivan	Charles	T., Sr.	Merchant Marine		1925-07-18 00:00:00.000	1997-05-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Buried in OK
Sullivan	Dennis	J	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
Sullivan	Dennis	Joseph	Merchant Marine			1942-02-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS Azalea City as Able Bodied … WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS Azalea City as Able Bodied Seaman Ireland
Sullivan	Edeward	Martin	Merchant Marine			1944-07-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Messman on Jean Nicolet CT
Sullivan	Eugene	M	Merchant Marine			1943-09-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service CA
Sullivan	Francis	George	Merchant Marine			1943-03-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Utility on James Sprunt ME
Sullivan	Howard	W	Merchant Marine			1944-07-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodied Seaman on Quinault Vic… WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodied Seaman on Quinault Victory WA
Sullivan	John	L		Secretary of the Navy			Secretary of the Navy Sep 18, 1947 to May 24, 1949
Sullivan	Kokomo		Merchant Marine			1942-02-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Fireman/Wiper on Major Wheeler OH… WW II Merchant Marine as Fireman/Wiper on Major Wheeler OH-Hamilton
Sullivan	Lawrence	Timothy	Merchant Marine			1942-03-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Lemuel Burrows as 3rd Mate Kille… WW II Merchant Marine SS Lemuel Burrows as 3rd Mate Killed Mar 14 1942 MA
Sullivan	Louis	A	Merchant Marine				Korean War Dec 1950, SS Meredith Victory (qv) as Fireman/Wa… Korean War Dec 1950, SS Meredith Victory (qv) as Fireman/Watertender
Sullivan	Marcellus	Ferdinand	Merchant Marine			1943-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodied Searman on John Bascom… WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodied Searman on John Bascom PA-Philadelphia
Sullivan	Robert	J	Merchant Marine			1944-07-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Maaster on Quinault Victory NJ
Summers	William	Wyvis	Merchant Marine			1942-06-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS L.J. Drake as Messman MD-B… WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS L.J. Drake as Messman MD-Baltimore
Susee	Arthur	J				1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian OR
Suter	Edward	Martin	Merchant Marine			1943-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS John Harvey as Able Bodied Seaman… WW II Merchant Marine SS John Harvey as Able Bodied Seaman Killed Dec 2 1943 MD-Baltimore
Sutherland	Ivan	Percival	Merchant Marine			1942-01-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS West Ivis as Steward Killed Janu… WW II Merchant Marine SS West Ivis as Steward Killed January 1 1942 NY
Swanner	Chester	S	Merchant Marine			1943-01-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS C.J. Barkdull as Master LA
Swanson	Alvin	Theodore	Merchant Marine		1922-11-07 00:00:00.000	1966-06-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in WI
Swanson	Carl	Herbert, Jr.	Merchant Marine		1925-05-21 00:00:00.000	2010-10-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in FL
Swanson	Claude	A		Secretary of the Navy	1862-03-31 00:00:00.000	1939-03-03 00:00:00.000	Graduated Randolph-Macon College Elected to U.S. House of R… Graduated Randolph-Macon College Elected to U.S. House of Representatives 1892 Became Governor of Virginia 1906 U.S. Senate 1911-1933 Appointed Secretary of the Navy in mid-1933 See DD-443 (Swanson)
Swanson	Eric	Conrad	Merchant Marine			1942-12-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS James Mc Kay as 3rd Engineer CT
Swanson	Joel	E	Merchant Marine			1942-08-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Louisiana as Master TX
Swanson	John	Lars Victor	Merchant Marine			1942-01-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Allan Jackson as Chief Mate NY-N… WW II Merchant Marine SS Allan Jackson as Chief Mate NY-New York
Swanson	Reed	B	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine Maybe AZ
Swanson	Ture	A	Merchant Marine			1945-09-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service WA
Swanson	Ture	A	Merchant Marine			1945-09-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine WA
Swearingen	John	Richard	Merchant Marine			1942-05-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS unger T. Ball as 3rd Engineer TX
Swearingen	Wayne	Samuel	Merchant Marine			1942-09-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Losmar as Ordinary Seaman FL
Sweeney	Daniel	J	Merchant Marine		1922-09-30 00:00:00.000	2001-11-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in MA
Sweeney	Harry	E	Merchant Marine		1910-08-11 00:00:00.000	1998-04-30 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in PA
Sweeney	John		Merchant Marine			1942-06-24 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS John R. Williams as Oiler NJ
Sweeney	John	J	Merchant Marine		1913-06-02 00:00:00.000	1998-02-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in NY
Sweeney	Owen					1919-02-18 00:00:00.000	WW I - Died while in service as a civilian NY
Sweeney	Owen	Joseph	Merchant Marine			1942-11-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS East Indian as Messman Killed No… WW II Merchant Marine SS East Indian as Messman Killed Nov 3 1942 PA-Philadelphia
Sweeney	Robert	Neal	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine Buried in OR
Swirbul	Leon	A	Grumman Aircraft Co.	Aircraft industry executive	1898-03-18 00:00:00.000		"The Bullfrog" Co-founder, with Leroy Grumman and others, o… "The Bullfrog" Co-founder, with Leroy Grumman and others, of Grumman Aeronautical Engineering Co, in 1930. Later Grumman Aircraft Co. Remained a top executive of Grumman Aircraft Co. until his death Died Jun 1960
Swisher	Bernard	E	Merchant Marine			1943-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Messman on Joseph Wheeler MD
Sykes	Howard	Elbert	Merchant Marine			1942-05-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as 2nd Engineer on Mormacsul NY-King… WW II Merchant Marine as 2nd Engineer on Mormacsul NY-Kings
Symington	W	Stuart		Secretary of the Air Force			First Secretary of the Air Force, Sep 18, 1947 to Apr 24, 19… First Secretary of the Air Force, Sep 18, 1947 to Apr 24, 1950 U.S. Senator from Missouri
Szablinski	Stanislaus	Merrimack	Merchant Marine			1942-06-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Merrimack as 3rd Engineer Killed… WW II Merchant Marine SS Merrimack as 3rd Engineer Killed Jun 9 1942 NY-Bronx
Szilard	Leo			Scientist			Nuclear physisist WW II One of the scientists who interest… Nuclear physisist WW II One of the scientists who interested President Roosevelt in the need to develop an atomic bomb

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.