Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 3,901–3,950

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
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
Tabenera	Agapito	Saragella	Merchant Marine			1942-11-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Swiftsure'Zaandam as Cook Philip… WW II Merchant Marine SS Swiftsure'Zaandam as Cook Philippines
Taber	William	T	Merchant Marine			1944-02-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS William H. Welch as Able Bodied
Taboada	Eduardo		Merchant Marine			1943-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS John L. Motley as Able Bodied NY… WW II Merchant Marine SS John L. Motley as Able Bodied NY-New York
Tacderan	Francisco					1941-12-07 00:00:00.000	WW II One of 59 civilians killed in the Japanese attack on … WW II One of 59 civilians killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Tacke	Magda	T	WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Tadao	Joseph	G	Merchant Marine			1941-07-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine NY
Tadeo	Joseph	G	Merchant Marine			1941-07-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Taduran	Felemino		Merchant Marine			1942-04-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Chenango as Ordinary Seaman Phil… WW II Merchant Marine SS Chenango as Ordinary Seaman Philippines
Taft	Alphonso			Secretary of War			Secretary of War 3/8/1876-5/22/1876
Taft	William	Howard		President of the United States			Secretary of War, Feb 1 1904-Jun 30 1908 President of the U… Secretary of War, Feb 1 1904-Jun 30 1908 President of the United States 1909-1913 Chief Justice of the United States Buried in VA-Arlington OH
Taft	William	Howard, IV					Acting Secretary of Defense at end of Reagan Administration,… Acting Secretary of Defense at end of Reagan Administration, about 1988
Tahan	Albert	Anton	Merchant Marine			1942-10-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Steel Navigator as Ordinary Seama… WW II Merchant Marine SS Steel Navigator as Ordinary Seaman Killed Oct 19 1942 NY-Kings
Tahan	Albert	Anton	Merchant Marine			1942-10-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Steel Navigator as Ordinary Seama… WW II Merchant Marine SS Steel Navigator as Ordinary Seaman NY-Kings
Taix	Louis	Marcel	Merchant Marine			1942-05-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Nicarao as Radio Officer LA
Takefuju	James	Takeo				1941-12-07 00:00:00.000	WW II One of 59 civilians killed in the Japanese attack on … WW II One of 59 civilians killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Takis	Gust		Merchant Marine			1942-06-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Tillie Lykes as Cook Greece
Talbot	J	C	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine
Talbott	Harold	E		Secretary of the Air Force			Secretary of the Air Force Feb 4, 1953 to Aug 13, 1955
Talbott	John	Odell	Merchant Marine			1943-06-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS John Morgan as Deck Cadet
Talbott	Joshua	Frederick C.	U. S. Congress				Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott Known as J. Fred Talbott C… Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott Known as J. Fred Talbott Civil War 2nd Maryland Cavalry (Confederate) Member of Conress. Active on Naval Affairs Committee See DD-156/AG-81 (J. Fred Talbott)
Talley	Charles	Rivers, Jr.	Merchant Marine			1943-04-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Gulfstate as 2nd Mate Killed Apr… WW II Merchant Marine SS Gulfstate as 2nd Mate Killed Apr 3 1943 FL
Talley	Frank		Merchant Marine			1942-05-30 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Alcoa Shipper as Radio Officer N… WW II Merchant Marine SS Alcoa Shipper as Radio Officer NY-New York
Talley	John	Houston	Merchant Marine		1924-11-07 00:00:00.000	2002-11-29 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in OK
Talley	John	Will, Jr.	Merchant Marine		1924-02-15 00:00:00.000	2009-02-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in NC
Talley	Robert	Dale	Merchant Marine		1927-05-10 00:00:00.000	2010-01-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Also served in Army Buried in NV
Tallman	Jane		WASP				II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Tambini	Jorgen	Kristian	Merchant Marine			1942-03-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodied Seaman on Collamer NY… WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodied Seaman on Collamer NY-Kings
Tang	Ismall	B	Merchant Marine				Korean War Dec 1950, SS Meredith Victory (qv) as Ordinary S… Korean War Dec 1950, SS Meredith Victory (qv) as Ordinary Seaman
Tardy	Audrey		WASP				II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Tarka	Edward	Joseph	Merchant Marine			1943-07-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodied Seaman on Samuel Heint… WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodied Seaman on Samuel Heintzelman CT
Tarnowski	Max	J	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as Messman. Survived th… WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as Messman. Survived the sinking of his ship November 2 1944. NJ
Tart	Lacy	F				1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NC
Tate	William	Mearns	Merchant Marine			1943-12-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Joseph Wheeler as Ordinary Seaman… WW II Merchant Marine SS Joseph Wheeler as Ordinary Seaman IL-Cook
Tavares	Manuel		Merchant Marine			1942-03-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Chief Cook on Muskogee MA
Taverna	Marico	M	Merchant Marine			1946-05-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NJ
Taves	Brydon					1943-12-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY
Taylor	Alexander	Jamieson	Merchant Marine			1942-05-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as 2nd Mate on David Mc Kelvey CA

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.