Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 4,001–4,050

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Totterman	Charles		Merchant Marine			1942-02-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Major Wheeler as 3rd Engineer NY… WW II Merchant Marine SS Major Wheeler as 3rd Engineer NY-Kings
Toucey	Isaac			Secretary of the Navy	1796-11-05 00:00:00.000	1869-07-30 00:00:00.000	Attorney General Jun 21 1848 to Mar 3 1849 Secretary of the… Attorney General Jun 21 1848 to Mar 3 1849 Secretary of the Navy Mar 6 1857 to Mar 3 1861 See USS Toucey, Destroyer No. 282
Tout	Edward	Doyle	Merchant Marine			1945-01-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS Lewis L. Dyche as Messman … WW II Merchant Marine aboard SS Lewis L. Dyche as Messman UT-Salt Lake
Townshend	Robert	F	Merchant Marine			1944-07-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS E. A. Bryan as 2nd Mate Missing … WW II Merchant Marine SS E. A. Bryan as 2nd Mate Missing and presumed dead Jul 17 1944 as result of ammunition explosion aboard neighboring ship SS Quinalt Victory at Port Chicago MO-St. Louis Merchant Marine list spells it Townshend. Port Chicago book spells it Townsend
Tracey	Joseph					1919-10-19 00:00:00.000	WW I - Died while in service as a civilian OH
Tracy	Benjamin	Franklin		Secretary of the Navy	1830-04-05 00:00:00.000	1915-08-06 00:00:00.000	Served as Army officer in Civil War. See Milpers table Appo… Served as Army officer in Civil War. See Milpers table Appointed Secretary of the Navy in 1889 Organized Naval militia and established Board of Construction and Repair "Left the Navy in better condition than he found it" See DD-214
Tracy	Richard	Joseph	Merchant Marine			1944-10-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service WI
Trageser	Francis	John	Merchant Marine			1942-05-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Carrabulle as Chief Mate Killed … WW II Merchant Marine SS Carrabulle as Chief Mate Killed May 26 1942 MD-Baltimore
Trainor	John	J				1918-04-08 00:00:00.000	WW I - Died while in service as a civilian NY
Treanor	Thomas	S				1944-08-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Trebing	Mary					1943-10-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) Killed in servic… WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) Killed in service
Trees	Ruth	Grimm	WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Trow	John	F., Jr.				1944-02-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Died in service as a civilian MI
Truitt	George	Daniel	Merchant Marine			1942-02-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS India Arrow as 3rd Engineer NY-N… WW II Merchant Marine SS India Arrow as 3rd Engineer NY-New York
Truman	Harry	S		President of the United States	1884-05-08 00:00:00.000	1972-12-26 00:00:00.000	WW I - CPT of artillery in France WW II As Senator from M… WW I - CPT of artillery in France WW II As Senator from Missouri, Chairman of "Truman Committee" that investigated wartime procurement Elected Vice president in 1944 Became President in Apr 1945 upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt See CVN-75
Trumbull	Jonathan			Supplier to Continental Army	1710-10-12 00:00:00.000	1785-08-17 00:00:00.000	Graduated harvard College 1727 Gorernor of Connecticut Con… Graduated harvard College 1727 Gorernor of Connecticut Continental patriot Supplied war material to the Continental Army See Galley Trumbull, Frigate Trumbull, and Sloop of War Trumbull
Trumbull	Robert		New York Times				WW II Marshall Islands campaign
Truy	Joseph	D				1945-08-29 00:00:00.000	WW II Died in service as a civilian MI
Tuason	Edilberto		Merchant Marine			1942-09-13 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Oregonian as 3rd Engineer NY-Kin… WW II Merchant Marine SS Oregonian as 3rd Engineer NY-Kings
Tucek	John	Paul	Merchant Marine			1943-03-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS James Sprunt as Deck Cadet NJ
Tucker	Earl	E				1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian OR
Tucker	Ural	F				1944-11-08 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian FL
Tulane	Walter	Austin	Merchant Marine			1942-02-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS W. L. Steed as Pumpman Killed Fe… WW II Merchant Marine SS W. L. Steed as Pumpman Killed Feb 2 1942 LA
Turner	Albert	Barry	Merchant Marine		1921-11-08 00:00:00.000	2005-06-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as S1c Buried in OK
Turner	Benjamin	Arlis	Merchant Marine		1927-01-07 00:00:00.000	2000-06-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as MM Buried in TN
Turner	Earl		Merchant Marine			1943-05-30 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service MD
Tyce	Robert	H				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
Tynan	James	T	Merchant Marine		1925-09-13 00:00:00.000	1998-06-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in CO
Ucha	Antonia		Merchant Marine			1944-06-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Udell	David	H	Merchant Marine			1942-02-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Azalea City as Wiper Killed when… WW II Merchant Marine SS Azalea City as Wiper Killed when his ship was sunk
Uhlyk	Carl	S	Merchant Marine			1942-10-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Purser Killed when h… WW II Merchant Marine SS Angelina as Purser Killed when his ship was sunk
Ulbright	Rick	A	Dept of Air Force			2004-08-08 00:00:00.000	Iraq War Assigned ot 33rd Field Investigative Squadron Die… Iraq War Assigned ot 33rd Field Investigative Squadron Died at Kirkuk AB from wounds resulting from mortar attack MD
Ulbright	Rick	A	Air Force			2004-08-08 00:00:00.000	Iraq War Air Force Special Agent Died of wounds MD
Ullman	Paul					1944-04-13 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CT
Umberger	Sammie	L	Merchant Marine		1922-01-23 00:00:00.000	2000-09-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in AR
Underwood	Blaine	Edgar, Sr.	Merchant Marine		1917-04-13 00:00:00.000	1999-05-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in OR
Ungar	Martin		Merchant Marine			1942-05-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY
Upshur	Abel	Parker		Secretary of State	1791-06-17 00:00:00.000	1844-02-28 00:00:00.000	Appointed Secretary of the Navy Sep 1941 (served until 1843)… Appointed Secretary of the Navy Sep 1941 (served until 1843) Appointed Secretary of State Jul 23 1843 until his death Feb 28 1844 from exploding naval gun while on board a ship to observe weapon experiments See DD-193 (Abel P. Upshur)
Upton	John	E., Jr.	Merchant Marine			1943-01-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Ordinary Seam… WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Ordinary Seaman Killed when his ship was sunk
Uyehara	Kiho					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
Uyeno	Hisao					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
Vain	Thomas	F	Merchant Marine			1944-11-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as Wiper. Killed when h… WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as Wiper. Killed when his ship was sunk MD-Baltimore
Valentine	Gertrude	C				1919-06-11 00:00:00.000	WW I - Died while in service as a civilian NY
Valetsis	Nik		Merchant Marine			1943-03-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Andrea F. Luckenbach as Fireman/W… WW II Merchant Marine SS Andrea F. Luckenbach as Fireman/Wiper Killed when his ship was sunk
Van Esselstyn	Richard	H				1945-04-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NJ
Van Etten	Philip		Merchant Marine			1942-04-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service
Van Sickle	James	B				1945-05-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian MO
Vance	Cyrus	R		Secretary of the Army			Secretary of the Army Jul5, 1962 to Jan 27, 1964.
Vancil	Vernon					1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CO
Vargas	John		Merchant Marine			1999-03-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine

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.