Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 4,251–4,300

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Wolfe	Leslie					1945-03-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian OH
Wolff	Bernhard		Merchant Marine			1944-02-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service IN
Wolfowitz	Paul			Deputy Secretary of Defense			Ambassador to Indonesia Deputy Secretary of Defense, 2001--… Ambassador to Indonesia Deputy Secretary of Defense, 2001--2005 President of World Bank 2005
Woltjen	Alfred	P	Merchant Marine			1943-05-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NJ
Wong	Loretta					1946-05-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Died in service HI
Wood	Betty	Taylor				1943-09-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) Killed in servic… WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) Killed in service
Wood	Bruce	Tufts	Public Health Service		1929-07-26 00:00:00.000	2001-05-28 00:00:00.000	U.S. Public Health Service as CPT Korean War Also served i… U.S. Public Health Service as CPT Korean War Also served in Army, qv Buried in GA
Wood	Charles	Barclay	Merchant Marine		1918-09-14 00:00:00.000	1990-06-08 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in CA
Wood	Fletcher	H				1945-01-06 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY
Wood	Frank	B	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as Able Bodied Seaman. S… WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as Able Bodied Seaman. Survived the sinking of his ship November 2 1944, but lost with other survivors in his lifeboat. SC
Wood	Jeanne	M	Red Cross				WW II 339th Fighter Group as civilian Assistant Red Cross D… WW II 339th Fighter Group as civilian Assistant Red Cross Director
Woodbury	Levi			U.S. Supreme Court	1789-12-22 00:00:00.000	1851-09-04 00:00:00.000	Graduated Dartmouth college 1809 1822-1824, Governor of New… Graduated Dartmouth college 1809 1822-1824, Governor of New Hampshire U.S. Senate 1825-31 Secretary of the Navy 1831-34 U.S. Senate 1841-1845 U.S. Supreme Court 1845 until his death in 1851 See Revenue Cutter Woodbury (sometimes called Levi Woodbury) of 1837, steampowered Revenue Cutter Levi Woodbury/Woodbury (ex-Mahoning) of 1864, and Destroyer No. 309/DD-309 (Woodbury)
Woodland	James	E				1946-06-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service KS
Woodring	Harry	H		Secretary of War			Secretary of War Sep 25 1936-Jun 20 1940 KS
Woodruff	Carl	W	Merchant Marine		1923-10-12 00:00:00.000	2000-05-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in IN
Woods	Bernard	Robert	Merchant Marine		1925-10-10 00:00:00.000	2011-04-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in WV
Woods	Burnil	E	Merchant Marine		1917-10-23 00:00:00.000	2003-11-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in WI
Woods	Charles					1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died in service as a civilian CA
Woods	William	Roy	Merchant Marine			1945-12-19 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NC
Woodward	Charles	M	Merchant Marine		1926-01-30 00:00:00.000	2000-09-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Buried in MA
Woodward	George	L				1943-01-12 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian OR
Woodward	Harry	Lee	Merchant Marine		1921-07-23 00:00:00.000	1998-09-29 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marinee Buried in GA
Wooster	Marshall	L	Merchant Marine			1944-08-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service VT
Wright	Andrew		Army			1865-08-29 00:00:00.000	Civil War U.S. Army employee Buried in AR
Wright	Charles					1864-08-04 00:00:00.000	Civil War Civilian Teamster Buried in GA-Andersonville
Wright	Charles	Morgan, Jr.	Merchant Marine		1926-06-17 00:00:00.000	2007-04-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in HI
Wright	Luke	E		Secretary of War			Secretary of War, Jul 1 1908-Mar 11 1909
Wright	Orville			Aircraft pioneer	1871-08-19 00:00:00.000	1948-01-30 00:00:00.000	One of "Wright brothers", aircraft pioneers
Wright	Wilbur			Aircraft pioneer	1867-04-16 00:00:00.000	1912-05-30 00:00:00.000	One of "Wright brothers", aircraft pioneers
Wulf	Paul	R.	Merchant Marine			1943-01-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as 1st Engineer … WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as 1st Engineer Killed when his ship was sunk
Wynne	Michael	W					Became Secretary of the Air Force Nov 2005 Fired (technical… Became Secretary of the Air Force Nov 2005 Fired (technically he resigned) June 5 2008, along with Air Force Chief of Staff Moseley, by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, for failure to deal with various scandals and sloppy performance within the Air Force
Xenos	Steve	G	Merchant Marine				Korean War Dec 1950, SS Meredith Victory (qv) as Oiler
Yakonis	Anthony	Charles	Merchant Marine			1943-02-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Dorchester as Ordinary Seaman PA… WW II Merchant Marine SS Dorchester as Ordinary Seaman PA-Philadelphia
Yarde	Willard	Donagh	Merchant Marine			1943-09-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS James W. Marshall as Galleyman K… WW II Merchant Marine SS James W. Marshall as Galleyman Killed Sep 15 1943 IL
Yardley	Herbert	Osborne		Cryptographer	1889-04-13 00:00:00.000		Pioneer cryptographer Chief of code and cipher analyses for… Pioneer cryptographer Chief of code and cipher analyses for War Department before, during, and after WW I - (Commissioned in Army during WW I -)
Yates	Virginia	H	WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)
Ybarlau	Carlos		Merchant Marine			1943-01-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Louise Lykes as Messman Killed J… WW II Merchant Marine SS Louise Lykes as Messman Killed Jan 9 1943 NY-Bronx
Yeager	Harry					1941-12-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Died in service as a civilian CA
Yerman	John	V				1944-01-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Died in service as a civilian CA
Yohe	Frank	L	Merchant Marine			1944-11-02 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as Fireman. Lost when h… WW II Merchant Marine SS Fort Lee as Fireman. Lost when his ship was sunk by Japanese torpedo IL
Young	Abbott	E	Merchant Marine		1920-12-20 00:00:00.000	1998-07-31 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine "JR ASST PR PHM" Buried in NH
Young	Adam		Army			1865-10-10 00:00:00.000	Civil War Civilian employee of U.S. Army Buried in AR
Young	Dorothy	L	WASP				WW II Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP)
Young	Gaius	W				1945-03-03 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian MN
Yovon	Alexander		Merchant Marine			1943-03-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Andrea F. Luckenbach as ordinary … WW II Merchant Marine SS Andrea F. Luckenbach as ordinary Seaman Killed when his ship was sunk
Yuen	Harry	T. K.				1943-10-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian HI
Zanzrini	Fred					1944-07-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Civilian employeed of the Navy Killed by the ammunit… WW II Civilian employeed of the Navy Killed by the ammunition explosion aboard SS E. A. Bryan at Port Chicago
Zayas	Oscar		Merchant Marine			1942-02-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Azalea City as Utility Killed wh… WW II Merchant Marine SS Azalea City as Utility Killed when his ship was sunk
Zelinka	Harry	M				1945-08-11 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NY
Zemke	Forrest	Lagrand	Merchant Marine		1924-06-21 00:00:00.000	2012-12-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in ID

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.