Collection

Civilians

Civilian personnel and organizations.

Showing 401–450

Lastname	Firstname	Midname	Organization	Majoroffice	Borndate	Dieddate	Remark
Brumit	Robert	Juel	Merchant Marine			1943-02-21 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Able Bodied Seaman on Rosario OH
Bruneau	Leozaire		Merchant Marine			1943-03-09 00:00:00.000	WW iI Merchant Marine Uss Puerto Rican as Able Bodied Seam… WW iI Merchant Marine Uss Puerto Rican as Able Bodied Seaman Killed Mar 9 1943 CO
Brunn	Bernhardt	Walter	Merchant Marine			1942-10-29 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as 1st Engineer on Pan New York NY-N… WW II Merchant Marine as 1st Engineer on Pan New York NY-New York
Brush	Charles	Francis		Physicist, inventor, manufacturer	1849-03-17 00:00:00.000	1929-06-15 00:00:00.000	Produed electric arc light that bears his name In 1880, fou… Produed electric arc light that bears his name In 1880, founded Brush Electric Co. See DD-745 (Brush)
Bryan	Robert	C				1944-05-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian VA
Bryan	Robert	L				1941-12-23 00:00:00.000	WW II A Defender of Wake Island Died at Wake Island while … WW II A Defender of Wake Island Died at Wake Island while in service as a civilian CA
Bryant	Charles	Dudley	Merchant Marine			1942-05-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS William J. Salman as Master Kill… WW II Merchant Marine SS William J. Salman as Master Killed May 18 1942 TX-Harris
Bryant	Frank	Luther	Merchant Marine			1942-12-09 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine as Butcher NY-New York
Bucks	Mildred	C	Am. Red Cross				WW II Aboard Hospital ship Hope in Philippines in Feb 1945
Bucy	Eddie	L				1941-12-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian ID
Buford	Wallace					1954-05-06 00:00:00.000	1950s, CIA pilot working with French Forces in IndoChina Ma… 1950s, CIA pilot working with French Forces in IndoChina May 6 1954, killed while flying as co-pilot for James B. McGovern (see MILPERS table) when their plane was hit by ground fire
Bukacek	Ludwik	Lad				1945-10-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian
Bullion	Woodrow	W				1944-11-04 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian AR
Bundy	McGeorge			National Security Advisor	1919-03-30 00:00:00.000	1996-09-16 00:00:00.000	"Mac" Viet Nam War National Security Advisor in Kennedy an… "Mac" Viet Nam War National Security Advisor in Kennedy and L. Johnson administrations, 1961-66 Brother of William Bundy MA
Bundy	William	Putnam			1917-09-24 00:00:00.000	2000-10-02 00:00:00.000	Department of Defense 1961-64 Assistant Secretary of State … Department of Defense 1961-64 Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern and Pacific Affairs 1964-69 Brother of Mc George Bundy MA
Burchell	George	E	Merchant Marine			1946-05-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service CA
Burdge	Dorothy	Jane				1945-05-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian OH
Burger	Robert		Merchant Marine			1943-03-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine MS Atlantic Sun as AB Lost when the… WW II Merchant Marine MS Atlantic Sun as AB Lost when the ship was sunk February 17 1943
Burger	Robert	J	Merchant Marine			1943-02-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine MS Atlantic Sun as Able Bodied Seama… WW II Merchant Marine MS Atlantic Sun as Able Bodied Seaman Killed when his ship was sunk
Burgstrum	Clifford	M				1944-09-22 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian IA
Burke	Edmund		Mechant Marine		1921-03-26 00:00:00.000	2017-07-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in OH
Burke	Edmund	C	Mechant Marine		1927-02-01 00:00:00.000	2016-11-02 00:00:00.000	Korean War Buried in NJ
Burke	Edward	Francis	Mechant Marine		1925-01-06 00:00:00.000	2016-02-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Buried in PA
Burke	Elmer	Rudolph	Mechant Marine		1923-09-19 00:00:00.000	2007-10-17 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in VA
Burke	Emmett	Patrick	Mechant Marine		1918-04-30 00:00:00.000	2000-03-26 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in OH
Burke	Eugene	T	Mechant Marine		1919-04-07 00:00:00.000	2001-10-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in MA
Burkhalter	Hans		Merchant Marine			1945-11-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service WI
Burnap	Jay	Edwin	Merchant Marine			1945-07-29 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service KS
Burnett	William	T	Merchant Marine			1943-01-07 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service TX
Burnham	Donald	E				1945-08-05 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian WA
Burns	Allan	S	Merchant Marine		1911-05-28 00:00:00.000	1994-02-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in OR
Burns	Arney	E	Merchant Marine		1907-03-13 00:00:00.000	2002-07-18 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in WA
Burns	Bobby	Joe	Merchant Marine		1926-09-12 00:00:00.000	2016-06-10 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in OK
Burns	David	W., Sr.	Merchant Marine		1913-03-31 00:00:00.000	1991-01-23 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Buried in NJ
Burns	John	T				1945-12-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian CA
Burns	Joseph		Merchant Marine			1943-02-15 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine MS Atlantic Sun as 3rd Mate Killed … WW II Merchant Marine MS Atlantic Sun as 3rd Mate Killed when his ship was sunk
Burr	Frank	Carpenter	Merchant Marine			1945-03-28 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Oklahoma II as F/W Killed Mar 28… WW II Merchant Marine SS Oklahoma II as F/W Killed Mar 28 1945 DE
Busanet	Miguel	A	Merchant Marine			1942-04-14 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Margaret as Messman Killed Apr 1… WW II Merchant Marine SS Margaret as Messman Killed Apr 14 1942 PR
Bush	Asahel					1944-10-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian OR
Bush	Claude	L				1942-02-20 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian NE
Bush	George	HerbertWalker		President of the United States			WW II Naval aviator Director, CIA Vice-President of the U… WW II Naval aviator Director, CIA Vice-President of the United States 41st President of United States See CVN-77 (George H.W. Bush)
Bush	Vannevar			Scientist			Scientist WW II In charge of Federal Government scientific… Scientist WW II In charge of Federal Government scientific programs. and participant in policy for developing atomic bomb and using nuclear energy
Bushman	Harold	L	Merchant Marine			1943-01-01 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Wiper Killed… WW II Merchant Marine SS Arthur Middleton as Wiper Killed when his ship was sunk
Bushnell	David			Inventor			Born about 1742 Graduated Yale University 1775 Revolutiona… Born about 1742 Graduated Yale University 1775 Revolutionary War Developed underwater explosive devices, but not successfully used against the British Designed the first submersible used in combat, the Turtle, qv, used in Revolutionary War 1783, commander Corps of Engineers at West Point Head of private school in Georgia Practiced medicine until his death in 1824 See AS-2 (Bushnell) and AS-15 (Bushnell)
Bustin	Lethridge	Reginald	Merchant Marine			1943-03-16 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine SS James Oglethorpe as F/W Killed M… WW II Merchant Marine SS James Oglethorpe as F/W Killed Mar 16 1943 GA
Butler	Abe					1942-01-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Died while in service as a civilian MO
Butler	Abe				1898-04-14 00:00:00.000	1942-01-27 00:00:00.000	WW II Wake Island as civilian Memoerial in HI
Butler	Charles	G	Merchant Marine				WW II Merchant Marine as Seaman on SS Admiral Y.S. Williams… WW II Merchant Marine as Seaman on SS Admiral Y.S. Williams when trapped in Hong Kong in Dec 1941 POW but exchanged
Butler	Maude	Mae				1919-01-02 00:00:00.000	WW I - Died while in service as a civilian NE
Butler	Walter	F	Merchant Marine			1944-06-25 00:00:00.000	WW II Merchant Marine Died in service NY Mariner's Medal

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.