SS Manhattan Passenger List - 12 July 1940
Front Cover of a First Class Passenger List from the SS Manhattan of the United States Lines, Departing Friday, 12 July 1940 from Lisbon to New York, Commanded by Captain George V. Richardson, LCDR, USNR. GGA Image ID # 2067ab211d
Senior Officers and Staff
- Commander: Captain George V. Richardson, LCDR, USNR
- Executive Officer: John G. Bevelander, Lt., USNR
- Chief Engineer: Patrick J. Brennan, LCDR, USNR
- Chief Purser: John A. Lock
- Senior Assistant Purser: John J. Wilkinson
- Junior Assistant Purser: Edward C. Laflen
- Junior Assistant Purser: Hark Ketels
- Surgeon: Dr. Frank Stewart, LCDR, USNR
- Assistant Surgeon: Dr. James A. Henderson, Lt., USNR
- Chief Steward: Gustav Grutgen
- Assistant Chief Steward: Thomas P. Williams
First Class Passengers
▓▓▓ "A" ▓▓▓
- Mr. F. Abbott
- Mrs. Abbott
- Mr. C. Andrews
▓▓▓ "B" ▓▓▓
- Mrs. L. Bacon
- Mrs. M. Boyce
- Miss M. Boyce
- Miss L. Blatti
- Mr. J. Bernstein
- Mrs. Bernstein
- Mrs. R. Boucher
- Master M. Boucher
- Miss S. Boucher
- Miss V. Boucher
- Master F. Boucher
- Mr. R. Boulogne
- Mrs. Boulogne
- Miss Y. Boulogne
- Master R. Boulogne
- Miss B. Boulogne
- Mrs. B. Bris
- Master E. Bris
- Miss B. Bris
- Mr. F. Blum
- Mr. A. Benis
- Mrs. Benis
- Mr. A. Benis, Jr.
- Master A. Benis
- Mrs. E. Bufnoir
- Miss M. Borda
- Mr. H. Braxton
- Mrs. Braxton
- Miss B. Braxton
- Mr. W. Bosworth
- Mrs. Bosworth
- Mr. F. Bosworth
- Miss A. Bosworth
- Dean F. Beekman
- Mrs. Beekman
- Mrs. E. Briggs
- Mrs. M. Barnwell
- Mrs. E. Barney
▓▓▓ "C" ▓▓▓
- Mr. W. Cathcart
- Mr. E. Collins
- Mrs. N. Cole
- Mr. D. Currie
- Mr . G. Canty
- Mrs. H. Canty
- Mrs. M. Cole
- Miss M. Cole
- Miss C. Cole
- Miss M. O. Clark
- Miss V. Clark
- Mrs. A. Carpentier
- Master J. Carpentier
- Major W. Colbern
- Mr. G. Carosio
- Mrs. Carosio
- Mr. P. Carpenter
- Mrs. Carpenter
- Mr. W. Chamberlin
- Mrs. S. Chamberlin
- Mrs. F. Carpenter
- Mr. J. Cyr
- Mr. H. Cazenavette
- Mrs. J. Clark
- Miss E. Campbell
- Mrs. L. Curtis
- Mrs. C. Clarke
- Miss H. Clarke
- Mr. W. Clearwater
- Mrs. Clearwater
▓▓▓ "D" ▓▓▓
- Mrs. F. Dorman
- Miss V. Dade
- Miss F. Dade
- Mr. A. Dewey
- Miss. Y. de Manziarly
- Mr. R. de Rochemont
- Mrs. de Rochemont
- Mrs. V. Downe
- Miss D. Downe
- Mr. W. Diener
- Baroness de Jahn
- Mr. A. Deas
- Mrs. Deas
- Mrs. A. Denfert Rochereau
▓▓▓ "E" ▓▓▓
- Mr. H. English
- Mrs. English
- Mr. A. Eckstein
- Mr. R. Eaton
- Mrs. Eaton
- Miss R. Eaton
- Miss M. Eisenrath
- Mrs. H. Ely
- Mrs. A. Elkins
▓▓▓ "F" ▓▓▓
- Lieut. R. Fuller
- Mr. W. Fried
- Mrs. Fried
- Miss E. Fried
- Master C. Fried
- Mrs. M. Furgeson
- Miss S. Furgeson
- Mr. G. Fogarty
- Mrs. Fogarty
- Mr. B. Flurscheim
- Mrs. Flurscheim
- Mr. J. Fortier
- Mr. V. Francen
- Mrs. E. Francen
- Mr. E. Fuller
- Lieut. S. Fuqua
- Mr. C. Findley
- Mr. A. Field
- Mrs. J. Fitch
▓▓▓ "G" ▓▓▓
- Mr. E. Green
- Mr. L. Guernsey
- Master A. Guernsey
- Mrs. D. Green
- Mr. M. Gamboa
- Mrs. Gamboa
- Master J. Gamboa
- Miss T. Gamboa
- Mrs. B. Gregg
- Mr. H. Greene
- Mr. A. Gabay
- Mr. F. Gavite
- Mrs. Gavite
- Miss M. Gavite
- Master F. Gavite
- Mr. M. Gibbs
- Mrs. E. Gibbs
- Mr. A. Greiner
▓▓▓ "H" ▓▓▓
- Mr. S. Hall
- Mrs. M. Hall
- Miss D. Hall
- Master A. Hall
- Mr. H. Haseltine
- Mrs. M. Haseltine
- Mr. W. Haseltine
- Mr. W. Hoffman
- Mr. J. Harlan
- Mrs. A. Hawley
- Mr. S. Hildburgh
- Mrs. F. Harrison
- Mr. M. Hines
- Miss E. Hertford
- Mr. D. Hicks
▓▓▓ "I" ▓▓▓
- Miss C. Isch-Wall
- Mr. C. Izrastzoff
- Mrs. M. Izrastzoff
▓▓▓ "J" ▓▓▓
- Mr. H. Joseph
- Mrs. L. Joseph
- Miss B. Joseph
- Mr. F. Joseph
- Mrs. T. Johnson-Blanpain
▓▓▓ "K" ▓▓▓
- Mr. W. Kugeman
- Mrs. L. Kugeman
- Mr. J. Kennedy
- Mr. J. Knights
- Mr. W. Katawich
- Mrs. J. Katawich
- Miss M. Kemp
- Miss S. Kusnierczyk
- Mr. P. Kane
- Mr. R. Kohns
- Mrs. Kohns
- Master Kohl
- Mr. E. Kahn
- Mr. A. Kon
- Miss M. Kastendeich
▓▓▓ "L" ▓▓▓
- Mr. W. Lancaster
- Mrs. W. Lancaster
- Miss E. Lazard
- Miss J. Lazard
- Mrs. A. LeFebvre
- Miss C. Letterman
- Miss M. Letterman
- Mr. A. Lopez-Perez
- Mr. K. Lopez-Perez
▓▓▓ "M" ▓▓▓
- Mr. E. Mejia
- Mrs. M. Mejia
- Miss G. Majia
- Miss E. Majia
- Mr. E. Malee
- Mr. W. Marshall
- Mrs. D. Marshall
- Miss D. Marshall
- Mrs. D. Mercier
- Master R. Mercier
- Mrs. A. Markee
- Mr. L. Martinuzzi
- Miss E. Meyer
- Mr. E. Miller
- Mrs. Miller
- Mr. W. Moncrieff
- Mrs. Moncrieff
- Miss A. Mondelfo
- Mr. C. Moon
- Mrs. M. Moon
- Miss E. Moon
- Master J. Moon
- Mrs. J. Marzin
- Mr. M. Mitchell
- Mr. T. McAvoy
- Mrs. M. Morrow
▓▓▓ "N" ▓▓▓
- Mr. N. Naturevitz
- Miss P. Naal
▓▓▓ "O" ▓▓▓
- Mr. B. Owens
- Mrs. I. Owens
- Master B. Owens
- Dr. J. Oldenburg
- Mrs. Jane Ouvre
- Miss Ouvre
- Master P. Ouvre
▓▓▓ "P" ▓▓▓
- Mr. M. Park
- Mrs. F. Perret
- Master W. Perret
- Master C. Perret
- Mr. L. Picard
- Miss O. Peacock
- Mr. F. Provot
- Mrs. L. Phelps-Cot
- Master J. Phelps-Cot
- Miss C. Phelps-Cot
- Mrs. D. Perrett
- Mr. F. Prince
- Mr. C. Priestly
- Mr. M. Pravikoff
- Mr. R. Pflieger
- Mrs. Pflieger
- Mrs. M. Porter
▓▓▓ "R" ▓▓▓
- Mr. E. Roberts
- Miss R. Rosenaur
- Mr. R. Redfield
- Mrs. Redfield
- Master R. Redfield
- Mrs. L. Ripley
- Mr. G. Richardson
- Mrs. Richardson
- Miss H. Rosebery
- Mr. D. Rollins
- Mr. G. Rollins
- Mr. P. Reinartz
- Mr. B. Rideing
- Mrs. Rideing
▓▓▓ "S" ▓▓▓
- Mr. L. Snell
- Mr. A. Seraphic
- Mr. H. Stafford
- Mr. R. Sansbury
- Mr. M. Singer
- Mr. J. Schaetzel
- Mrs. Schaetzel
- Master J. Schaetzel
- Mr. B. Steele
- Mrs. Steele
- Miss B. Steele
- Miss H. Steele
- Mr. L. Sheldon
- Mrs. Sheldon
- Miss H. Sheldon
- Mrs. M. Sabbag
- Mr. A. Sachs
- Mrs. Sachs
- Miss M. Sachs
- Mr. H. Smith
- Mrs. Smith
- Master H. Smith
- Miss Y. Smith
- Mr. L. Stuyvesant
- Mr. G. Schroeder
- Mrs. Schroeder
- Mr. A. Solomon
- Mrs. K. Solomon
- Mr. A. Schmoll
- Mrs. Schmoll
- Miss J. Schmoll
- Mr. A. Stuyvesant
- Mr. J. Simonds
- Mrs. Simonds
▓▓▓ "T" ▓▓▓
- Mrs. J. Taft
- Miss E. Taft
- Master D. Taft
- Mr. G. Thomas
- Mrs. J. Taufflieb
- Miss I. Turner
- Miss M. Tanner
- Mrs. C. Testagorda-Figueras
- Mr. J. Testagorda-Figueras
- Master J. Testagorda-Figueras
- Miss E. Testagorda-Figueras
▓▓▓ "V" ▓▓▓
- Mr. V. Vingut
- Mr. F. Van Praag
- Mrs. E. Van Praag
- Mr. W. Vale
- Mr. L. Van Dam
- Mrs. Van Dam
▓▓▓ "W" ▓▓▓
- Rev. C. Williams
- Mrs. F. Williams
- Miss E. Williams
- Master J. Williams
- Master F. Williams
- Mr. G. Wakefield
- Mrs. S. Wakefield
- Mr. M. White
- Mr. W. White
- Mrs. L. White
- Mr. F. White
- Mr. E. Watrous
- Mrs. M. Watrous
- Mr. C. Woodward
- Mr. J. Weinberg
- Mrs. M. Weinberg
- Mr. A. Weber
- Mr. D. Williamson
▓▓▓ "Y" ▓▓▓
- Mrs. G. Ygouf
Escape from Europe - The SS Manhattan Story
This passenger list was undated, likely due to the unknown departure date at the time of printing. The commander of the Manhattan, Captain George V. Richardson, would become a veteran of two world wars and, at the time of this voyage, was a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Naval Reserves.
Captain Richardson was one of the United States Lines' best known and most popular masters. He retired at the end of 1949 serving 38 years at sea, 30 of them as a master.
Captain Richards commanded several of the USLs largest ocean liners, including the luxury liner SS Manhattan in addition to the SS President Roosevelt and the SS President Harding in transatantic service.
Prior to his service with the United States Lines, he was the commander of the SS Virginia and SS California, popular cruise vessels of the Panbama Pacific Line, a subsidiary of USL providing intercoastal service. [Note 1]
In October 1939 Manhattan carried passengers, mostly Americans, from England (then at war with Germany) to New York. On 4 February 1940, the ship was seized by British forces in Gibraltar and released after 390 sacks of mail bound for Germany were confiscated. From January 1940 until Italy's entry into World War II in June 1940 she sailed between New York and Genoa.
Barred from North European ports by the Neutrality Act, the United States Lines' SS Manhattan sailed from New York on 30 December 1939 to begin ia new service between the United States and Italy, a neutral country at that time. Six days after leaving New York, a British destroyer stopped the Manhattan in Gibraltar.
Officers of the British Contraband Control came aboard to search the ship's papers. The Manhattan's Captain, George V. Richardson went ashore at Gibraltar to protest to British authorities and the American consul. The ship was detained for fourty hours while British sailors removed 235 bags of mail addressed to Germany and adjacent neutral countries.
On the return voyage, the British stopped the Manhattan again for nine hours while searching for German exports. [Note 2]
On 12 July 1940, The SS Manhattan transported passengers fleeing Europe from Lisbon to New York City; among them was Eugene Bullard, African-American combat pilot in World War I. [Note 3]
Other Passengers from this Voyage
List of Eight Additional Passengers that Left Lisbon on the SS Manhattan, 12 July 1940. Their Names Were Svlvaim Birnbaum, Gisele Birnbaum, Anne Marie Birnbaum, Guaja Birnbaum, Paul Dreyfus, Helene Dreyfus, Irene Dreyfus, and Marceli Slotzbers. Escape: The Evacuation of the Jews from German Territory, 1940-1941, (N.D) c1996. [Note 4] GGA Image ID # 2067d01d39
All Pages of the United States Lines SS Manhattan First Class Passenger List - 12 July 1940. Pages Include: 01-Front Cover, 02-Title Page, 03-Greetings, 04-Officers, 05-Officers Sleeve Stripes, 06-10 Listing of First Class Passengers, 11-Offices and Agencies of the USL, 12-Advertisement for Panama Pacific Line Cruise Voyages, and 14-Back Cover. 13 was Blank. GGA Image ID # 20681a6ea8
Greetings, United States Lines SS Manhattan First Class Passenger List - 12 July 1940. GGA Image ID # 2068b58166
Identification of the Ship's Officers by Their Sleeve Stripes. United States Lines SS Manhattan First Class Passenger List - 12 July 1940. GGA Image ID # 2068db456f
Offices and Agencies of the United States Lines. SS Manhattan First Class Passenger List - 12 July 1940. GGA Image ID # 2068e70be5
Advertisement: Panama Pacific Line Cruise Voyage. United States Lines SS Manhattan First Class Passenger List - 12 July 1940. GGA Image ID # 2069525608
Back Cover, United States Lines SS Manhattan First Class Passenger List - 12 July 1940. GGA Image ID # 20695d44f9
Bibliography
Note 1: "Three Veteran U. S. Lines Skippers Retire from Sea," in The Log, Los Angeles: Miller Freeman Publications of California, Vol. 45, No. 3, March 1950, p. 16. (Return)
Note 2: "Americans Get Hot Under the Collar as British Keep Seizing U. S. Mail," in Life Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 6, 5 February 1940, pp. 13-15. (Return)
Note 3: Keith, Phil. All Blood Runs Red: The Legendary Life of Eugene Bullard - Boxer, Pilot, Soldier, Spy. Toronto: Harlequin, 2019. p 213 (Return)
Note 4: Feldman, Lawrence H., Ph.D., "ESCAPE: The Evacuation of the Jews from German Territory, 1940-1941, Self-Published, n.d. c1996. P. 36.
This book is on the movement of 15,000 Jews in the second and third years of World War II. The period is the 22nd of June 1940 to the 31st of December 1941. This was from the French armistice to the departure of the last civilian ship for New York harbor. Ultimately the three people who made it possible were FDR who allowed the Jews an asylum from Europe, Hitler who wanted the Jews out of his domain and, above all, Francisco Franco who received the Jews sent by Hitler and sent them to the Americas. (Return)
For more information, read "Coming to America: Refugees from the Holocaust," by Matthias Blum of Queen's University Belfast, and Claudia Rei of Vanderbilt University, published on 18 April 2016. Abstract: The large-scale persecution of Jews during World War II generated massive refugee movements. Using data from 20,441 predominantly Jewish passengers from several European countries traveling from Lisbon to New York between 1940 and 1942, we analyze the last wave of refugees to escape the Holocaust and verify the validity of height as a proxy for human and health capital. We further show this episode of European migration displays well-known features of migrant self-selection: early migrants were taller than late migrants, a large migrant stock reduces migrant selectivity, and economic barriers to migration apply. Our findings show that Europe experienced substantial losses in human and health capital, whereas the US benefitted from the immigration of European refugees.
Passenger List Images Contributed by Chris Crofts, January 2024.