Charles William May

Korean War
Service #05376
UnitHQ & SERV BTRY 1 90MM AAA GUN BN FMF PAC
RankColonel U.S. Marine Corps
Date of DeathDecember 21 1951
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Bronze Star
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
Korean Service Medal
Legion of Merit
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
For his leadership and valor, Colonel May was awarded the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Commendation Ribbon, the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Colonel May commanded the 1st 90mm Anti-aircraft Battalion, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific. On December 21, 1951, he was a passenger on a TBM-3R Avenger patrol bomber, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed near Chorwon, North Korea. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.