David Murray May

Vietnam War
Unit48th Aviation Company
RankCaptain U.S. Army
Entered Service FromHyattsville Maryland
Date of DeathFebruary 20 1971
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Notes
Captain May was a member of the 48th Aviation Company, 223rd Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Brigade. On February 20, 1971, he was the crew chief of a Bell Huey Utility Helicopter (UH-1C) on a mission of providing gun cover for an emergency re-supply mission about 20 miles southeast of Sepone, Laos. His aircraft was hit by hostile fire and crashed. His remains were recovered on April 13, 1998 and identified on November 9, 1999. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.