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May, Charles William

Male 1915 - 1951  (36 years)


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  • Name May, Charles William  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Born 18 Jul 1915  Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1920  Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Age: 4; Age: 4 6/12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son 
    Residence 1930  Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Age: 14; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son 
    Died 21 Dec 1951  Chorwon, Korea Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7, 13, 14
    Person ID I17734  Our Family
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2024 

    Father May, Albert Frederick,   b. 11 Dec 1876, Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1950, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Decke, Ellen Mary,   b. 12 Feb 1890, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 1968, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 23 Jan 1915  Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16, 17
    Family ID F4073  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    CharlesWilliamMay

  • 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.

      Awarded Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Commendation Ribbon, Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

  • Sources 
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    4. [S527] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Rec;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Lansing Ward 3, Ingham, Michigan; Roll: T625_771; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 94; Image: 848.
      1920 United States Federal Census
      1920 United States Federal Census


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      1930 United States Federal Census
      1930 United States Federal Census


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    13. [S5691] Korean Casualty Listings (Reliability: 3).
      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 hi t by anti-aircraft fire and crashed near Chorwon, Korea. For his leadership and valor, Colonel May was awarded the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Commendation Ribbon, the Purple Heart, the Comb at Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal .

    14. [S2958] Korean Casualty Listings (Reliability: 3).
      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 hi t by anti-aircraft fire and crashed near Chorwon, Korea. For his leadership and valor, Colonel May was awarded the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Commendation Ribbon, the Purple Heart, the Comb at Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal .

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      Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952


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