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THOMAS ANDREW MAY
Corporal · U.S. Army
May 24, 1949 – December 11, 1969
Service recordThomas Andrew May, of Buffalo, New York, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on December 11, 1969, in Hua Nghia Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 15W, Line 48 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 15W · Line 48
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- May 24, 1949
- Home of record
- Buffalo, New York (Erie County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 11, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Hua Nghia
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
13 names on the Wall carry the date December 11, 1969; two of them were lost in Hua Nghia Province. In December 1969, 509 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 52 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 15W, Line 48
- ROBERT DEAN FARRINGTONCaptain · December 11, 1969
- GARY LEE FOLZCorporal · December 11, 1969
- THOMAS ROBERT MARSHALLStaff Sergeant · December 11, 1969
- JIMMY RALPH PATRICKPrivate First Class · December 11, 1969
Same unit, same day
- CHARLES PAUL AUVESecond Lieutenant · Panel 15W, Line 46
- ARTHUR BOYD CLARKSergeant · Panel 15W, Line 47
- DAVID DOWNING DICKERSONCorporal · Panel 15W, Line 47
- THOMAS ROBERT MARSHALLStaff Sergeant · Panel 15W, Line 48
From Buffalo
- RICHARD MARION SROKACaptain · July 13, 1964
- KENNETH DAVID STANKIEWICZLance Corporal · August 18, 1965
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT CHAMBLEYStaff Sergeant · October 16, 1965
- HENRY JOHN PAWLICK JRSpecialist Four · November 7, 1965
- THOMAS GEORGE HENSONSpecialist Four · November 12, 1965
- WILBUR CURRY JRStaff Sergeant · November 15, 1965
- RICHARD P CORSONPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- HENRY JAMES DOSTERCorporal · March 5, 1966
- DUANE KENNETH HEISERPrivate First Class · March 15, 1966
- MICHAEL KELLY MCGUIREAirman · February 16, 1966
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.