Al was killed in action in Vietnam while leading a scouting mission.
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Operation HICKORY in May 1967 was directed at reducing the combat strength and supporting infrastructure of North Vietnamese Army units operating in and south of the DMZ. The Battalion Landing Team built around 2nd Bn, 3rd Marines was inserted on 20 May in the northeastern corner of the HICKORY operating area.
Hotel 2/3 made an opposed air assault into LZ PARROT at YD147773; the opposition was strong enough so that the LZ was closed to further landings until Hotel 2/3 and supporting arms had secured the area. Hotel 2/3 then moved toward its initial objective, a village to the north-northwest at YD144787. The village was fortified and defended by what appeared to be a reinforced NVA platoon, supported by mortars and artillery firing from within the DMZ. The NVA was forced to withdraw by sundown, but the Marines had lost eight men in the intial landing and the subsequent assault. They were
A Co, 3rd Eng Bn:
Pfc Ronald L. Sharar, Orlando, FL, combat engineer with Hotel 2/3
Hotel Company:
HM3 Donald R. Ellis, Florence, AZ, Corpsman H&S with Hotel 2/3 (Silver Star)
Cpl Roy Smith, Birmingham, AL
LCpl Edwardo J. Gonzales, Sinton, TX (Silver Star)
Pfc Mark R. Lander, Battle Creek, MI
Pfc Alan R. May, Cicero, IL
Pfc Ronald D. Starr, Martins Ferry, OH
Pfc Sandy Zimmerman, Baltimore, MD
Alan Richard May
Private First Class
3RD PLT, H CO, 2ND BN, 3RD MARINES, 3RD MARDIV
United States Marine Corps
05 May 1946 - 20 May 1967
Cicero, Illinois
Below is the Panel and Line on the Vietnam Wall in Washington DC where Alan's name is entered.
Panel 20E Line 061
Below is a note from his good friend Jim:
With just a few days for Al left to serve we were all looking forward to his homecoming. I was a senior in High School when word came to our home room that Al had been killed in action.
A dear friend to all and missed very much by all his family and friends who had the pleasure of meeting him. He had a cream white 1957 Chevrolet that he really enjoyed. Al sold the car just before leaving for the Marines basic training.
Below is a note from his good friend Tony:
Alan enlisted in the Marines 21 January 1966 in Chicago,IL.
Both of his parents (Zigmund & Minnie May) were both deceased prior to Alan being killed in Vietnam.
Survived by his brother, Michael May
PH on his tombstone stands for
Purple Heart
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Operation HICKORY in May 1967 was directed at reducing the combat strength and supporting infrastructure of North Vietnamese Army units operating in and south of the DMZ. The Battalion Landing Team built around 2nd Bn, 3rd Marines was inserted on 20 May in the northeastern corner of the HICKORY operating area.
Hotel 2/3 made an opposed air assault into LZ PARROT at YD147773; the opposition was strong enough so that the LZ was closed to further landings until Hotel 2/3 and supporting arms had secured the area. Hotel 2/3 then moved toward its initial objective, a village to the north-northwest at YD144787. The village was fortified and defended by what appeared to be a reinforced NVA platoon, supported by mortars and artillery firing from within the DMZ. The NVA was forced to withdraw by sundown, but the Marines had lost eight men in the intial landing and the subsequent assault. They were
A Co, 3rd Eng Bn:
Pfc Ronald L. Sharar, Orlando, FL, combat engineer with Hotel 2/3
Hotel Company:
HM3 Donald R. Ellis, Florence, AZ, Corpsman H&S with Hotel 2/3 (Silver Star)
Cpl Roy Smith, Birmingham, AL
LCpl Edwardo J. Gonzales, Sinton, TX (Silver Star)
Pfc Mark R. Lander, Battle Creek, MI
Pfc Alan R. May, Cicero, IL
Pfc Ronald D. Starr, Martins Ferry, OH
Pfc Sandy Zimmerman, Baltimore, MD
Alan Richard May
Private First Class
3RD PLT, H CO, 2ND BN, 3RD MARINES, 3RD MARDIV
United States Marine Corps
05 May 1946 - 20 May 1967
Cicero, Illinois
Below is the Panel and Line on the Vietnam Wall in Washington DC where Alan's name is entered.
Panel 20E Line 061
Below is a note from his good friend Jim:
With just a few days for Al left to serve we were all looking forward to his homecoming. I was a senior in High School when word came to our home room that Al had been killed in action.
A dear friend to all and missed very much by all his family and friends who had the pleasure of meeting him. He had a cream white 1957 Chevrolet that he really enjoyed. Al sold the car just before leaving for the Marines basic training.
Below is a note from his good friend Tony:
Alan enlisted in the Marines 21 January 1966 in Chicago,IL.
Both of his parents (Zigmund & Minnie May) were both deceased prior to Alan being killed in Vietnam.
Survived by his brother, Michael May
PH on his tombstone stands for
Purple Heart
Al was killed in action in Vietnam while leading a scouting mission.
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Operation HICKORY in May 1967 was directed at reducing the combat strength and supporting infrastructure of North Vietnamese Army units operating in and south of the DMZ. The Battalion Landing Team built around 2nd Bn, 3rd Marines was inserted on 20 May in the northeastern corner of the HICKORY operating area.
Hotel 2/3 made an opposed air assault into LZ PARROT at YD147773; the opposition was strong enough so that the LZ was closed to further landings until Hotel 2/3 and supporting arms had secured the area. Hotel 2/3 then moved toward its initial objective, a village to the north-northwest at YD144787. The village was fortified and defended by what appeared to be a reinforced NVA platoon, supported by mortars and artillery firing from within the DMZ. The NVA was forced to withdraw by sundown, but the Marines had lost eight men in the intial landing and the subsequent assault. They were
A Co, 3rd Eng Bn:
Pfc Ronald L. Sharar, Orlando, FL, combat engineer with Hotel 2/3
Hotel Company:
HM3 Donald R. Ellis, Florence, AZ, Corpsman H&S with Hotel 2/3 (Silver Star)
Cpl Roy Smith, Birmingham, AL
LCpl Edwardo J. Gonzales, Sinton, TX (Silver Star)
Pfc Mark R. Lander, Battle Creek, MI
Pfc Alan R. May, Cicero, IL
Pfc Ronald D. Starr, Martins Ferry, OH
Pfc Sandy Zimmerman, Baltimore, MD
Alan Richard May
Private First Class
3RD PLT, H CO, 2ND BN, 3RD MARINES, 3RD MARDIV
United States Marine Corps
05 May 1946 - 20 May 1967
Cicero, Illinois
Below is the Panel and Line on the Vietnam Wall in Washington DC where Alan's name is entered.
Panel 20E Line 061
Below is a note from his good friend Jim:
With just a few days for Al left to serve we were all looking forward to his homecoming. I was a senior in High School when word came to our home room that Al had been killed in action.
A dear friend to all and missed very much by all his family and friends who had the pleasure of meeting him. He had a cream white 1957 Chevrolet that he really enjoyed. Al sold the car just before leaving for the Marines basic training.
Below is a note from his good friend Tony:
Alan enlisted in the Marines 21 January 1966 in Chicago,IL.
Both of his parents (Zigmund & Minnie May) were both deceased prior to Alan being killed in Vietnam.
Survived by his brother, Michael May
PH on his tombstone stands for
Purple Heart
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Operation HICKORY in May 1967 was directed at reducing the combat strength and supporting infrastructure of North Vietnamese Army units operating in and south of the DMZ. The Battalion Landing Team built around 2nd Bn, 3rd Marines was inserted on 20 May in the northeastern corner of the HICKORY operating area.
Hotel 2/3 made an opposed air assault into LZ PARROT at YD147773; the opposition was strong enough so that the LZ was closed to further landings until Hotel 2/3 and supporting arms had secured the area. Hotel 2/3 then moved toward its initial objective, a village to the north-northwest at YD144787. The village was fortified and defended by what appeared to be a reinforced NVA platoon, supported by mortars and artillery firing from within the DMZ. The NVA was forced to withdraw by sundown, but the Marines had lost eight men in the intial landing and the subsequent assault. They were
A Co, 3rd Eng Bn:
Pfc Ronald L. Sharar, Orlando, FL, combat engineer with Hotel 2/3
Hotel Company:
HM3 Donald R. Ellis, Florence, AZ, Corpsman H&S with Hotel 2/3 (Silver Star)
Cpl Roy Smith, Birmingham, AL
LCpl Edwardo J. Gonzales, Sinton, TX (Silver Star)
Pfc Mark R. Lander, Battle Creek, MI
Pfc Alan R. May, Cicero, IL
Pfc Ronald D. Starr, Martins Ferry, OH
Pfc Sandy Zimmerman, Baltimore, MD
Alan Richard May
Private First Class
3RD PLT, H CO, 2ND BN, 3RD MARINES, 3RD MARDIV
United States Marine Corps
05 May 1946 - 20 May 1967
Cicero, Illinois
Below is the Panel and Line on the Vietnam Wall in Washington DC where Alan's name is entered.
Panel 20E Line 061
Below is a note from his good friend Jim:
With just a few days for Al left to serve we were all looking forward to his homecoming. I was a senior in High School when word came to our home room that Al had been killed in action.
A dear friend to all and missed very much by all his family and friends who had the pleasure of meeting him. He had a cream white 1957 Chevrolet that he really enjoyed. Al sold the car just before leaving for the Marines basic training.
Below is a note from his good friend Tony:
Alan enlisted in the Marines 21 January 1966 in Chicago,IL.
Both of his parents (Zigmund & Minnie May) were both deceased prior to Alan being killed in Vietnam.
Survived by his brother, Michael May
PH on his tombstone stands for
Purple Heart
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ILLINOIS
PFC U.S. MARINE CORPS
VIETNAM PH
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PH on his tombstone indicates Purple Heart
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