Daniel Arnold May

Specialist Fifth Class

United States Army Finance Corps

Daniel Arnold May, son of Edward M. and Luella Katherine (Miller) May, was born on 18 June 1942 in Waukegan, Illinois.

He arrived in South Vietnam on 11 September 1968, and was assigned to the 9th Administration Company, 9th Infantry Division as a Pay Disbursing Specialist.  Daniel died from shrapnel wounds he received during a mortar attack at Dong Tam, South Vietnam on 17 June 1969.

His parents and seven siblings survived Daniel. 

He was preceded in death by a brother, Joseph P. May.

Specialist Fifth Class Daniel Arnold May, was buried with full military honors in Spring Grove, Illinois’ St Peter’s Cemetery.

Source of information:

1.  National Archives and Records Administration. Vietnam War, Deceased Casualties, 1965-1972 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Coffelt Database [Archival Database]; Records with Unit Information on Military Personnel Who Died During the Vietnam Conflict, ca. 1983-6/19/2002; Collection COFF: Richard Coffelt, Richard Arnold, and David Argabright Collection; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.  Combat Area Casualties Current File, 6/6/1956-1/21/1998 [Archival Database]; Records on Military Personnel Who Died, Were Missing in Action or Prisoners of War as a Result of the Vietnam Conflict, 1/20/1967-12/1998; Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.

2.  The Vietnam Veterans Memorial (http://thewall-usa.com/).

3.  9th Infantry Division Society (http://9thinfdivsociety.org/memorial/index.html).