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Personal info

Full name
MAY, Christopher Eugene
Date of birth
6 October 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Worcester County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31005333
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
46th Armored Infantry Battalion,
5th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart,
British Military Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 December 1944
Place of death
Brandenberg, Austria

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 1 2

Immediate family

Members
Christopher T. May (father)
Annie F. May (mother)
Helen L. May (sister)
Dorothy C. May (sister)
Anna May (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Christopher E. May attended high school for four years before he enlisted in Springfield, Massachusetts on 27 February 1941.

The 46th had been attacked during the day by the 1st Battalion of the German 943 Regiment (353rd Infantry Division). Three companies of this enemy battalion participated in a general attack on the 4th Infantry Division position. The 46th Armored Infantry Battalion killed 75 enemy personnel before it was forced to withdraw at 1500. However, no ground was lost as elements of the 4th Division took over.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.5ad.org, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / WWII Enlistment Record / 1920/1930 Census

Photo source: Siem Voogt, www.ancestry.com - Milford High School 1936 / nick ferrante