Louis B. May

Colonel Louis Brian May was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 3-63, 25 June 1963. His first duty assignment was as Infantry Platoon Leader, Company C, 1st Battalion, 29th Infantry, Fort Benning, Georgia. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Executive Officer, Company C, 1st Battalion, 29th Infantry, Fort Benning, Georgia; Fixed Wing Aviator, Company B, 101st Aviation Battalion, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Rotary Wing Aviator, Company C, 229th Aviation Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division (AM), Republic of Vietnam; Platoon Commander, Company C, 229th Aviation Battalion, 1st CAV Div (AM), Republic of Vietnam; Operations Officer, Company C, 229th Aviation Battalion, 1st CAV Div (AM), Republic of Vietnam; Instructor Pilot, Flight B-9 USAPHS, Fort Wolters, Texas; Flight Commander, Flight B-9 USAPHS, Fort Wolters, Texas; Rotary Wing Aviator, 256th Aviation Company (Inf Bde), New Orleans, Louisiana; Section Commander, 256th Aviation Company (Inf Bde), New Orleans, Louisiana; Commander, Det 1, HHC 256th Infantry Bde (SEP), New Orleans, Louisiana; Bde Aviation Officer, HHC (-) 256th Infantry Bde (SEP), Lafayette, Louisiana; State Aviation Officer, HHD LAARNG, New Orleans, Louisiana; Chief Procurement Officer, Headquarters STARC LAARNG, New Orleans, Louisiana; Director of Plans, Operations and Training, Louisiana Army National Guard, Headquarters STARC LAARNG, New Orleans, Louisiana. | Colonel May's military education and training includes: the United States Army War College, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Infantry Officer Advanced Course, Infantry Officer Candidate School, Airborne Course, Commanders CBR Course, Officer Fixed Wing Aviator Course, Officer Rotary Wing Qualification Course, UH-1 Qualification Course. His awards and decorations include: Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal w/12 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal w/2 Bronze Service Stars.