Nelson C. E. May, Leading Seaman Anti-Aircraft Rating, RCN

In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar

Nelson C. E. May, C.D.

Leading Seaman Anti-Aircraft Rating, RCN

Air Weapons Tech, RCAF

Born: 29 Feb 1932 Died: 21 Sep 1986

Ships served in:

HMCS ATHABASKAN - Served in ATHABASKAN during the Korean war as a LS.AA

HMCS SIOUX - Served in SIOUX during her participation in the RCN Squadron for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

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(NCEM001) Portrait of AB Nelson May c1951

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(NCEM002) Gunnery practice on HMCS ATHABASKAN 219 - AB Nelson May on the trigger with OS William Morgan as loader

(NCEM003) Three sailors standing on the side of the graving dock with HMCS ATHABASKAN 219 in the background

(NCEM004) Tot time in a mess deck on HMCS ATHABASKAN 219

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(NCEM005) Poem on HMCS ATHABASKAN'S departure from Esquimalt on 02 Aug 1951 for her Korean War Deployment

(NCEM006) AB Robin Skavberg Lost Overboard during HMCS ATHABASKAN'S Korean War Deployment

(NCEM007) Athabaskan Hits Red Installations - Article dated 10 Dec 1951

(NCEM008) HMCS ATHABASKAN sailors want new type of hat - Article dated 13 Jun 1952

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(NCEM006) Athabaskan's Guns Lambast Coast - Article dated 13 Jun 1952

(NCEM009) HMCS ATHABASKAN Receives Presidential Citation from South Korean President - Article dated 21 Dec 1951