| May officer deaths | ||
| The following retired officers died in May, according to the Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. | ||
| Name | Rank | Date of death |
| Acker William Jr. | Warrant Officer 3 | May 6, 2009 |
| Adams Milton B | Maj. General | May 15, 2009 |
| Adams Richard J | Lt. Colonel | May 29, 2009 |
| Ahern Clifford R | Captain | May 29, 2009 |
| Alford Virginia C | Lt. Colonel | May 14, 2009 |
| Annicelli Nicholas Jr. | Brig. General | May 8, 2009 |
| Annis William W | Lt. Colonel | May 10, 2009 |
| Anspach Robert J | Lt. Colonel | May 19, 2009 |
| Apple John J | Colonel | May 16, 2009 |
| Armstrong Harold L | Major | May 8, 2009 |
| Arnold Robert R | Lt. Colonel | May 29, 2009 |
| Barney Edwin S | Lt. Colonel | May 22, 2009 |
| Barrett William R | Colonel | May 25, 2009 |
| Baughman Joseph D | Lt. Colonel | May 4, 2009 |
| Baughman Wayne E | Major | May 7, 2009 |
| Beck Robert J Jr. | Lt. Colonel | May 17, 2009 |
| Biever Charles S | Lt. Colonel | May 24, 2009 |
| Blanchard Felix A | Colonel | May 12, 2009 |
| Bleimes George | Lt. Colonel | May 6, 2009 |
| Boland Jeremiah M | Colonel | May 1, 2009 |
| Bomar Jack W | Colonel | May 26, 2009 |
| Bonitz George E | Lt. Colonel | May 5, 2009 |
| Bonzon Donald F | Major | May 29, 2009 |
| Booth Robert J | Captain | May 26, 2009 |
| Bornmann Edgar L | Major | May 9, 2009 |
| Bowen Waldo U Jr. | Lt. Colonel | May 12, 2009 |
| Bowers McElroy M | Major | May 19, 2009 |
| Boyd Charles H | Major | May 12, 2009 |
| Brandt John S | Lt. Colonel | May 29, 2009 |
| Brinkley William A | Lt. Colonel | May 26, 2009 |
| Brown Irwin G | Major | May 26, 2009 |
| Buck Richard L | Major | May 11, 2009 |
| Buenzli Howard M | Colonel | May 2, 2009 |
| Burke Michael F | Colonel | May 3, 2009 |
| Burnett Paul E | Major | May 10, 2009 |
| Burri Milton R | Major | May 27, 2009 |
| Caldwell McClure J | Lt. Colonel | May 8, 2009 |
| Calladine Frederick H | Lt. Colonel | May 16, 2009 |
| Calliham Andrew J Jr. | Lt. Colonel | May 22, 2009 |
| Cannon George C Jr. | Brig. General | May 14, 2009 |
| Carter Paul A | Colonel | May 16, 2009 |
| Champion Robert J Jr. | Lt. Colonel | May 29, 2009 |
| Chaney Warren W | Major | May 7, 2009 |
| Cheney Laverne L | Colonel | May 23, 2009 |
| Cherry Clyde S | Colonel | May 1, 2009 |
| Christena George H | Captain | May 18, 2009 |
| Clampffer Thomas A | Major | May 12, 2009 |
| Classen Thomas J | Colonel | May 15, 2009 |
| Click Carrol W | Lt. Colonel | May 4, 2009 |
| Colasuonno Joseph J | Colonel | May 19, 2009 |
| Cole Robert A | Colonel | May 18, 2009 |
| Conlan Edward T | Major | May 24, 2009 |
| Conway Jack M | Lt. Colonel | May 10, 2009 |
| Cook Edwin J | Colonel | May 26, 2009 |
| Cook Maurice E | Lt. Colonel | May 29, 2009 |
| Cordier Leo J | Lt. Colonel | May 27, 2009 |
| Courson Lewis E | Lt. Colonel | May 1, 2009 |
| Cranford Gorden E | Lt. Colonel | May 4, 2009 |
| Crawford Francis M | Lt. Colonel | May 12, 2009 |
| Crist Roy D | Lt. Colonel | May 9, 2009 |
| Crotty Patrick B | Lt. Colonel | May 6, 2009 |
| Culpepper Gilbert B | Warrant Officer 3 | May 19, 2009 |
| Curtis Jack C | Captain | May 27, 2009 |
| Dains Thomas E | Major | May 15, 2009 |
| Danford Max J | Major | May 22, 2009 |
| Daniels Mark J | Colonel | May 19, 2009 |
| Dankof Karl E | Colonel | May 20, 2009 |
| Davis William M III | Lt. Colonel | May 5, 2009 |
| Deaton Moody E | Lt. Colonel | May 5, 2009 |
| Decker Loren E | Major | May 27, 2009 |
| Delucchi Milton R | Lt. Colonel | May 29, 2009 |
| Dismang Kenneth M | Colonel | May 12, 2009 |
| Dodge John S | Colonel | May 22, 2009 |
| Dodson Burt Jr. | Lt. Colonel | May 7, 2009 |
| Dohrman Marjorie J | Lt. Colonel | May 10, 2009 |
| Donegan Daniel M | Captain | May 22, 2009 |
| Drumm Sherwood R | Lt. Colonel | May 3, 2009 |
| Dumontier Louis D | Colonel | May 19, 2009 |
| Edwards Frederick J | Major | May 22, 2009 |
| Ellis Luard L | Major | May 10, 2009 |
| Engholm Emil G | Major | May 7, 2009 |
| Ennis Ralph E Jr. | Colonel | May 3, 2009 |
| Erger Robert J | Major | May 5, 2009 |
| Evans Joseph | Major | May 29, 2009 |
| Evers John E | Major | May 12, 2009 |
| Fiebig Robert E | Lt. Colonel | May 4, 2009 |
| Fite Calvin W Jr. | Colonel | May 12, 2009 |
| Fitts Stuart C | Lt. Colonel | May 10, 2009 |
| Flentje Stanley K | Lt. Colonel | May 5, 2009 |
| Foglia Louis D | Major | May 7, 2009 |
| Foht Dennis R | Captain | May 3, 2009 |
| Followell Wendell L | Major | May 15, 2009 |
| Foster Daniel M | Colonel | May 29, 2009 |
| Frailey Homer F | Lt. Colonel | May 29, 2009 |
| Frazin Bernard R | Major | May 2, 2009 |
| Geracci James P | Colonel | May 29, 2009 |
| Goldstein Josef J | Colonel | May 21, 2009 |
| Goodridge Robert L | Major | May 22, 2009 |
| Graham Bruce M Jr. | Major | May 22, 2009 |
| Graven Thomas A | Lt. Colonel | May 8, 2009 |
| Greenberg Martin I | Lt. Colonel | May 12, 2009 |
| Griswold Harold H | Warrant Officer 2 | May 22, 2009 |
| Grow Clyde L | Lt. Colonel | May 3, 2009 |
| Gunsalus Clifford W | 2nd Lieutenant | May 16, 2009 |
| Hancock Margaret A | Major | May 13, 2009 |
| Haring Louis H Jr. | Lt. Colonel | May 12, 2009 |
| Harrelson Jay B | Colonel | May 27, 2009 |
| Harris Richard D | Lt. Colonel | May 11, 2009 |
| Harrison Julian C | Captain | May 8, 2009 |
| Hatcher Nolan C | Lt. Colonel | May 12, 2009 |
| Heatly Harold J | Major | May 3, 2009 |
| Hegarty Francis T | Major | May 29, 2009 |
| Henderson Vernon J | Colonel | May 4, 2009 |
| Hentz David E | Lt. Colonel | May 1, 2009 |
| Hodges William C | Colonel | May 29, 2009 |
| Hoffmann Hollis H | Lt. Colonel | May 11, 2009 |
| Holdys Delores J | Colonel | May 22, 2009 |
| Holman Arthur V | Lt. Colonel | May 19, 2009 |
| Homan John M | Major | May 26, 2009 |
| Hoscheid Terrence G | Major | May 27, 2009 |
| Houston Dean | Colonel | May 12, 2009 |
| Huff Stephen A | Colonel | May 12, 2009 |
| Hunt Douglas C | Lt. Colonel | May 4, 2009 |
| Hunt Harvison | Lt. Colonel | May 15, 2009 |
| Irvin Troy G | Major | May 17, 2009 |
| Jackson Craig L | Lt. Colonel | May 18, 2009 |
| Jaskey Armas J | Lt. Colonel | May 24, 2009 |
| Johansen Norman B | Lt. Colonel | May 4, 2009 |
| Johnson Karl R | Lt. Colonel | May 4, 2009 |
| Johnson Russell E | Lt. Colonel | May 9, 2009 |
| Jones Paul E | Colonel | May 1, 2009 |
| Kaempfer Robert E | Lt. Colonel | May 27, 2009 |
| Kaser Glen J Jr. | Colonel | May 12, 2009 |
| Kennelly Joseph T | Captain | May 6, 2009 |
| Kent James H | Colonel | May 12, 2009 |
| Ketchum John F | Lt. Colonel | May 11, 2009 |
| Knight Harold | Major | May 1, 2009 |
| Koele Earl M | Colonel | May 3, 2009 |
| Kohler Charles G | Major | May 16, 2009 |
| Koppin John A Jr. | Colonel | May 16, 2009 |
| Kraft Edward C Jr. | Lt. Colonel | May 22, 2009 |
| Kriewaldt Franklin H | Lt. Colonel | May 1, 2009 |
| Labuzeta Angelo C | Captain | May 26, 2009 |
| Latzy Robert N | Major | May 23, 2009 |
| Lay James O | Colonel | May 21, 2009 |
| Leal Richard E | Colonel | May 8, 2009 |
| Leonard John H | Colonel | May 15, 2009 |
| Lewis George F | Major | May 8, 2009 |
| Linafelter Billy L | Captain | May 22, 2009 |
| Loe Bernard E | Major | May 26, 2009 |
| Lumovich Victor | Lt. Colonel | May 10, 2009 |
| Lundy Theodore R | Colonel | May 24, 2009 |
| Maher John L | Lt. Colonel | May 11, 2009 |
| Marshall Frank R Jr. | Lt. Colonel | May 16, 2009 |
| Martin Wallace S | Colonel | May 8, 2009 |
| Marut Walter M | Lt. Colonel | May 7, 2009 |
| Marvin Marion A Jr. | Lt. Colonel | May 2, 2009 |
| Massey Charles E | Lt. Colonel | May 20, 2009 |
| Mathison Charles G | Colonel | May 29, 2009 |
| McAfee Howard C Jr. | Lt. Colonel | May 12, 2009 |
| McAllister Gerald S | Lt. Colonel | May 8, 2009 |
| McCarty Charles M | Captain | May 15, 2009 |
| McClelland Walter C | Major | May 11, 2009 |
| McCombs Howard L Jr. | Major | May 17, 2009 |
| McConnell Robert G | Colonel | May 22, 2009 |
| McCorkle George W | Colonel | May 18, 2009 |
| McCormick Thomas M | Lt. Colonel | May 11, 2009 |
| McMullen Thomas H | Lt. General | May 19, 2009 |
| McNelly Fred W | Lt. Colonel | May 11, 2009 |
| Mellstrom Levern M | Lt. Colonel | May 19, 2009 |
| Merwin Ronnie R | Colonel | May 6, 2009 |
| Metzger Warren C | Captain | May 10, 2009 |
| Miklas Emil J | Lt. Colonel | May 22, 2009 |
| Millar Harry A | Lt. Colonel | May 24, 2009 |
| Miller Charles M | Warrant Officer 4 | May 14, 2009 |
| Mione Anthony J | Colonel | May 15, 2009 |
| Monnett Thomas A | Captain | May 24, 2009 |
| Moran Joseph R | Lt. Colonel | May 25, 2009 |
| Morda Edward W | Major | May 2, 2009 |
| Mueller Kenneth E | Lt. Colonel | May 6, 2009 |
| Mueller Norbert L | Lt. Colonel | May 8, 2009 |
| Murray Eugene W | Major | May 11, 2009 |
| Myers Raymond W | Lt. Colonel | May 6, 2009 |
| Nall Charles C | Lt. Colonel | May 12, 2009 |
| Nelson Newel A | Lt. Colonel | May 6, 2009 |
| Nicholson Charles E | Lt. Colonel | May 19, 2009 |
| O’Connor William P | Lt. Colonel | May 22, 2009 |
| Odell William C | Colonel | May 22, 2009 |
| Olaughlin Denoyer F | Lt. Colonel | May 6, 2009 |
| Olson Donald A | Lt. Colonel | May 26, 2009 |
| Osterhus Robert S | Major | May 7, 2009 |
| Park Harold K | Colonel | May 11, 2009 |
| Parker George W | Major | May 29, 2009 |
| Patterson Paul K | Major | May 2, 2009 |
| Pearis Samuel P IV | Colonel | May 27, 2009 |
| Pearson John M | 1st Lieutenant | May 4, 2009 |
| Percival Jay V | Lt. Colonel | May 5, 2009 |
| Phillips Victor F Jr. | Colonel | May 2, 2009 |
| Polanski Norbert H | Major | May 18, 2009 |
| Popik David | Major | May 8, 2009 |
| Potter Arlo S | Lt. Colonel | May 4, 2009 |
| Priest Irving A | Colonel | May 17, 2009 |
| Raffel Maurice | Lt. Colonel | May 26, 2009 |
| Rambo Stephen W | Colonel | May 8, 2009 |
| Reed Walter G Jr. | Lt. Colonel | May 8, 2009 |
| Reeves James H | Colonel | May 11, 2009 |
| Reeves John M | Colonel | May 14, 2009 |
| Reid John J | Lt. Colonel | May 14, 2009 |
| Rickman William S | Lt. Colonel | May 14, 2009 |
| Robertson Charles A | Colonel | May 3, 2009 |
| Routon William H | Lt. Colonel | May 5, 2009 |
| Russell Rupert N | Warrant Officer 4 | May 19, 2009 |
| Russon Keith E | Lt. Colonel | May 17, 2009 |
| Scales Robert J | 1st Lieutenant | May 22, 2009 |
| Scharf Thomas R | Major | May 17, 2009 |
| Schmidt Clayton H | Colonel | May 29, 2009 |
| Schroeder Linda | Colonel | May 19, 2009 |
| Scott Archibald D | Lt. Colonel | May 17, 2009 |
| Seibold Ronald R | Lt. Colonel | May 17, 2009 |
| Sexton William W | Captain | May 22, 2009 |
| Shaw Samuel E II | Major | May 12, 2009 |
| Sheehy Leo J Jr. | Major | May 10, 2009 |
| Shiffman Philip J | Lt. Colonel | May 1, 2009 |
| Shook Kenneth L | Major | May 13, 2009 |
| Slentz George L | Colonel | May 22, 2009 |
| Slocumb Clyde B Jr. | Colonel | May 29, 2009 |
| Smith Thomas L Jr. | Lt. Colonel | May 7, 2009 |
| Snook Richard A | Colonel | May 6, 2009 |
| Sommerfield Donald L | Lt. Colonel | May 19, 2009 |
| Sparrow Harry I | Lt. Colonel | May 29, 2009 |
| Squires William A Jr. | Lt. Colonel | May 17, 2009 |
| Stanbridge Melvin L | Lt. Colonel | May 29, 2009 |
| Stewart Charles C | Colonel | May 24, 2009 |
| Stmartin Norman R | Lt. Colonel | May 10, 2009 |
| Stoll Richard W | Captain | May 4, 2009 |
| Stone Richard N | 1st Lieutenant | May 8, 2009 |
| Stout William A | Lt. Colonel | May 14, 2009 |
| Stump Harvey F Jr. | Lt. Colonel | May 14, 2009 |
| Summers Robert L | Lt. Colonel | May 9, 2009 |
| Swain Walter B | Major | May 6, 2009 |
| Thornblad Robert V | Lt. Colonel | May 29, 2009 |
| Todd William H | Lt. Colonel | May 6, 2009 |
| Trusty George D | Lt. Colonel | May 17, 2009 |
| Turner Charles L | Lt. Colonel | May 22, 2009 |
| Urtel Janice G | Lt. Colonel | May 5, 2009 |
| Vail Carleton H Jr. | Major | May 5, 2009 |
| Vanausdal Max A | Lt. Colonel | May 2, 2009 |
| Vandercar Edward J | Colonel | May 22, 2009 |
| Vandusen James R | Major | May 27, 2009 |
| Vanrossum Clarence B Jr. | Lt. Colonel | May 12, 2009 |
| Voorhees Roy D | Colonel | May 26, 2009 |
| Walker Van S | Colonel | May 22, 2009 |
| Warren Robert E | Major | May 19, 2009 |
| Waski Raymond | Colonel | May 29, 2009 |
| Watts Clint H Jr. | Captain | May 26, 2009 |
| Webb Herbert G | Lt. Colonel | May 21, 2009 |
| Webb Kenneth L | Major | May 16, 2009 |
| Weiser Morris H | Major | May 4, 2009 |
| White Robert A | Major | May 12, 2009 |
| Williams Chesley G Jr. | Major | May 2, 2009 |
| Williams John G | Colonel | May 2, 2009 |
| Williams Warren D | Lt. Colonel | May 26, 2009 |
| Wilson Carlie E | Lt. Colonel | May 8, 2009 |
| Witt Gerald D | Lt. Colonel | May 10, 2009 |
| Wolfe Lawrence J | Colonel | May 29, 2009 |
| Wyatt James G | Colonel | May 15, 2009 |
| Wykoff Royal M | Captain | May 19, 2009 |
| Young Edward C | Lt. Colonel | May 13, 2009 |
