William Calley Military person

William Laws Calley, Jr. (born June 8, 1943) is an American war criminal, former United States Army officer found guilty of murdering 22 unarmed South Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai Massacre on March 16, 1968, during the Vietnam War. After several reductions, Calley’s original sentence of life in prison was turned into an order of house arrest, but after three years, President Nixon reduced his sentence with a presidential pardon.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 08, 1943
Birth place
Miami , Florida

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Military person

allegianceUnited States of America
military operations
Vietnam War
My Lai Massacre
military branch
United States Army
military unit
20th Infantry Regiment (United States)
23rd Infantry Division (United States)
11th Infantry Brigade (United States)

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External resources

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/29/newsid_2530000/2530975.stm
  2. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-485983/Found-The-monster-My-Lai-massacre.html
  3. http://www.hughthompson.org
  4. http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/mylai/mylai.htm
  5. http://www.madcoversite.com/calley.html
  6. http://www.vqronline.org/articles/2003/winter/beidler-calleys-ghost