William Calley
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William Calley is a former U.S. Army officer best known for his central role in and subsequent conviction for war crimes related to the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Calley canonical | 2 |
| William L. Calley Jr. | 1 |
| William Laws Calley Jr. | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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military officer ⓘ war criminal ⓘ |
| apologyDate | 2009 ⓘ |
| apologyFor | My Lai massacre ⓘ |
| apologyLocation | Columbus, Georgia Kiwanis Club ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Americal Division
ⓘ
My Lai Memorial in Son My ⓘ
surface form:
My Lai village (Son My), Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam
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| commanderDuringMyLai | Ernest Medina ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| convictedBy |
court-martial of William Calley
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surface form:
U.S. Army court-martial
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| convictedOf | war crimes related to the My Lai massacre ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalCharge | premeditated murder ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1943-06-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfConviction | 1971-03-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Palm Beach State College
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surface form:
Palm Beach Junior College
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| event |
court-martial of William Calley
ⓘ
surface form:
My Lai massacre court-martial
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| familyName | Calley ⓘ |
| fullName |
William Calley
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
William Laws Calley Jr.
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| givenName | William ⓘ |
| honorOrAwardRevoked | military decorations related to Vietnam service ⓘ |
| legalStatus | paroled ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive U.S. and international press coverage ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
lieutenant
ⓘ
second lieutenant ⓘ |
| notableFor | My Lai massacre ⓘ |
| numberOfCiviliansKilledAtMyLai | hundreds ⓘ |
| numberOfMurderVictims | 22 ⓘ |
| occupation |
jewelry store manager
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soldier ⓘ |
| onlyU.S.SoldierConvictedForMyLai | true ⓘ |
| paroleDate | 1974 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Miami, Florida, United States ⓘ |
| residence |
Columbus, Georgia
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surface form:
Columbus, Georgia, United States
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| roleInEvent | platoon leader at My Lai ⓘ |
| sentence | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| sentenceModifiedTo |
10 years imprisonment
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20 years imprisonment ⓘ |
| sentenceServedAs | house arrest ⓘ |
| spouse | Penny Vick ⓘ |
| statedDefense | claimed he was following orders ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
books about the My Lai massacre
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documentaries about Vietnam War atrocities ⓘ |
| symbolOf | controversy over U.S. conduct in Vietnam War ⓘ |
| timeInCustody | approximately 3.5 years ⓘ |
| unit |
Company C, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment
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surface form:
Company C, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Brigade, Americal Division
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Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
William L. Calley Jr.
this entity surface form:
William Laws Calley Jr.