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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
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
commanderDuringMyLai Ernest Medina
conflict Vietnam War
convictedBy court-martial of William Calley
surface form: U.S. Army court-martial
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
surface form: Palm Beach Junior College
event court-martial of William Calley
surface form: My Lai massacre court-martial
familyName Calley
fullName William Calley self-linksurface differs
surface form: William Laws Calley Jr.
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
soldier
onlyU.S.SoldierConvictedForMyLai true
paroleDate 1974
placeOfBirth Miami, Florida, United States
residence Columbus, Georgia
surface form: Columbus, Georgia, United States
roleInEvent platoon leader at My Lai
sentence life imprisonment
sentenceModifiedTo 10 years imprisonment
20 years imprisonment
sentenceServedAs house arrest
spouse Penny Vick
statedDefense claimed he was following orders
subjectOf books about the My Lai massacre
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
surface form: Company C, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Brigade, Americal Division

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My Lai massacre commandingOfficer William Calley
Company C, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment notableCommander William Calley
this entity surface form: William L. Calley Jr.
William Calley fullName William Calley self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: William Laws Calley Jr.