William Calley
Convicted US-war criminal from the Vietnam War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Laws Calley[1] (William Laws Calley, Jr.) (born June 8, 1943) is a convicted American war criminal.
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Birth name | William Laws Calley Jr. |
Born | (1943-06-08) June 8, 1943 (age 80) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/branch | United States Army |
Years of service | 1967–1971 |
Rank | Second lieutenant[1] |
Unit | 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Infantry Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division (Americal) |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War • The Mỹ Lai massacre happened during a military expedition |
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He was held responsible and found guilty[2] of some of the killings of the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War. Of the 26 officers and soldiers that were charged for their part in the My Lai Massacre or the cover-up, only Calley was convicted. He was sentenced to a life in prison, but that was changed to 20 years in prison, and later to 10 years in prison. He was put on house arrest instead. Calley only spent three years on house arrest, and was then released.