William Laws Calley, Jr. (born June 8, 1943, in Miami, Florida) is an American war criminal. While serving as a U.S. Army officer, he was found guilty of ordering the March 16, 1968, My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War.
Calley’s trial started on November 17, 1970, and resulted in a conviction on March 29, 1971, of premeditated murder of twenty-two civilians for his role in the massacre. On March 31, 1971, he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Testimony revealed that Calley had ordered the men of 1st Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry of the 23rd Infantry Division to shoot everyone in the village. Calley claimed that he was following the orders of his immediate superior, Captain Ernest Medina. Whether or not this order was actually given is disputed; Medina was later acquitted of all charges relating to the incident at a separate trial.
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