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'''William Calley''' (born [[June 8]], [[1943]]) is a convicted [[war criminal]]. He was a [[U.S. Army]] officer involved in the March [[1968]] [[My Lai Massacre]]. He graduated from high school in [[Miami, Florida|Miami]], [[Florida]], and went to Palm Beach Jr. College in [[Lake Worth]], Florida. He later became a conductor for the [[Florida East Coast Railroad]] before becoming a United States Army lieutenant in the [[Vietnam War]].
Calley was charged on [[September 5]], [[1969]] with six specifications of premeditated murder for the death of 109 [[Vietnam]]ese civilians near the village of My Lai, at a hamlet called Song My, more commonly called [[My Lai]] in the U.S. press. In this well documented incident, 500 villagers, mostly women, children, infants and elderly, were assembled and then shot by soldiers of Charlie Company, [[Americal Division]]. Some women who survived were gang rapped by U.S. soldiers instead of being summarily executed.
Calley's trial started on [[November 17]], [[1969]] and resulted in a conviction on [[March 29]], [[1971]] of premeditated murder of 22 civilians for his role in the massacre. On [[March 31]], [[1971]] he was sentenced to life in prison.
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