Calley, William Laws
1943 - William Laws Calley, Jr. was born on the 8th of June in Miami, Florida.
- He graduated from high school in Miami, Florida; he attended Miami Edison High School. After high school,
1963-1964 - He attended Palm Beach Junior College for one school year.
1966 - He enlisted into the United States Army in Albuquerque on the 26th of July, at the height of the Vietnam War.
1967 - He applied and was accepted into Officer Candidate School (OCS).
- He Graduated from OCS Class No. 51 on the 7th of September, and was commissioned a second lieutenant of infantry.
1969 - He was charged on the 5th of September, with six specifications of premeditated murder for the death of 109 Vietnamese civilians near the village of My Lai.
1970 - Calley's trial started on 17th of November.
1971 - He was convicted on the 29th of March.
- On 31st of March, he was sentenced to life in prison.
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