William Calley Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Calley, based on 2 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

2 records1968–19702 events2 places

Chronological biography

1968

My Lai Massacre16 March 1968

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd · Lieutenant · US Army officer · My Lai

Leads a platoon involved in the My Lai massacre

1970

My Lai Trial12 November 1970

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd · Captain · US Army officer · Fort Benning

Goes on trial for charges connected with the My Lai massacre

Titles and roles

Captain · US Army officer · Lieutenant · US Army officer

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.