Newsweek
By Barney Henderson
Published Jul 30, 2024 at 10:38 AM EDT
Updated Jul 30, 2024 at 11:23 AM EDT
William L. Calley Jr., the former U.S. Army lieutenant who led the shameful My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War—the most notorious war crime in modern American military history—has died aged 80.
Calley died on April 28 at a hospice center in Gainesville, Florida, the Washington Post reported citing his death certificate.
On March 16, 1968, Calley led soldiers from Charlie Company on a mission expected to engage Viet Cong forces.