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Slovik walked several miles to the rear and approached an enlisted cook at a military government detachment of the 112th Infantry Regiment, presenting him with a note which stated: I, Pvt. Eddie D. Slovik, 36896415, confess to the desertion of the United States Army. At the time of my desertion we were in Albuff [sic; "Elbeuf"] in France. I ...
The Execution of Private Slovik is a nonfiction book by William Bradford Huie, published in 1954, [1] and an American television movie that aired on NBC on March 13, 1974. [2] [3] The film was written for the screen by Richard Levinson, William Link, and director Lamont Johnson; the film stars Martin Sheen, [4] and also features Charlie Sheen in his second film in a small role.
Since the end of the Civil War in 1865, only one person has been executed for a purely military offense: Private Eddie Slovik, who was executed on January 31, 1945, after being convicted of desertion. [30] [31] [32]
On 31 January 1945, U.S. Army Pvt. Edward "Eddie" Slovik was executed by firing squad for desertion near the village of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines. He was the first American soldier executed for such offense since the American Civil War.
Eddie Slovik: January 31, 1945 Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, France, European Theater ** Firing squad J.P. Wilson February 2, 1945 European Theater ** Hanging Robert L. Skinner February 10, 1945 Yancy Waiters William Mack February 15, 1945 Otis B. Crews February 21, 1945 Mediterranean Theater ** Williams C. Downes February 28, 1945 European Theater **
Cota also reviewed and approved the death sentence handed down by a court-martial on Private Eddie Slovik, who refused combat duty on October 8, 1944, and was executed on January 31, 1945. [22] Cota said that the execution, the only American soldier to be executed for desertion since the American Civil War, was the "toughest 15 minutes of my life."
A Florida Panhandle sheriff on Friday fired a deputy who fatally shot an airman at his home while holding a handgun pointed to the ground, saying the deputy's life was never in danger and he ...
Eddie Slovik; Jim Snyder (second baseman) W. Jerome Wiesner This page was last edited on 14 December 2020, at 13:47 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...