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Edward Donald Slovik (February 18, 1920 – January 31, 1945) was a United States Army soldier during World War II and the only American soldier to be court-martialled and executed for desertion since the American Civil War.
The most recent person to be executed by the military is U.S. Army Private John A. Bennett, executed on April 13, 1961, for rape and attempted murder. 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 ...
Executions by the United States Air Force after 1947 are listed separately. With the exception of Eddie Slovik, who was shot for desertion, all of these soldiers were executed for murder and/or rape. Several of the soldiers listed as convicted and executed for murder and/or rape had also been convicted of other charges, including those of a ...
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.
The only individual buried in Plot E who had not been convicted of rape or murder was Eddie Slovik (formerly Row 3, Grave 65), who was executed for desertion on 31 January 1945. His wife, Antoinette Slovik, petitioned the Army for her husband's remains and his pension until her death in 1979.
1 List of last persons to be executed for a crime other than murder. 2 Statistics. 3 See also. 4 Notes and references. ... Eddie Slovik [15] White 24 31 January 1945
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.
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."