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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 U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939–1945 (payment required) contains the names of many American servicemen executed by military authority overseas. These people are generally identified in the Rosters as GP (or General Prisoners) and were interred under the category of Administrative Decision .
Georgia was decided in 1976; Gregg v. Georgia, the 1976 United States Supreme Court decision ending the de facto moratorium on the death penalty imposed by the Court in its 1972 decision Furman v. Georgia; List of death row inmates in Georgia; List of most recent executions by jurisdiction; List of people executed in the United States in 2015
The U.S. military executed 160 American servicemen between 1942 and 1961. There have been no military executions since 1961, although death is still a possible punishment for several crimes under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Herman Perry (May 16, 1922 – March 15, 1945) was an African-American U.S. Army soldier during World War II, who deserted after fragging an unarmed white lieutenant attempting to arrest him. After being sentenced to death, he escaped custody, and a manhunt was launched while he lived in the jungle.
Military personnel executed during World War I (3 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Executed military personnel" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 249 total.
People executed by Georgia (U.S. state) by lethal injection (17 P) Pages in category "People executed by Georgia (U.S. state)" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
The Malmedy Massacre Trial: Waffen-SS Lt. Col. Joachim Peiper testifies through his interpretress about his participation in the Malmedy Massacre (1944). The trial of US vs. Valentin Bersin et al., Case Number 6-24 (May–July 1946), was one of the Dachau Trials that were held from 1945 to 1947.