<Ul> <Li> My Lai Massacre </Li> </Ul> <Li> My Lai Massacre </Li> <P> William Laws Calley Jr. (born June 8, 1943) is a former United States Army officer convicted by court - martial of murdering 22 unarmed South Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai Massacre on March 16, 1968, during the Vietnam War . While not technically exonerated, after three and a half years of house arrest, Calley was released pursuant to a ruling by federal judge J. Robert Elliott who found that Calley's trial had been prejudiced by pre-trial publicity, denial of subpoenas of certain defense witnesses, refusal of the United States House of Representatives to release testimony taken in executive session of its My Lai investigation, and inadequate notice of the charges . His initial conviction faced widespread public opposition both due to the campaign circumstances of civilian embedded Viet Cong, and due to Calley being singled out as the sole officer convicted with respect to the massacre . </P> <P> Calley was born in Miami, Florida . His father, also William Laws Calley, was a United States Navy veteran of World War II . Calley Jr. graduated from Miami Edison High School in Miami and then attended Palm Beach Junior College in 1963 . He dropped out in 1964 after receiving unsatisfactory grades, consisting of one C, two Ds, and four Fs . </P>

Who was punished for the my lai massacre