Papers of Four hours in My Lai, television documentary archives, 1964-1992
[ MY_LAI 1 ]Video of television documentary Four hours in My Lai, 1989
[ MY_LAI 1/1]
1989
One VHS (Vertical Helix Scan) video cassette of Four hours in My Lai, Yorkshire Television documentary broadcast as part of the First Tuesday television series, examining the massacre of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai, Vietnam, by US Army Charlie Company, 1st /20th infantry battalion, 16 Mar 1968.
[ MY_LAI 2 ]Transcripts
of filmed interviews, US
armed forces, 1988
[ MY_LAI 2/1]
1988 Sep 25
Transcripts of filmed interview with Michael Berhardt, rifleman, C Company 1st Bn, 20th Inf, US Army, describing his activities of the operation at My Lai, 16 Mar 1969, including the briefing the previous day; seeing the bodies of the Vietnamese civilians who had been killed; orders not to talk about what he had seen; response to encouragement from Ronald Ridenhour (the soldier whose letter to US Congress members resulted in the full investigation of the My Lai massacre) to report the incident; and his attitude to the Army cover up of the massacre. 42pp
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1988 Oct 7
Transcripts of filmed interview with Lawrence M Colburn, helicopter door gunner, 123rd Aviation Bn, US Army, describing his experiences at My Lai, Vietnam, 16 Mar 1968, as crew member in OH-23 helicopter piloted by Hugh Thompson, including the actions of Thompson in evacuating Vietnamese civilians from the village, and the execution of Vietnamese civilian by US Forces. 62pp
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1988 Oct 8
Transcripts of filmed interview with Carl (Ned) Creswell, Division Artillery Chaplain, US Army, describing his role as an Army Chaplain; his response to Hugh Thompson's report of the massacre at My Lai, Vietnam, 16 Mar 1968; his response to the Peers Inquiry recommendation of his court martial and the effect of the My Lai incident on individual and national attitudes. 47pp
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1988 Oct 10
Transcript of filmed interview with Ronald L Haeberle, photographer, 31st Public Information Office, US Army, describing events at My Lai, Vietnam, 16 Mar 1968, the photographs that he took during the operation, and the reaction of American to the photographs following his return to the US. 64pp
[ MY_LAI 2/5 ]
1988 Oct 11
Transcript of filmed interview with Maj Gen Hodgson, former Judge Advocate General, 1967-1968, commenting on the courts martial of US soldiers, particularly Lt William Calley, for their part in the massacre of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai, Vietnam, 16 Mar 1968; the influence of public opinion in the verdict; and the process of military justice. 23pp
[ MY_LAI 2/6 ]
1988 Sep 27
Transcript of filmed interview with Kenneth Hodges, Sgt in C Company 1st Bn, 20th Inf, US Army, describing the activities of C Company leading up prior to My Lai, Vietnam, operation, 16 Mar 1968, including minefield casualties suffered by the Company and the effect on their morale; the briefing for the operation at My Lai; the process of training of soldiers to obey orders, and to kill; his justification for in carrying out the orders. 65pp
[ MY_LAI 2/7 ]
1988 Sep 23
Transcripts of filmed interview with Robert E Maples, machine gunner, C Company, 1st Bn, 20th Inf, US Army, describing the demise of D Company, the briefing for the attack on My Lai, 15 Mar 1968; his activities during the attack, 16 Mar, including refusing to fire his machine gun at civilians and Lt Calley's response. 34pp
[ MY_LAI 2/8 ]
[1988 Oct]
Transcript of filmed interview with Ronald Ridenhour, (mislabelled as Ron Haeberle,) C Company 1st Bn, 20th Inf, US Army, stationed in Vietnam 1968-1969, describing hearing reports of a massacre of Vietnamese civilians by US forces at Pinkville, his attitude to the soldiers involved, and reasons for instigating further inquiry into the incident. 37pp
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1988 Sep 26
Transcript of filmed interview with Varnado Simpson, rifleman, C Company, 1st Bn, 20th Inf, US Army, describing his part in the massacre of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai, Vietnam, 16 Mar 1968, and the devastating effect of his memories of this on his life. 60pp
[ MY_LAI 2/10 ]
1988 Aug 10
Transcript of filmed interview with Harry Stanley C Company, 1st Bn, 20th Inf, US Army, and interpreter for Lt Calley, describing the massacre of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai, Vietnam, 16 Mar 1969; his refusal to shoot civilians; reasons for his refusal; and the effect of his service in Vietnam on his later life. 46pp
[ MY_LAI 2/11]
1988 Oct 7
Transcript of filmed interview with Hugh Clowers Thompson Jnr, helicopter pilot, Warrant Officer 1, US Army, served in Vietnam during 1968, describing events he witnessed during the My Lai massacre 16 Mar 1968; rescuing a number of Vietnamese civilians; his attitude to members of C Company; reporting the massacre to his superiors and the chaplain; and his attitude to the later investigations and trials. 41pp
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1988 Oct 1
Transcripts of filmed interviews with Frederick Joseph Widmer, Radio Telephone Operator for Capt Medina, C Company, 1st Bn, 20th Inf, US Army, describing his activities in the US Army including, enlisting and training; arriving in Vietnam; contact with Vietnamese villagers; briefing prior to the operation at My Lai and his part in the massacre of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai, 16 Mar 1968; assisting the injured Herbert Carter, to the medical evacuation helicopter; the reaction of members of the Company to the massacre; and his feelings about his actions twenty years later. 60pp
[ MY_LAI 2/12 ]
1988 Sep 30
Transcript of lecture on Law of Land warfare, by JAG captain Jack Skeen, to young infantry officers, Ft Benning, Georgia, 30 Sep 1988, including discussion of the Geneva convention and the US Army Field Manual 47-10; laws of warfare relating to military necessity, minimising unnecessary suffering and proportionality in use of force to achieve the mission; and examples of violations of law of war particularly in Vietnam. 41pp
[ MY_LAI 3 ] Transcripts
of filmed interviews, Vietnamese
survivors, [1988]
[ MY_LAI 3/1 ]
[1988]
Transcripts of filmed interview with five Vietnamese survivors of the massacre at My Lai, 16 Mar 1968, including, Vo Thi Lien, Pham Thi Trinh, Pham Thi Thuan, Truong Muoi, Sa Thi Qui, in which they describe their experiences during the massacre and their attitudes towards the Americans. Also contains Michael Bilton's manuscript notes.
[ MY_LAI 4 ]Notes
and transcripts from preliminary
research interviews, including audio recordings of telephone
conversations, 1988-1989
[ MY_LAI 4/1 ]
1988-1989
File of material relating to preliminary research interviews and telephone conversations with individuals who were witnesses to the My Lai massacre or involved in the investigation of events at My Lai, including edited summaries of interviews with members of C Company, James Dursi, Michael Bernhardt and Frederick Joseph Widmer; Capt Aubrey M Daniel III, the prosecutor in Calley's court martial; Ronald Ridenhour, whose letters initiated the US Army Inspector General's inquiry into the incident; Maj Gen Hodgson, Judge Advocate General; Ronald Haeberle, the army photographer assigned to the My Lai operation; Capt Carl Creswell, Army Chaplain to the Division and Nick Capezza, Chief Medic. Also contains two audio cassettes of Michael Bilton's interview with Frederick Joseph Widmer, 22 Nov 1989, (approx 3 hours) and transcript of selected sections, in which he describes his childhood, education, enlistment, initial Army training and his tours of duty in Vietnam, including events at My Lai, 16 Mar 1968; and one audio cassette containing recording of Michael Bilton's telephone conversations with Capt Eugene Kotouc, Intelligence officer in Task Force Barker (Side A), and Maj Gen Samuel W Koster, Americal Division commander (Side B), relating to events at My Lai and operation of military justice system.
[ MY_LAI 5 ]US
Army Inspector General's Inquiry,
interview transcripts, 1969
[ MY_LAI 5/1]
1969 May-Jul
'Col William V Wilson's, Inspector General's Inquiry interview transcripts'. File of photocopies of typescript transcripts of interviews with members of C Company, 1st Bn, 20 Inf, US Army, carried out by Col William V Wilson, appointed by the Office of the Inspector General, to investigation of allegations of the destruction of the South Vietnamese village nicknamed 'Pinkville', 16 Mar 1968. Includes interviews with Lawrence Charles LaCroix, William Frederick Doherty, Manuel Lopez, Jay A Buchanan, L G Bacon, Ernest L Medina, Lawrence M Colburn, Hugh Clowers Thompson, Diego Rodriguez, Esequiel Torres, and Andréas Delgado, in which they describe the operation at My Lai (Pinkville).
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1969 Dec – 1970 Mar
'Vietnamese Statements to CID'. File of photocopies of sworn statements of US Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) investigators containing details of interviews with sixty one Vietnamese witnesses, men, women and children, who were eyewitnesses to events at My Lai on 16 Mar 1968, in which they describe the attack on the village by American soldiers, names of individuals and family members who were killed and of survivors, identify on a sketch map of the village, the locations their home, any bodies that they saw, sites of graves, and identify individuals in photographs taken during the operation. Witnesses include Do Ba, Nguyen Thi Bi, Do Cam, Phung Thi Chanh, Nguyen Thi Chi, Pham Can, Nguyen Thi Cuong, Phom Dat, Tran Dau, Pham Day, Nguyen Din, Nguyen Thi Em, Phong Hoa, Pham Hat, Nguyen Thi Hoa, Nguyen Thi Hoan, Tran Thi Huy, Nguyen Huyhn, Nguyen Khinh, Nguyen Khoa, Pham Ky, Troung Lac, Do Thi Lan, Pham Le, Troung Thi Le, Troung Thi Lieu, Pham Thi Lom (Lam), Nguyen Thi Luan, Do Mau, Nguyen Manh, Nguyen Thi Me (Buk), Nguyen Thi Meo, Pham Mieu, Truong Ngu, Do Thi Nhan, Do Thi Nhuc, Do Thi Phan, Truong Quy (Qui), Do Thi Sy, Dang Thi, Nguyen Tri, Nguyen Thu, Nguyen Thi Tai, Do Thi Tha, Nguyen Than, Nguyen Thang, Pham Thi Thi, Do Thiet, Nguyen Thi Ti, Do Thi Tien, Phuong Tieo, Nguyen Thi Tiet, Nguyen To (Chat), Pham Thi Tot, Phong Thi Trap, Nguyen Tri, Pham Thi Tro, Nguyen Tu, Buoi Tuong, Pham Thi Tuu, Phham Tuy (Ty), Phung Vo. Also includes memorandum containing key to photographs of Vietnamese nationals, 10 Jul 1970
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1969 Dec–1971 May
'CID Summaries of Evidence'. File of photocopies containing US Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) investigator's statement and allied reports of investigation of allegations of atrocities committed by members of Company C, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry, US Army, at My Lai 4, 16 Mar 1968, including investigative summary, names of victims, substantiation, and lists of exhibits and witnesses. Also contains CID report of investigation into the actions of William Laws Calley, Charles Edward Hutto, Max Dean Hutson, Floyd D Wright, John Richard Mower, Joe Ted Jolly, Esequiel Torres, [unknown] Rucker, PFC Gerald A Smith, Charles Anthony West, William Frederick Doherty, Michael Brent Terry, James Robert Bergthold, Capt Eugene Milton Kotouc, Frederick Joseph Widmer, Garry W Crossley, Robert William T'Souvas, Franklin Dean Williams, Max Dean Hutson, Varnardo Simpson, Kenneth Larry Hodges, Gary David Roschevitz, Daniel Simone, Kenneth Schiel, Allen Joseph Boyce, and Dale Manford Arcoren.
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1969 Aug-1970 Feb
'CID Statements, 1st Platoon, C Company'. File of photocopies of statements collected by US Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) from members of 1st Platoon, C Company, 1st Bn 20th Inf, US Army, who were witnesses to events at My Lai, 16 Mar 1968, when Vietnamese civilians were massacred by US forces. Includes statements from William Calvin Lloyd, Lenny Battallones Lagunuy (Aquilino), Sidney Kye, Dennis Irving Conti, Allen Joseph Boyce, Robert James Bergthold, Robert Martin Mauro, Robert E Maples, Robert James Lee, James Joseph Dursi, Isaiah Cowan, Bruce Umber Cox, Harry Stanley, Charles Wayne Hall, Elmer Glen Haywood, Roy Lee Augustus Wood, Herbert Louis Carter, David Mitchell, Paul David Meadlo, Charles Sledge, Gregory Thomas Olsen, Daniel Simone, and Ronald David Grezik.
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1969 Sep-1970 Apr
'CID Statements, 2nd Platoon, C Company' File of photocopies of statements collected by US Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) from members of 2nd Platoon, C Company, 1st Bn 20th Inf, US Army, who were witnesses to events at My Lai, 16 Mar 1968, when Vietnamese civilians were massacred by US forces. Includes statements from Floyde Dale Wright, Richard Wayne Wyatt, Roy Fred Trevino, Fernando R Trevino, Varnado Simpson, Kenneth Schiel, Thomas Richard Partsch, Dean Fields Jr, James Michael McBreen Jr, Tommy Lee Moss, Tom Calvin Makey, John Richard Mower, Dennis Martin Bunning, Jay Allan Buchanon, Salvador LaMartina, Max Dean Hutson, Leonard Robert Gonzalez, George Arsenio Garza, Charles Edward Hutto, and Kenneth Larry Hodges.
[ MY_LAI 6/5]
1969 Sep-1970 Mar
'CID Statements, 3rd Platoon, C Company' File of photocopies of statements collected by US Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) from members of 3rd Platoon, C Company, 1st Bn /20th Inf, US Army, who were witnesses to events at My Lai, 16 Mar 1968, when Vietnamese civilians were massacred by US forces. Includes statements from Richard Wayne Pendleton, Stephen Tandall Glimpse, Charles Dean Gruver, Gary Michael Garfolo, Joe Grimes, Jeffrey Urban LaCross, Everette Lee Cayot, Fred William Dustin, Abel Flores Jr, Rickey C Neria, Gener Ralph Oliver Jr, Larry Owen Polston, Raymond McDonald, John Henry Smail, Robert William T'Souvas, and Charles Anthony West.
[ MY_LAI 6/6]
1969 Sep-1970 Mar
'CID Statements, Medina's Command Group and non-C Company personnel'. File of photocopies of statements collected by US Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) from members of Capt Ernest L Medina's Command Group, 16 Mar 1968, relating to reports of a massacre of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai on that day. Includes statements from Nels August Parson Jr, Chief of Staff, American Division; Patrick M Trinkle, and William Clifton Riggs, variously Commanding Officers of A Company, 3rd Bn, 1st Inf; William Earl Watson Sr, member of Mortar Platoon, C Company, 1st Bn, 20th Inf; Michael Crouch Adcock, Hq Co, 3rd Inf, 1st Bn,11th Bde, Radio Telephone Operator to Col Henderson; James T Cooney, 174th Aviation Company, Col Henderson's helicopter pilot on 16 Mar 1968; Randolph Emil Sabre, James Allen Reutner, Jerry R Culverhouse, Henry Dalo Mott, Dan Richard Millians, Charles Hersley Mansell, Brian William Livingston, Jerry F Lesher, Daniel Eugene Hill, and Calvin Dale Hodde, pilots and crew of US Army helicopters; Cecil David Hall, Bde Communication Chief, 11th Light Inf Bde; John L Halliday, Commanding Officer, 123 Aviation Bn, Americal Division; Lenny Barrallones Lagunoy (Aquilino),Thomas John Kinch, Michael Arnold Bernhardt, Sgt Duong Minh, Sgt Nguyen Dinh Phu, Dennis Harvey Johnson, Nicholas Capezza, William R Kern, Roger Delano Murray, James Harold Flynn, John Hobart Paul, and Frederick Joseph Widmer, members of Capt Medina's command group within C Company, 1st Bn, 20th Inf, 11th Bde on 16 Mar 1968; Jerry LeMar Heming, and Calvin Louis Hakwins C Company, 26th Engineer Bn, demolition experts, Jay Alfred Roberts, Senior Correspondent, 31st Public Information Detachment, Louis Bernard Martin, Radio Telephone Operator, Roger Louis Alaux, Artillery Officer, all assigned to 1st Bn, 20th Inf, 11th Bde; Dale Manford Arcoren, Martin Edward Fagan, John Lewis Oliphent, Larry Edwin Waterstreet, Thomas John Kinch, David Benjamin Hein, Mortar Platoon, 1st Bn, 20th Inf, 11th Bde.
[ MY_LAI 7 ] Peers
Inquiry, hearings and evidence,
1969-1970
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1969 Dec-1970 Jan
'Peers Inquiry - Conti, Kotouc, Boyce, Calley, Carter '. Photocopies of typescript transcripts of hearings and summaries of testimony given by members of C Company, 1st Bn, 20th Inf, 11th Bde, including Capt Eugene M Kotouc, Dennis I Conti, Allen J Boyce, William L Calley and Herbert L Carter, to Lt Gen William R Peers, conducting the US Army inquiry into the scope of the original investigation into the massacre. Some pages have been omitted, and names of individuals in the documents have been censored and code letters inserted, however annotations indicate the identity of some individuals mentioned.
[ MY_LAI 7/2]
1969 Dec-1970 Jan
'Peers Inquiry – Partsch, Martin, Gonzalez, Hutto'. Photocopies of typescript transcripts of hearings and summaries of testimony given by members of C Company, 1st Bn, 20th Inf, 11th Bde, including Thomas R Partsch, Louis B Martin, Leonard Gonzalez, and Charles E Hutto, to Lt Gen William R Peers, conducting the US Army inquiry into the scope of the original investigation into the massacre. Some pages have been omitted, and names of individuals in the documents have been censored and code letters inserted, however annotations indicate the identity of some individuals mentioned.
[ MY_LAI 7/3]
1969 Dec-1970 Jan
'Peers Inquiry – T'Souvas, Johnson, Moss' Photocopies of typescript transcripts of hearings and summaries of testimony given by members of C Company, 1st Bn, 20th Inf, 11th Bde, including Robert W T'Souvas, Dennis H Johnson, and Tommy L Moss, to Lt Gen William R Peers, conducting the US Army inquiry into the scope of the original investigation into the massacre. Some pages have been omitted, and names of individuals in the documents have been censored and code letters inserted, however annotations indicate the identity of some individuals mentioned.
[ MY_LAI 7/4]
1969 Dec – 1970 Feb
'Peers Inquiry – Willingham, Mitchell, May (FSO), Medina' Photocopies of transcripts of hearings and summaries of testimony given by members of C Coy, 1st Bn, 20th Inf, 11th Bde, including Thomas K Willingham, David Mitchell, James A May (Foreign Service Officer) and Ernest L Medina, to Lt Gen William R Peers, conducting the US Army inquiry into the scope of the original investigation into the massacre. Some pages have been omitted, and names of individuals in the documents have been censored and code letters inserted, however annotations indicate the identity of some individuals mentioned.
[ MY_LAI 7/5]
1969 Dec 15-16, Feb 1970
'Peers Inquiry – Maj Gen Samuel Koster, Volume 1'. Photocopies of transcripts of hearings and summaries of testimony given by Maj Gen Samuel Koster, Americal Division Commander 1968, to Lt Gen William R Peers, during the US Army inquiry into the scope of the original investigation into the massacre. Names of individuals in the documents have been censored and code letters inserted, however annotations indicate the identity of some individuals mentioned.
[ MY_LAI 7/6]
1969 Dec 16
'Peers Inquiry – Maj Gen Samuel Koster, Volume 2'. Photocopies of typescript transcripts of evidence given by Maj Gen Samuel Koster, Americal Division commander 1968, to Lt Gen William R Peers, conducting the US Army inquiry into the scope of the original investigation into the massacre. Names of individuals in the documents have been censored and code letters inserted, however annotations indicate the identity of some individuals mentioned.
[ MY_LAI 8] Collected
Evidence - Research Files
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1969-1970, [1989-1992]
'Charlie Company 1/20Inf, 1st Platoon, Research Notes – M Bilton' Typescript notes on evidence given by members of 1st Platoon, C Coy, 1st Bn, 20th Inf, US Army, to investigators during the various enquiries concerning the events at My Lai, Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam, on 16 Mar 1968, including photocopies of platoon members evidence given to the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) investigation (Sep 1969-Apr 1970), and related manuscript notes [1989-1992].
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1969-1970, 1972, [1989-1992]
'Charlie Company 1/20Inf, 2nd Platoon, Research Notes – M Bilton' Typescript notes on evidence given by members of 2nd Platoon, C Coy, 1st Bn, 20th Inf, US Army, to investigators of various enquiries concerning the massacre and rapes at My Lay, 16 Mar 1968, including photocopies of evidence to the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) investigation, list of members of 2nd platoon who made CID statements, and copy of article 'What happened to the soldier who refused to fire at My Lai', Stephen Fay, Sunday Times, 30 Jul 1972.
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1969-1970, 1972 [1989-1992]
'Charlie Company 1/20 Inf, 3rd Platoon, Research Notes – M Bilton' Typescript notes on evidence given by members of 3rd Platoon, C Coy, 1st Bn, 20th Inf, US Army, to investigators of various enquiries concerning the massacre and rapes at My Lai, 16 Mar 1968, including photocopies of evidence to the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) investigation; affidavit of Charles Dean Gruver, 9 Jul 1972; and memoranda relating to the Administrative Review of Gerald A Smith, and Robert W T'Souvas.
[ MY_LAI 8/4]
1979, 1982, 1985, 1986,1988
'Where are they now?' Copies of newspaper articles, press reports relating to post-Vietnam careers of members of the US Army, involved in the My Lai incident, including Robert T'Souvas, Daniel Simone, Paul Meadlo, Ernest Medina, George Hutto, William L Calley, Brig Gen Samuel W Koster, and Brig Gen George H Young Jr.
[ MY_LAI 8/5]
[1989-1992]
'Helicopter Pilots at My Lay 16/3/68, Research Notes - M Bilton' Typescript and manuscript notes on the evidence of the pilots and helicopter crew relating to the My Lai operation, 16 Mar 1968, and C Company's activities on 17-18 Mar 1968.
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1969 Sep – Nov 1972, 1988,
'Charlie Company 1/20 Inf, HQ Group (Capt E Medina), Research Notes – M Bilton' File of typescript notes on evidence relating to Capt Ernest Medina and his role in the events at My Lai, 16 Mar 1968. Also includes report of interview with Michael Bernhardt, 11/7//88; copy of article 'What happened to the soldier who refused to fire at My Lai', Stephen Fay, Sunday Times, 30 Jul 1972; photocopies of the statements Jay Alfred Roberts, David Benjamin Hein and Thomas J Kinch, to the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) investigation of the My Lai massacre.
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1966, 1968
'III Marine Amphibious Force (III MAF)' Photocopies of documents relating to Marine Command chronologies, including memoranda from Marine Division Headquarters, 18 Apr 1966 relating to 1st Marine Division Command Chronology, Mar 1966, and report of the operations of the 3rd Marine Amphibious Force in Chu Lai area (Vietnam), named Task Force Oregon, Feb–Apr 1967.
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1967-1969
'11th Infantry Brigade (Light), 1. History, 2. Tactical SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) for counter insurgency operations, 3. Interview transcript (1969) with Bde Cdr (Col Oran K Henderson), 4. Miscellaneous'. File includes photocopies of transcript of sworn statement of Col Oran K Henderson to Col Wilson, Inspector General's inquiry, during the investigation of the alleged destruction of a South Vietnamese village nicknamed 'Pinkville'; extracts of 11th Infantry Brigade (Light), Tactical SOP for Counterinsurgency Operations (Draft) n.d.; 11th Infantry Brigade Jungle Warriors, annual historical supplement to the 11th Infantry Brigade Unit history, 1 Jan –31 Dec 1968; 11th Inf Bde reports, memoranda and regulations, 1967; and organisation chart showing hierarchy of the 11th Inf Bde, 16 Mar 1968.
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1967-1968
'1/20th Infantry 'Sykes Regulars' history'. Photocopy of 'Sykes Regulars', 20th Infantry Organisation Day 1967 booklet outlining programme of events and the history of the 20th infantry; and typescript history of the 20th Infantry describing its activities during 1967-1968.
[ MY_LAI 8/10]
1971-1972
'Administrative Review process conducted after Courts Martial completed, into performance of various individuals in accordance with military regulations' File of photocopied of documentation of the US Army 'Administrative Review of Son My cases, to determine whether administrative action should be taken against enlisted and formerly enlisted members against whom charges arising from the Son My incident [16 Mar 1968] were preferred', including 'Memoranda of law', 'discussion', 'talking paper', Dept of Army memoranda, letters of censure, and details of career records of individuals reviewed.
[ MY_LAI 8/11]
1969-1970. [1989-1992]
'Aftermath: post Nov 1969 (when massacre news became public)' File of photocopies papers relating to news reports and governments response to letter by Ronald Ridenhour to Congress members concerning reports of atrocities committed by US forces at 'Pinkville', My Lai, Vietnam. Includes copies of extracts of Congress Subcommittee investigation of the My Lai incident, Apr-Jun 1970, and Congress briefing papers; letter from the American Council of Civil Liberties to the US Secretary of Defence, Melvin R Laird, 10 Dec 1969 concerning pre-trial publicity given to Lt William Calley; transcripts of public statements by Gen W C Westmoreland, Chief of Staff, US Army concerning events at My Lai, Nov 1969-Feb 1970; newspaper articles from Nov 1969 relating to the trial of Lt William L Calley; summary of Gen Westmoreland's statements relating to non-combatant casualties, 23 Dec 1969; letter from Ronald L Ridenhour to Hon Eugene J McCarthy, US Senator, 19 Jan 1970 expressing concerns about the current investigation. Also contains researcher's typescript notes on events surrounding the revelations [1989-1992].
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1969-1970, [1989-1992]
'Aftermath of My Lai massacre, US congressional relationship with the US Army, post Nov 1969'. File of material relating to the US Congress investigation of events at My Lai including, Transcript of briefings by US Army the Herbert/Stratton Special Subcommittee [of US Congress], 8 Mar 1970, 13 May 1970; letter to Hon L Mendel Rivers, Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, relating to the US Army response to the Herbert Subcommittee recommendations [Jul 1970]; US Secretary of the Army answers to questions of Congress Members concerning the My Lai investigation, Nov 1969; results of a poll conducted for the Herbert Subcommittee, on the impact of the My Lai incident on morale the US Army, [1970]; statement of Gen Melvin Zais, (Commanding Gen XXIV Corps) to Congress [1970], on reporting and investigation of the My Lai incident within the US Army; researcher's typescript notes on Lt Gen William Peers' contact with Hon L Mendell Rivers, US Congress [1989-1992].
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1968-1970, 1990-1991 [1989-1992];
'Aftermath post 16 Mar 1968'. Material relating to the immediate aftermath of the operation at My Lai, 16 Mar 1968, including photocopies of sworn statements by US Army personnel relating to the reporting of the incident to senior officers; translation of Republic of Vietnam report of operations in Son Tinh District, Vietnam, 18 Mar 1968-15 Apr 1968; North Vietnamese forces report of the incident, 28 Mar 1968; transcript of North Vietnamese broadcast concerning the massacre; memoranda from the Headquarters III Marine Amphibious Force Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, concerning safeguarding of Vietnamese property and food supplies, 19 Apr 1968; statistics on solatium paid to Vietnamese civilians; typescript and manuscript notes [1989-1990]; and letter from Thomas B Glen to M Bilton, 1990-1991, relating to Glen's correspondence with Gen Creighton Abrams, Commander USARV, concerning the behaviour of US Army personnel towards Vietnamese civilians, Nov-Dec 1968.
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1969 Nov-Dec [1989-1992]
'Aftermath, Press reports, post Nov 1969' Photocopies of newspaper reports, and transcripts of news interviews and broadcasts, concerning allegations of US Army atrocities at My Lai, 16 Mar 1968. Also includes researcher's typescript notes relating to interviews given by witnesses to the events [1989-1992].
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1968, [1969]
'Americal Division history, miscellaneous papers'. Includes photocopies of Americal Division History, produced by the Americal Division Information Office [1969]; organisational chart for the Division as of 16 Mar 1968; Regulations concerning Combat Action Reports, 28 Jan 1968; memoranda relating to the safeguarding of non-combatants, 24 Mar 1968, and reorganisation of the Americal Division, Sep 1968.
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1969-1970
'US Army staff monitor for My Lai case'. Papers relating to the appointment of an Army Staff Monitor responsible for matters pertaining to the Son My investigation, including photocopies copies of memorandum from US Army Chief of Staff to Heads of Army Staff Agencies, 28 Nov 1969; and summaries of the Army's activities in relation to the My Lai investigation, Nov 1969-Mar 1970.
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1968, 1970 [1988-1989]
'Bravo Company (Task Force Barker) 3/4 Inf Bn'. File of material relating to the activities of B Coy, 4th Bn 3rd Inf, US Army, at the sub hamlet Co Luy (known as My Khe (4)), in the Son My area, Mar 1968, including copies of memorandum relating to the Administrative Review Capt Thomas K Willingham; papers relating to the US Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) investigation of the conduct of B Coy 4th Bn 3rd Inf, and A Coy 3rd Bn 1st Inf, at Son My; personnel roster for B Coy 3/4; list of B C members awarded Combat Infantryman Badge (3rd Award), Feb 1968; Kevin Sim's typescript notes relating to awards procedures [1989-1992]; list of members B Coy interviewed by Peers Inquiry, 1969-1970; Combat Action Report, 28 Mar 1968, concerning Task Force Barker, helicopter assault at My Lai, 16 Mar 1968; typescript notes relating to evidence of Vietnamese witnesses of atrocities at Co Luy; edited transcript of interview Vo Thi Lien, survivor of attack on My Khe [1988-1989]; statements of Nguyen Huyhn and Nguyen Thi Cuong to CID investigators, Mar 1970, relating to US Army attack on My Hoi, Feb 1968; Army memoranda concerning analyses of background of personnel in B Coy, 4th Bn, 3rd Inf, 6 Feb 1970.
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1968-1970, [1989-1990], 1991, [1992]
'Lt Col Frank Barker, biographical'. File of material relating to Lt Col Frank Barker, commander of Task Force Barker which conducted the operation at My Lai, 16 Mar 1968. Includes researcher's typescript notes relating to Barker's career, and activities at My Lai [1988-1992]; memorandum to Peers Inquiry relating to the interview with Dorothy Barker (Barker's widow) regarding search for documentation amongst the personal effects of her husband, 19 Dec 1969; copies of correspondence between Michael Bilton, and Dorothy Barker, relating to various audio recordings May 1991; notes on telephone interview with Dorothy Barker; copy of Barker's obituary in Sun-Tattler, 25 Jun 1968; copy of statements of Leon James Stevenson, C Coy, 1st Bn, 20th Inf, 11th Bde, to the US Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) investigation, Nov 1969 and Apr 1970, relating to events at My Lai, 16 Mar 1968; copy of transcript of radio communications in My Lai area, (16 Mar 68) and legend for Task Force Barker radio call signs; transcript of recording of explanation of the radio communications for the Task Force Barker operation, 16 Mar 1968; photocopies of photographs of Barker; copy of Barker's Combat Action Report of the helicopter assault on My Lai, 16 Mar 1968 including sketch map of the attack.
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1968-1970
'Task Force Barker, Quang Ngai' Material relating to the operations of Task Force Barker, consisting of A Coy, 3rd Bn, 1st Inf, B Coy, 4th Bn 3rd Inf, and C Coy, 1st Bn 20th Inf, and operating in Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam. Includes photocopies of witness statement from Maj Charles Cooper Calhoun, Executive Officer of Task Force Barker, Jan 1970, and Patrick M Trinkle, Commanding Officer, A Coy, 3rd Bn 1st Inf, Nov 1969 relating to Task Force Barker operations in Quang Ngai province; extract of transcript of evidence of Rev Carl Creswell, Division Artillery Chaplain, relating to briefing prior to operation of 16 Mar 1968, copies Daily Staff Journal for Task Force Barker, 16-18 Mar 1968; Task Force Barker's Combat Action Report 28 Mar 1968, for 16 Mar 1968; and related papers.
[ MY_LAI 8/20]
1968 –1971, [1989-1992]
'Biographies (miscellaneous)'. File of material containing biographical information on Capt Aubrey Marshall Daniel III, prosecutor in trial of Lt William L Calley, including copy of Daniel's letter to Richard Nixon, US President, 1969-1974, concerning Nixon's intervention, 3 Apr 1971; Col Robert M Lathrop, Staff Judge Advocate, Ft Benning, 1968-1971, Maj Kenneth A Raby, military defence counsel; Lt Col Reid W Kennedy, judge in Calley's court martial; Maj Gen Orwin Clark Talbott, commanding officer at Ft Benning who decided to court martial Calley; Dennis Harvey Johnson, military intelligence officer temporarily assigned to C Coy, 16 Mar 1968; Brig Gen George H Young, Jr, Assistant Divisional commander of forces in Vietnam, 1968; and Gen William Childs Westmoreland, Chief of Staff US Army, 1968-1972. Also includes list of officers charged following the My Lai massacre inquiries.
[ MY_LAI 8/21]
1967-1970, [1989-1992]
'Brutalities'. File of material relating to evidence of brutalities committed by US forces against Vietnamese, including statements by Don E Fox, civic action officer in Duc Pho region, and Johnnie Elbert Tunstall, C Company member, concerning the killing of Vietnamese fisherman in Jan 1968, and rape of Vietnamese woman, by US soldier. Also contains US Army memoranda on allegations of mistreatment of Vietnamese, 1967, and typescript researchers notes [1989-1992].
[ MY_LAI 8/22]
1968
'Casualties'. File of material relating to casualties suffered by C Coy, 1st Bn, 20th Inf, US Army, including photocopy of casualty report for Paul D Meadlo, injured by a land mine, 17 Mar 1968, Roy Trevino and Leonard R Gonzalez, both injured by booby traps, 17 Mar 1968, and Herbert L Carter, wounded by gunshot, 16 Mar 1968. Also contains list of casualties from B Coy, 4th Bn 3rd Inf, US Army, during 31 Jan – 25 Mar 1968.
[ MY_LAI 8/23]
1969-1972, 1979, [1989-1992]
'Charges and Allegations'. File relating to charges brought against US Army personnel in connection to the massacre of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai, 16 Mar 1968, including researcher's typescript notes [1989-1992]; lists of men charged and the outcome; photocopies of extract from Chapter 19, 'Disposition of Charges' [The My Lai Inquiry, William R Peers, New York, Norton, 1979], concerning the dismissal of charges against most personnel involved in events at My Lai; copy of the US Army Criminal Investigation Division (USACID) investigation summary statement, 20 Jul 1970; newspapers article relating to charges against Lt William Calley, Nov 1969; Judge Advocate General's paper relating to Son My, 12 Jul 1972; copy of sentence and summary of evidence against Lt William L Calley Jr, 18 Aug 1971, charged with murder of civilian Vietnamese at My Lai.
[ MY_LAI 8/24]
1968-1971, [1989-1992]
'Charlie Company general notes'. File of general information relating to members of C Company, 1st Bn 20th Inf, US Army, including copies of list of members with criminal record, 16 Mar 1968; newspaper article, 'Charlie Co.'s 1st day of horror', The Sunday News, 17 May 1970; US Army memoranda on the background of enlisted personnel in C Coy, 12 Jan 1970, and the phased training schedule for the 11th Light Infantry Brigade, 7 Dec 1967; researcher's typescript notes on personality of members of 2nd Platoon, C Coy [1989-1992]; Unit Roster for C Coy, 1st Bn 20th Inf, 11th Light Inf Bde, Americal Division, 18 Apr 1968; list of witnesses in the court martial of Capt Ernest L Medina, 26 Jan 1971; and resume of large scale operations conducted by US FW and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) in Quang Ngai province, Vietnam, Jan-Mar 1968.
[ MY_LAI 8/25]
1976, 1985, [1989-1992]
'Chronologies'. File containing various chronological lists relating to US army operations in Vietnam, including chronologies of Charlie Company, 19 Dec 1966-15 Mar 1968; My Lai and US operations in Vietnam 1962-1968; extract of 1968-1971 section from Vietnam War Almanac, Harry G Summers Jr, 1985; activities of Brig Gen George H Young, Mar-Jun 1968; main events in Southeast Asia, 1945-1979; key events and Congressional notification of the Son My incident, 16 Mar 1968-8 Feb 1975; key events in United States V First Lt William L Calley, 16 Mar 1968-31 Jul 1974; extract of chronological list 1968-1974, from The My Lai massacre and its cover-up: Beyond the reach of Law? Joseph Goldstein, Burke Marshall, Jack Schwartz, (The Free Press, New York, 1976); and typescript chronology of events from 22 Dec 1969-31 Mar 1971.
[ MY_LAI 8/26]
1967-1968, 1970-1971, 1982
'Courts martial other than Calley'. Material relating to the charges against US Army personnel, largely excluding Lt William Calley, arising from the investigation into events at My Lai, Vietnam, 16 Mar 1968, including photocopies of memoranda concerning denial of request for authorisation to conduct search of the quarters pf Staff Sgt Manuel Lopez, 16 Mar 1970, the case against Capt Ernest L Medina and the Administrative Review of Son My cases, 26 Jun 1971; newspaper articles relating to the court martial of Col Oran K Henderson, Lt William L Calley and Sgt David Mitchell, 1970-1971; the findings of courts martial against twelve members of US Army relating to charges of murder and rape committed in Vietnam, 1967-1968; and US Army War College Military Studies Program paper titled 'Command criminal responsibility', Col William G Eckhardt, Pennsylvania, 25 May 1982.
[ MY_LAI 8/27]
1969-1971, 1974-1976, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1989, [1989-1992]
'Lt William L Calley, biographical notes/material' Material relating to Lt William Laws Calley, US Army, found guilty by court martial of murder of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai, 16 Mar 1968, including photocopies of newspaper articles relate to Calley's trial and his life, since the trial, 1969-1971, 1974-1976, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1989; words and musical notation for a song titled 'The fate of Lt Calley'; copies of extract of transcript of interview with psychiatrist concerning Calley's state of mind. Also contains typescript notes by Michael Bilton on Calley's early life and career [1989-1992].
[ MY_LAI 8/28]
1970-1971, 1973
'Court martial: Lt William Calley, transcripts of evidence (selective), lists of witnesses'. Material relating to the court martial of Lt William Laws Calley for the murder of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai, Vietnam, 16 Mar 1968, including documentation of a psychiatric evaluation of Calley, 12 Feb 1971; transcript of evidence of psychiatrists Dr Albert A LaVerne, 18 Jan 1971, Dr Crane, and Dr Wilbur A Hamman; list of witnesses involved in the trial; memoranda concerning the Son My cases – courts martial against Calley, Col Oran C Henderson, and Capt Eugene Kotouc, 21 Mar 1971, the visit to Vietnam of the counsel in the court martial, to interview Vietnamese witnesses, 4 Jan 1970, and research assistance provided to Maj Kenneth Raby, Defence Council for Calley, 9 Nov 1970; photocopies of newspaper articles relating to the trial, 1970-1971; chronology of events in the trial of US V First Lt William L Calley, 16 Mar 1968-24 Sep 1973; transcript of evidence given by Calley, Dennis Conti, Leonard Robert Gonzalez, James Russell McBreen, and Ronald L Haeberle; extracts of evidence given by Robert E Maples, Michael A Bernhardt, Hugh C Thompson; copies of depositions Gen Nguyen Van Toan, Army of Republic of Vietnam, 2 Nov 1970, and Mr Vien Linh Ta, Phu Hoa in Tu Nghia district, Quang Ngai province, Republic of Vietnam, 3 Nov 1970; and copy of the findings of the court, and review of the Staff Judge Advocate, 18 Aug 1971.
[ MY_LAI 8/29]
1970-1972
'Court Martial of Lt William Calley, Index to record of trial and index to audio-visual material'. Includes photocopied list of audio visual material (video tapes and reel tapes) relating to the General Court-Martial of Lt William L Calley 19 Mar 1966, Nov 1969-Feb 1970, and list recordings of the trial, Nov 1970-Mar 1971. Also contains index to the Record of Trial of Calley, May 1971.
[ MY_LAI 8/30]
1971-1975, 1988
'Courts martial: aftermath and appeals'. Photocopied material relating to the findings of the court martial of Lt William Laws Calley, his appeal of the verdict, public reaction to the verdict, US President, Richard Nixon's intervention in his sentencing, Apr 1971-1974, the overturning of the conviction by a Federal Court judge, 1974, and the reinstatement of his conviction, 1975, including newspaper articles, 1997-1975, 1988; Calley's clemency and parole consideration assessment, and records of his conduct whilst in detention, Nov 1972-Nov 1973; court martial verdict against Calley, 18 Aug 1971; published account of the Court of Military Appeals verdict on Calley's appeal, 21 Dec 1973; correspondence between Samuel S Strallon, US House of Representative, and Robert F Froehlke, Secretary, Department of Defence, Feb-Apr 1972; Department of the Army memoranda relating to training and promotion within the US Army, the administrative review of Son My cases, Dec 1971-Jul 1973, the Army response to inaccuracies in 'The course of military justice', Telford Taylor New York Times, 2 Dec 1972; researcher's typescript notes on the court martial [1989-1992] and related material.
[ MY_LAI 8/31]
1969-1972
'Court martial: Lt William Calley, Press reports'. Mainly of photocopied newspaper articles, 1969-1972, relating to the court martial of Lt William Laws Calley for crimes against Vietnamese civilians at My Lai (4), Vietnam, 16 Mar 1968; and US Department of the Army memoranda concerning public relations aspect of the court martial [1970], and the administrative review of Son My cases, 13 Jul 1971.
[ MY_LAI 8/32]
1987-1988
'Carl Creswell'. Newspaper article relating to hundredth anniversary of St John the Baptist Episcopal Church, Clarendon, Texas, Amarillo Daily News, 7 Nov 1987, where C E (Ned) Creswell, former US Army chaplain who served in Vietnam during Mar 1968, is the vicar. Also contains copy of service sheet, 15 Sep 1988.
[ MY_LAI 8/33]
[1969], 1970
'Criminal investigation by US Army CID - Summaries of evidence'. Photocopies of sections from the US Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) report on evidence gathered concerning the allegations of atrocities committed by US Army personnel at My Lai, Vietnam, [1969], and copy of the investigators statement 20 Jul 1970.
[ MY_LAI 8/34]
1969-1970, [1989-1992]
'Criminal investigation by US Army CID - Forensic photographic evidence'. Material relating to the identification of locations and individuals depicted in photographs US Army activity at My Lai, 16 Mar 1968, including photocopies of sketch outlines of photographs containing key to individuals pictured; list of photographs and individuals pictured, 11 Jan 1970; statement by Ronald L Haeberle, photographer, 31st Public Information Office, US Army, assigned to operation at My Lai, describing his route through the village of My Lai(4) as he took the photographs, 28 Apr 1970; photocopies of colour photographs taken by Haeberle, 16 Mar 1968, statements of Vietnamese witnesses, Truong Ngu, 4 Jan 1970, Nguen Co (Nguyen Khac Tuong) 19 Jan 1970, and Thuan Yen (Xom Lang) 19 Jan 1970, concerning identity of Vietnamese pictured in the photographs; list of Vietnamese people pictured; memorandum relating to search for photographs of US Army operations at My Lai, Mar 1968, in US Army Americal Division files, Dec 1969; sketch diagrams of photographs of B Company (4th Bn 3rd Inf ) members and Investigators Statement relating to identification individuals from photographs of B Company, 20 Apr 1970; sworn statement of André C R Feher relating to photographs of My Lai which he took during the US Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) investigation, 16 Nov 1969, and key to these photographs; letter from André C R Feher to Michael Bilton, 24 Aug [1990] describing his impressions of Vietnamese reaction to his visit to My Lai and the US Army investigation of the massacre. Also includes Michael Bilton's manuscript and typescript notes of [1989-1992].
[ MY_LAI 8/35]
1969-1970, 1990
'Criminal investigation by US Army CID, correspondence with M Bilton and statements (various)'. File relating to the US Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) investigation of the My Lai massacre, including letters from André Feher and Wayne Thorne, CID investigators; researcher's manuscript and typescript notes about the CID investigation; photocopies of the statements of the Vietnamese witnesses 1969-1970, and the CID summary statement concerning evidence gathered, 20 Jul 1970.
[ MY_LAI 8/36]
1968-1970, 1989
'Criminal investigation by US Army CID, CID daily journal and miscellaneous papers'. Material relating to the US Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) investigation of the massacre at My Lai, 16 Mar 1968, including photocopies of the CID Agency republic of Vietnam (RVN) Task Force Daily Journal, 10 Dec 1969–19 Jan 1970, recording the activities of the investigators; memoranda concerning records of the 178th Assault Support Helicopter Company relating to My Lai, 16 Dec 1969; joint statement of the US Embassy in Saigon and the Headquarters Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) condemning atrocities and giving assurance that an investigation is taking place [1969]; US Army CID report on investigation on preliminary investigation of the activities of members of C Coy (1st Bn 20th Inf) at Son My village, 16 Mar 1968, 25 Sep 1970; translation of Vietnamese National Liberation Front Committee of Quang Ngai province notice alleging US atrocities against Vietnamese on 16 Mar 1968, Dec 1969; investigators activity report, 19 Mar-Apr 1970, relating to tracing witnesses and evidence of the massacre; transcript of evidence given by Capt Eugene M Kotouc to the Peers Inquiry, 6 Dec 1969; papers relating to the visit of investigators to Vietnam, Dec 1969; news report about J Albert Johnson, lawyer who defended Capt Ernest Medina, 17 Jan 1989; translated extract from Vietnamese report 20 Jul 1968, of US activities in Son My, 10 Jan 1970; chronology of US Army response to My Lai incident, 16 Mar 1968-15 Mar 1970; statement concerning CID interviews with non-Vietnamese personnel present in Quang Ngai during Mar 1968, and related papers.
[ MY_LAI 8/37]
[1969] 1972-1974, [1989-1992]
'CIA Phoenix programme and Jack Taylor's articles' File of material relating to suggestions of US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) involvement in US Army operation at My Lai, Mar 1968, including researcher's typescript notes on CIA and military intelligence operations in Vietnam [1990]; photocopy of Southeast Asia analysis report December 1968, concerning the Phoenix Program (Phuong Hoang) a CIA intelligence offensive against Viet Cong infrastructure and leadership, [1969]; correspondence between Sheldon Himelfarb, US based research consultant, and Jack H Taylor, Texas based journalist, concerning CIA links with My Lai operation, Dec 1988-Jan 1989; copies of Taylor's articles published in The Sunday Oklahoman, 1972-1974, and researcher's typescript notes [1989-1992].
[ MY_LAI 8/38]
1979-1971, [1989-1992]
'Ronald Haeberle (photographer at My Lai), background material'. Material relating to the photographs of My Lai taken by Ronald L Haeberle, Army photographer, on his personal camera and later sold to news media for publication, subsequent discussion about ownership of the photographs and proposed civil action by the Army against Haeberle, including copies of Haeberle's statement to the Peers Inquiry, 25 Aug 1969, news reports relating to the exploitation of the photographs, 1969, 1971, and researcher's typescript notes [1989-1992].
[ MY_LAI 8/39]
1968-1972, [1989-1992]
'Col Oran K Henderson, Cdr 11th Infantry Brigade, court martialled for My Lai cover-up (acquitted)'. File of material relating to the investigations into the My Lai massacre, 16 Mar 1968, and allegations of a US Army cover-up of the deaths of large numbers of Vietnamese civilians, and the court martial of Col Oran K Henderson. Includes photocopies of Henderson's statements to the US Army Inspector General's inquiry, 26 May 1969, the Peers Inquiry, 27 Nov 1969; Henderson's report of investigation into allegations of civilian deaths at My Lai, 24 Apr 1968; papers from the Judge Advocate General's office relating to the Son My cases, 29 May 1971 and 12 Jun 1971; Henderson's correspondence with Gen Westmoreland, US Army Chief of Staff, and Gen Bruce Palmer, Vice Chief of Staff, 1971; biographical information on Henderson; transcript of Henderson's address to the Hoosier State Press Association, Indianapolis, 24 Mar 1972; newspaper articles concerning reports of a massacre at My Lai, evidence at Henderson's court martial, and his later career, 1969, 1971, 1977; researcher's typescript notes [1989-1992]; and related papers.
[ MY_LAI 8/40]
1968-1970, 1990, [1989-1992].
'US Army Inspector General's inquiry into My Lai massacre (see separate file of statements taken by Col William V Wilson)'. File of material relating to the career of Col William V Wilson, who conducted the initial US Army Inspector General's inquiry into the verity of allegations of a massacre at My Lai, 16 Mar 1968, during Apr 1969, and his role in the Peers Inquiry, investigating a possible US Army cover-up of the massacre, 1969-1970. Includes correspondence between Wilson and Michael Bilton, 1990; photocopy of article 'I had prayed to God that this thing was fiction', William Wilson, American Heritage, Feb 1990, describing his initial investigation; photocopies of US Army reports of the operation at My Lai, and Department of the Army documents relating to the investigation, 1969; copy of transcripts of Col Oran K Henderson's testimony to Wilson, 26 May 1969, and related researcher's typescript notes [1989-1992].
[ MY_LAI 8/41]
1964-1970, [1989-1992]
'Military intelligence summaries and reports'. File relating to US Army intelligence reports on the strength and operations of the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) in the Son My area during Mar 1968, including photocopies of US army intelligence reports concerning the My Lai area, 1964-1968; reports of interrogation of Vietnamese detainees, Mar 1968; intelligence reports concerning planned attack by the NVA on Khe San and Quang Si City, 7 Feb 1968; papers documenting the release of Army intelligence information to the Peers Inquiry, 20 Dec 1969; reports from the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, 16-20 Mar 1968; copy of article 'Anatomy of a massacre' Jesse Frank Frosch, Playboy Magazine, [1970]; and related researcher's manuscript and typescript notes [1989-1992].
[ MY_LAI 8/42]
1968,1971, [1989-1992]
''Justice for all' - chapter notes'. Typescript notes titled 'Justice for all notes' and 'Westmoreland book notes' relating to publication Four hours in My Lai, Michael Bilton and Kevin Sim, (Viking Penguin, New York, 1992); papers relating to difficulty in prosecution of former servicemen in US Army, Nov 1968, and May 1971; My Lai Database Documents index, 6 Jul 1990; My Lai Database General Subject Index, 27 Jul 1990; list containing name, unit and platoon of Army personnel including 11 Infantry Brigade members.
[ MY_LAI 8/43]
1968-1979, 1971, 1982, 1990
'Maj Gen Samuel Koster, Cdr Americal Division'. File of material relating to Maj Gen Samuel W Koster, including photocopies of the letter of censure, 28 Jan 1971, relating to charges against Koster arising from the Peers Inquiry into the cover-up of events at My Lai, 16 Mar 1968; extract of statement by Secretary of the Army concerning administrative action against Koster, 19 May 1971; biographical and career information on Koster, Apr 1969; Koster's sworn statement describing his response to reports of a massacre at My Lai, 24 Nov 1969; letters of commendation to Task Force Barker, 27 Mar 1968; news report concerning Koster's post My Lai career, 29 Jul 1982; and summary of telephone interview with Koster, 7 Sep 1990.
[ MY_LAI 8/44]
1970-1971, 1974, 1978, 1981, 1987-1988
'Lawyers, Law of land warfare, analysis of courts martial'. Field includes list of lawyers involved in trials of US servicemen for the My Lai massacre on 16 Mar 1968, and its cover-up; news articles relating to these lawyers, 1971, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1987; lists of members of general courts martial, 1969-1970; list of witnesses in Lt Calley's court martial; copy of Chapter 13, 'Calley V Callaway 382 Fsypp 650 (1974)' in From Vietnam War, containing the opinion of Chief Judge Elliott; Washington Post article on Army Warfare Law classes, 14 Feb 1971; copy of 'Course of Instruction for 5F-F42 Law of War workshop', Judge Advocate General's School, US Army, Mar 1988.
[ MY_LAI 8/45]
1968-1970
'Letters and contemporary accounts of massacre'. Photocopies of extracts of letters and diaries of US servicemen relating to events at My Lai, Vietnam, on 16 Mar 1968, including copies of letters to Hugh Thompson in regarding reports of his rescue of Vietnamese civilians from My Lai, 1969-1970; extract of letter from Capt Brian Livingston to his wife, 16 Mar 1968, and Livingston's sworn statement to the Peers Inquiry, 26 Feb 1970; extract from Maj Fred Watke's letter to Mrs Watke, 16-18 Mar 1968; and extracts from diary of Thomas A Partsch, 15-18 Mar 1968, 29 Feb and 3 Mar 1968.
[ MY_LAI 8/46]
1968, 1970-1971
'Lewellen tape, tape recording of helicopter r/t messages – My Lai, 16/3/1968 and transcripts'. File of material relating to the recording of helicopter radio communications during the operation at My Lai, 16 Mar 1968, belonging to Capt Charles R Lewellen, including a ¼ inch audio reel copy of the recording, transcripts of the recording, and documentation of provenance of the recording, 21 Jan 1970. Also includes copy of glossary of terms, acronyms, nicknames and slang used during US Army operations in Vietnam compiled during the Peers Inquiry (Annex C) (1971); and legend for helicopter call signs used by pilots during Task Force Barker operations.
[ MY_LAI 8/47]
1968 Mar
'Logs for Mar 16-18 1968, Task Force Barker, 11th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division, MACV'. File of photocopies of Daily Staff Journals relating to US Army operations in the My Lai area, including those from US Army Vietnam (USARV) Army Operations Centre (AOC), Long Binh, Republic of Vietnam (RVN), 16-17 Mar 1968; US Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) MACCOC3, Command Centre, 16-17,19 Mar 1968; Task Force Barker, Landing Zone (LZ) Dottie, 15-20 Mar 1968; Headquarters, 11th Light Infantry Brigade, Duc Pho, LZ Bronco, 14-18 Mar 1968; and Americal Division Tactical Operations Centre (TOC), Chu Lai, RVN, 16 Mar 1968.
[ MY_LAI 8/48]
1968-1970, 1982, 1984 [1990]
'Maps and plans'. File of maps relating to My Lai and the investigation of US Army activities there on 16 Mar 1968, including sketch maps and annotated photocopies of aerial photographs of the region relating to US Army operations, Mar 1968; photocopies of aerial photographs annotated to indicate location of incidents described in evidence given to the My Lai inquiries; sketch of My Lai identifying location where photographs were taken on 16 Mar 1968, as recalled by Jay A Roberts, US Army Public Information Detachment (PID) assigned to the My Lai operation, 16 Mar 1968, on visit to My Lai, 12 Sep 1969; published Operational Navigation Chart of Vietnam and Thailand, Jul 1984; sketch maps of My Lai annotated according to evidence given by Vietnamese witnesses, Jan 1970 and copies of the witness statements; Criminal Investigator Darrell E Smith's map of My Lai (4), 1 June 1970, showing route of Ronald Haeberle (US Army photographer) through the village on 16 Mar 1968, and the sequence of his photographs. Also contains published map of Charlottesville, Virginia, US, 1982, and transcript of subtitles to Vietnamese witness statements used in the television documentary Four hours in My Lai [1990].
[ MY_LAI 8/49]
1978, 1982, 1984
'US Marines in Vietnam, published by US Marine Corps, 1965: The landing and the build up, 1966: An expanding war, 1967: Fighting the North Vietnamese'. Publications relating to US Army activities in Vietnam 1965-1967, including US Marines in Vietnam, The landing and the build up, 1965, Jack Shulimson and Maj Charles M Johnson (History and Museums Division Headquarters, US Marine Corps, Washington D C, 1978); US Marines in Vietnam, An expanding war, 1966, Jack Shulimson (History and Museums Division Headquarters, US Marine Corps, Washington D C, 1982); and US Marines in Vietnam, Fighting the North Vietnamese 1967, Maj Gary L Telfer, USMC, Lt Col Lane Rogers, USMC, and V Keith Fleming Jr (History and Museums Division Headquarters, US Marine Corps, Washington D C, 1984).
[ MY_LAI 8/50]
1967-1968, [1989-1992]
'Reports on Quang Ngai, James May, Tet attack on Quang Ngai, Civil Action Reports'. File of material relating to Quang Ngai province, Vietnam, including After-action Report of the attack on the Quang Ngai city area, 30 Jan 1968; memoranda concerning Weekly Civic Action Reports and Revolutionary Development Reports for Americal division, Mar 1968; statements, names and addresses of medical staff at Quang Ngai hospital, 1967-1968; typescript extracts of the notebook of James A May, Province Senior Advisor, Quang Ngai Province, Mar 1968; copies of organisational chart for US Army Civil Operation and Revolutionary Development Support (CORDS), Quang Ngai Province, 1967 and 1968; extract of article on the use of air power in Vietnam (n.d), and researcher's typescript notes on Quang Ngai [1989-1992].
[ MY_LAI 8/51]
1968, 1978-1979
'Paul Meadlo, 1st Platoon, C Company, 1/20 Infantry'. File of news reports relating to Paul Meadlo, member of C Coy, 1st Bn 20th Inf, US Army, and his role in the massacre at My Lai on 16 Mar 1968, 1969, 1978-1979.
[ MY_LAI 8/52]
1968, [1990]
'Medals / citations re various individuals'. Material relating to awards given to US forces involved in operation at My Lai, including Fred Widmer; Col Oran K Henderson; Members of B Company, 4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry, 11 Light Infantry Brigade; Glenn U Andréotta; Jay A Buchanan; Ernest L Medina; Lawrence Colburn and Hugh Thompson, Mar – May 1968. Also includes photocopies of congratulatory letter from Henderson to Commanding Officer, C Co, 1st Bn 20th Inf, 11th Inf Bde, 27 Mar 1968; congratulatory message from Gen Westmoreland to C Coy and B Coy for 16 Mar 1968 operation; and researcher's typescript notes on the system of awarding decorations and the soldiers' attitude to them.
[ MY_LAI 8/53]
1979-1973, [1989-1992]
'Capt Ernest Medina, CO Charlie Company 1/20 Infantry, Biographical material'. Includes photocopies of US Army Administrative Review memoranda relating to the court martial of Capt Ernest L Medina, commanding officer of C Coy 1st Bn 20th Inf, Medina's resignation from the army and recommendations for administrative action against him, 20 Jun 1972; news report relating post-army careers of soldiers involved at My Lai, including Medina, 13 Mar 1988; news reports relating to allegations against Medina arising from the investigation into the massacre of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai, 16 Mar 1968, and his trial, 1969-1973; notes on F Lee Bailey's book For the defence (New York, Atheneum, 1975), relating to Medina; and researcher's typescript notes [1989-1992].
[ MY_LAI 8/54]
1977, 1984-1986
'Miscellaneous papers'. Includes photocopies of photograph of topographical model of the My Lai area, and extracts from publications relating to the US Army operations in Vietnam, including Bureaucracy at War, US performance in the Vietnam conflict, Robert W Kome, Westview Press, Boulder Colorado, (1986); Vietnam War Almanac, Harry G Summers Jr, Facts on File, New York, (1985); On strategy, A critical analysis of the Vietnam war, Harry G Summers, (Novato, California, 1985); The lessons of Vietnam, W Scott Thompson and Donaldson D Frizzell (eds), Crane, Russak and Company, New York, (1977). Also contains photocopies of extracts of catalogues to archives containing collections relating to the Vietnam War, and Researching the Vietnam experience, Ronald H Spector, Analysis Branch, US Army Centre of Military History, Washington DC (1984).
[ MY_LAI 8/55]
1968 Feb-1968 Mar
'Military operations, Quang Ngai Province, after 16 Mar 1968'. Photocopies of US Army documents relating to the activities of C Company 1st Bn 20th Inf, US Army prior to and following the operation at My Lai, Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam, 16 Mar 1968, including plan for OPERATION GOLDEN FLEECE involving support and security for the rice harvest, 29 Mar 1968; and Americal Division regulation titled 'Combat operations, Rules of Engagement', 16 Mar 1968.
[ MY_LAI 8/56]
1968, [1989-1992]
'Military operations in Son My area before 16 Mar 1968'. Material relating to US Army operations in Vietnam prior to the My Lai incident, including photocopies of report of Task Force Barker operation of 23 Feb 1968 at Duc Pho; Task Force Barker, 11th Infantry Brigade, Combat Action report for 23 Feb 1968, 24 March 1968; Americal News Sheet, daily publication for US Army personnel, Vol 1 No 330, 15 Mar 1968; report from Americal Division, on Monthly Psychological Operation (PSYOP) for the period 1-31 Mar 1968, relating to the distribution of leaflets and newspapers; and typescript notes on the Duc Pho operation and others leading up to 16 Mar 1968, [1989-1992].
[ MY_LAI 8/57]
1978, 1980, 1985, 1987-1988
'My Lai today'. Photocopies of newspaper articles and reports, relating to life in My Lai following the end of the war in Vietnam, and the stories of the Vietnamese survivors, 1978, 1980, 1985, 1987-1988.
[ MY_LAI 8/58]
[1970-1975]
'New York Times index, 1970-1975' Photocopies of extracts of indices of the New York Times, 1970-1975, relating to Vietnam, and US involvement in the Vietnam War.
[ MY_LAI 8/59]
1968-1970
'North Vietnamese propaganda re massacres, 16 Mar 1968' Photocopies of typescript translations of Viet Cong propaganda claiming US Army atrocities against Vietnamese civilians at My Lai, 1968-1970.
[ MY_LAI 8/60]
1970, [1989-1992]
'Pacification policy'. Material relating to US Army strategy of pacification in Vietnam, including researcher's typescript notes on pacification [1989-1992], and photocopy of report by Robert William Komer, Army Gen William E Westmoreland's deputy for civil operations and revolutionary development support (CORDS), on US strategy and operations in Vietnam [Aug] 1970.
[ MY_LAI 8/61]
1969, 1975-1976, 1979, 1984, 1990
'Lt Gen William R Peers, biographical material research notes'. Material relating to Lt Gen William R Peers, head of the US Army inquiry into the scope of the original investigation of reports of a massacre at My Lai, 16 Mar 1968, including typescript and manuscript notes relating to the Peers Inquiry; letter from Joseph Lazarsky to Michael Bilton 23 Aug 1990, and notes of telephone conversation with Lazarsky [1990], relating to Peers' character; photocopy of Peers' obituary from the New York Times, 9 Apr 1984; photocopied extracts from The My Lai Inquiry, William R Peers, New York, Norton, 1979, including Chapter 17: The cover-up evidence: summary; extracts from The My Lai massacre and its cover-up: Beyond the reach of Law? The Peers Commission Report with a supplement and introductory essay on the limits of the law, Joseph Goldstein, Burke Marshall, Jack Schwartz, The Free Press, New York, 1976; photocopy of memorandum concerning the censoring of names in Volumes 2 and 4 of the Peers Inquiry report, for the protection individuals not previously publicly identified, 17 Mar 1975; notes on interviews with Christina Peers Neely, Peers' daughter, and Dr Carl Eifler, an Army colleague of Peers [1990]; letter from Jerome K Walsh, member of the Inquiry team, to Michael Bilton, 15 Aug 1990; transcript of radio interview given by Peers to KGO-Newstalk, San Francisco, 18 Jun 1979, and related papers.
[ MY_LAI 8/62]
1969-1970
'Peers Inquiry, list of exhibits, glossary of terms'. Photocopies of contents pages, of the Peers Inquiry report Book 1 Vol 3, including list of exhibits; list of definitions of phrases used in US army operations in Vietnam, and extract from the Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) Phrase Book, containing basic Vietnamese phrases and pronunciation guide.
[ MY_LAI 8/63]
1968-1970, 1979, 1990
'Peers Inquiry, miscellaneous papers' File of material relating to the US Army Inquiry conducted by Lt Gen William R Peers, into the nature and scope of the original US Army investigation of the alleged My Lai (4) incident, 16 Mar 1968, Quang Ngai Province, Republic of Vietnam, including review of Peers book The My Lai Inquiry, William R Peers (Norton, New York, 1979), by Aubrey Daniel, photocopy of Chapter 12: 'Findings and recommendations' of the Peers Inquiry report; extract from Chapter 19: 'Disposition of Charges', and Chapter 20: 'Factors contributing to the Tragedy', [from The My Lai Inquiry, William R Peers (Norton, New York, 1979)]; and photocopied extracts from Report of the Department of the Army Review of the preliminary investigations into the My Lai incident, Vol 1, The report of the investigation, 14 Mar 1970' (Peers Inquiry).
[ MY_LAI 8/64]
1968-1972, 1979, 1990, [1989-1992],
'Peers inquiry, Report of Lt Gen William R Peers (US Army) into My Lai massacre/cover up 1969-1970, Research notes (M Bilton) correspondence and papers'. Material relating to the investigation conducted by Lt Gen William R Peers, into the Army response to events at My Lai, 16 Mar 1968, including researcher's typescript notes [1989-1992], and photocopies of newspaper articles, 1970, 1972, 1979; copy of book review by Aubrey Daniel, of The My Lai Inquiry, William R Peers, New York, Norton, 1979, published in The Washington Post, 1 Jul 1979; extracts from transcript of evidence given by Col O K Henderson, and Martin E Fagan, Mortar Platoon, C Coy 1st Bn 20th Inf, 6 Jan 1970; memorandum supplementing evidence given by Maj Gen S W Koster, 26 Feb 1970; extract from the Report of the Department of the Army review of the preliminary investigations into the My Lai incident (U) Volume 3 Exhibits, Book 6 Photographs; code book of witnesses who testified to the Peers Inquiry, used in the censoring of the Inquiry report; copies of correspondence between Peers and Gen W C Westmoreland, Chief of Staff, US Army 1968-1974, Nov 1969- Jan 1970; transcript of press conference given by Peers on arrival in Saigon, Vietnam, 28 Dec 1969. Also contains memoranda relating to Peers visit to Vietnam and visitors to the My Lai(4) site, Dec 1969-Jan 1970, leadership requirements in a counterinsurgency environment, 18 Mar 1970, the letter from US Army officers en route to Vietnam, to Richard M Nixon, US President 1969-1974, expressing misgivings about the role of the US Army in Vietnam, 3 Sep 1970, the effect of the My Lai investigation on morale of the US Army, Apr 1970, the search for Army documents relating to the Son My incident 16-19 Mar 1968, Jan -Mar 1970; and related papers.
[ MY_LAI 8/65]
1966-1974
'Press cuttings, various'. Photocopies of newspaper articles relating to the investigation and trials concerning the massacre of Vietnamese civilians by US Armed forces at My Lai, Vietnam, 16 May 1968, especially the trial of Lt William L Calley.
[ MY_LAI 8/66]
1988-1993
'Press cuttings, 1988-1993'. Copies of newspaper articles relating to the publication of Four hours in My Lay, Michael Bilton and Kevin Sim, Viking, New York, 1992; and other articles relating to the twentieth anniversary of the My Lai massacre, 1988, and alleged war crimes in Iraq during the Gulf War, [1990-1991]; Ronald Ridenhour's article titled 'Heroes at the massacre' Playboy Magazine, Mar 1993; and copy of 'My Lai, a 25 year perspective' in Under cover, No 2, Feb/Mar, 1993.
[ MY_LAI 8/67]
1988-1991
'Print outs of databases – various'. Print outs from electronic databases of information gathered by Michael Bilton and Kevin Sim, in researching the My Lai massacre, 16 Mar 1988, such as lists of names and addresses of individuals involved in events at My Lai and the later investigations, as well as lists of documents collected and notes on subject matter. Includes indexes to statements made to US Army Criminal Investigation Department, and My Lai research document files; General subject database for My Lai book; My Lai database names index, 10 Jul 1990; My Lai database – CID (Criminal Investigation Division) statements, documents index, general subject index, 10 Jul 1990; names index [1988]; My Lai project database, 1988; My Lai book subject database - alphabetical contents; My Lai project databases 1988.
[ MY_LAI 8/68]
1967-1970
'Prisoners of war, treatment of'. File of material relating to the US Army's treatment of Vietnamese prisoners of war and detainees, including transcripts of depositions from Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) witnesses in the court martial of William L Calley, 30 Oct 1970 and 4 Nov 1970. Also includes statements of various Vietnamese and US Army personnel concerning the execution of Vietnamese prisoners of war, 1970; copies of US Army directives on procedures for treatment of prisoners of war and detainees, 1967-1968; and related papers.
[ MY_LAI 8/69]
1968. 1972, 1981-1983, 1987, 1989
'Psychiatric aspects / reports of massacre / psychological aspects'. File of material relating to the psychological effect of war on members of the armed forces, including medical records pertaining to Varnado Simpson, Vietnam veteran (C Coy, 1st Bn 20th Inf) involved in massacre at My Lai, 16 Mar 1968, 1982-1983; news articles relating to psychological effect of involvement in the Vietnam War, 1972, 1981, 1989, and the response of Vietnam veterans to viewing the film 'Platoon', 1987. Also contains copies of articles by Chaim F Shatan titled 'Militarized mourning and ceremonial vengeance: bogus manhood and the language of grief', Draft paper presented to the Psychoanalytisches Seminar, Zurich, 23-24 Apr 1983; and 'Living in a split time zone: trauma and therapy of Vietnam combat survivors', 1987.
[ MY_LAI 8/70]
1968, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1985
'Reading matter, photocopies, (various)' Photocopied extracts of publications relating to US participation in the war in Vietnam, including America in Vietnam, Guenter Lewy (Oxford University Press, New York, 1978); The making of the President 1972, Theodore H White (Jonathan Cape, London, 1974); Home from the war, Robert Jay Lifton (Wildwood House, London, 1974); Kissinger, Marvin Kalb and Bernard Kalb (Hutchinson, London, 1974); The military half, an account of destruction in Quang Ngai and Quang Tin, Jonathan Achell (Vintage Books, New York, 1968); War without fronts, the American experience in Vietnam, Thomas C Thayer (Westview Press, Boulder, 1985); Destroy of die, the true story of My Lai, Martin Gershen (Arlington House, New York, 1971); and Vietnam Inc, Philip Jones Griffiths (Collier Books, New York 1971).
[ MY_LAI 8/71]
1968
'Military reports, After-action reports, INTSUMS, CORD reports, Vietnamese allegations, following 16/3/68 massacre.' File of photocopies of US army reports and publications relating to operations at My Lai, Mar 1968, including 11th Infantry Combat action report, 28 Mar 1968; Quang Ngai Province monthly reports, Mar-Jun 1968; statement concerning report from the Son Tinh District Chief to the Quang Ngai Province Chief, 11 Apr 1968, alleging massacre of Vietnamese civilians by allied forces at Son-My village, 14 Apr 1968; translations of Vietnamese reports of operation at Son My and civilian deaths, Mar 1968; Information Office Report by Jay A Roberts on the Task Force Barker operation at 'Pinkville', Mar 1968; extracts of Americal Division (Intelligence summary) INTSUM reports, 16-18 Mar 1968; Southern Cross, Chu Lai, Vietnam, Vol 1 No 4, 1 Aug 1968, an Americal Division news paper, containing reports and photographs of My Lai operation, Americal New Sheet, Vol 1 No 332, 333 and 335, 17-20 Mar 1968 reporting on US operations near Chu Lai; 11th Infantry Brigade Trident, Vol 1 No 9, 22 Mar 1968, reporting on Task Force Barker operation as Pinkville; Capt Brian Livingstone's letter to his wife, 16 Mar 1968, describing the killing of Vietnamese women and children by US forces, 16 Mar 1968; and related papers.
[ MY_LAI 8/72]
1988-1991
'Research notes for film and book'. Material relating to preliminary research conducted by Sheldon Himelfarb, US based research consultant, into sources of material in the US, both written and film sources, for possible documentary about the My Lai massacre, and notes, letters, memoranda and papers gathered by Kevin Sim and Michael Bilton during the research process relating to tracing US Army Vietnam veterans involved in events at My Lai and he investigations, the schedules for filming trips to US and Vietnam, chronologies of events, bibliographies, and print media searches.
[ MY_LAI 8/73]
1977-1979, 1988
'Archive research, finding aids, research notes'. Letters and notes relating to Sheldon Himelfarb's preliminary research on location and accessibility of archival sources in the US on the My Lai massacre and subsequent investigation and trials, including the Peers Inquiry, papers of William Westmoreland, transcripts of the trial of Lt William Laws Calley, US Army investigations of other alleged war crimes in Vietnam, and the US Army administrative reviews.
[ MY_LAI 8/74]
1956, 1968-1971, 1984
'Rules of warfare memoranda and The law of land warfare'. Memoranda and publications relating to the laws of warfare and rules of engagement, including US Department of the Army memoranda and directives 1966-1968 concerning treatment of non-combatants and detainees; newspaper article concerning Army training in warfare law, 14 Feb 1971; and copies of the publications FM 27-2 Your conduct in combat under the law of war, US Army, Nov 1984, and FM 27-10 Department of the Army Field Manual, The law of land warfare, Department of the Army, Washington, July 1956.
[ MY_LAI 8/75]
1969, 1977, 1985, 1988-1989, [1989-1990]
'Ron Ridenhour – blew the whistle about My Lai'. File of material relating to Ronald Ridenhour, whose letter to Congress members concerning reports of atrocities by US soldiers at My Lai, 16 Mar 1968, led to the investigations, including manuscript and researcher's typescript notes [1989-1990], and photocopies of Ridenhour's letter to Congress members, 29 Mar 1969; news reports concerning Ridenhour, 1969, 1977, 1985, 1988-1989; and correspondence between Congress members and the Secretary of the Army concerning Ridenhour's allegations, Apr 1969. Also includes one audio cassette of radio interview given by Ridenhour to Art Finchley, CKNW Radio, Vancouver, Canada, 18 Nov 1969 (approx 7 mins) concerning the allegations of a massacre by US forces at Pinkville (My Lai) and request for investigation to take place.
[ MY_LAI 8/76]
1989
'The Sunday Times Magazine article, 23 April 1989'. File containing issue of The Sunday Times Magazine 23 Apr 1989, which published articles about the My Lai massacre by Kevin Sim and Michael Bilton, titled 'My Lai, the horrifying story of a massacre and the people who can't forget it'. Also contains typescript copy of article 'My Lai: anatomy of a massacre', Michael Bilton and Kevin Sim, and typescript copies of short biographical articles titled 'The killers' including Fred Widmer, Varnardo Simpson, Kenneth Hodges, 'The helicopter heroes' including Hugh Thompson and Lawrence Colburn, 'American eyewitnesses' including Harry Stanley, Michael Bernhardt and Robert Maples, 'The chaplain' Carl Creswell, 'The photographer' Ron Haeberle, 'The whistleblower' Ron Ridenhour, 'The chief prosecutor' Maj Gen Kenneth Hodgeson, and 'Vietnamese eyewitnesses' including Vo Thi Lien, Truong Muoi, Truong Thi Le, Sa Thi Quy, Pham Dung, Pham Thi Thuam, and Pham Thi Trinh.
[ MY_LAI 8/77]
1969-1970
'South Vietnamese army cover-up of massacre'. Material relating to the South Vietnamese response to the massacre at My Lai,16 Mar 1968, including photocopies of translated Vietnamese report of investigation of the American operation in the Son My area (East of Son Tinh), 20 Nov 1969; translated memoranda from Vietnamese District Chief, Son Tinh, concerning civilian deaths caused by US armed forces at Son My, 11 Apr 1968; statements of Vietnamese witness to the US Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) investigators, Dec 69-Jan 1970; memoranda relating to North Vietnamese propaganda alleging crimes committed by US Army at Son My, Jul 1969; newspaper reports, relating to allegations of US Army atrocities in Vietnam, Nov-Dec 1969; and memoranda and reports from Army of Republic of Vietnam, denying any massacre at Son My, 3 Dec 1969.
[ MY_LAI 8/78]
1988, [1990]
'Death of Robert T'Souvas, Pittsburgh, Sep 1988, press cuttings and photographs'. Material relating to the death of Robert T'Souvas, 3 Sep 1988, a former member of C Coy 1st Bn 20th Inf, US Army, involved in massacre at My Lai, 16 Mar 1968, including researcher's typescript notes relating to the US Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) interview of T'Souvas South in Korea [Dec 1969], [1989-1992]; photocopies of newspaper reports of T'Souvas death, and four colour photographs of T'Souvas body, the shelter where he had been living, and his female companion.
[ MY_LAI 8/79]
[1989-1992].
'Vietcong'. File of Kevin Sim's typescript notes on the methods and operations of the Vietcong, the military arm of the National Liberation Front (NLF) in Vietnam, derived from evidence of members captured in the district around My Lai, Vietnam [1989-1992].
[ MY_LAI 8/80]
1969-1970, [1989-1992]
'Vietnamese witnesses'. Material relating to Vietnamese witnesses to events at My Lai, 16 Mar 1967, including copies of their statements to the US Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) investigation, Dec 1969- Jan 1970, list of Vietnamese civilians allegedly wounded at My Lai; key list of names of Vietnamese nationals photographs, taken by the investigators, 19 Jul 1970; and typescript notes of M Bilton relating to the stories of the Vietnamese people [1989-1992].
[ MY_LAI 8/81]
[1971]
'War Crimes, US Army reports, requested by Gen William Westmoreland'. Photocopy of US Army 'Report concerning allegations of the commission of war crimes by US troops in Vietnam, during the US troop deployment in the Vietnam War (1964-1973)', discussing Westmoreland's strategy, law of war and rules of engagement, relocation programs and refugees, medical care, prisoners of war, and responsibility for war crimes. 158pp
[ MY_LAI 8/82]
1965-1971, 1979, 1983
'War Crimes unit at Pentagon (papers)'. Material relating to the US Army response to allegations of war crimes committed by army personnel, including copy of 'Military war crimes a bibliography', by Lester J Miller Jr, 11 Jul 1983; Military Justice Division talking paper on investigation of war crimes committed by Brig Gen John W Donaldson and Lt Col William J McCloskey, 21 Jun 1971; memoranda concerning customs seizures of body parts from personnel and mail arriving in the US from Republic of Vietnam, 30 Aug 1971, Army procedures for responding to allegations of war crimes, 1967 and 1971, US Army Rules of Engagement, Vietnam, 1965-1971, analysis of literature concerning US Army war crimes, 26 May 1971; news reports discussing war crimes investigations, 28 Mar 1971, 1979; commentary on allegations raised by Telford Taylor in Nuremberg and Vietnam: an American tragedy (1970); and talking paper concerning Lt Col Anthony B Herbert's allegations of US Army war crimes in Vietnam.
[ MY_LAI 8/83]
1969-1971
'White House documents, Nov 1969-Sep 1971'. Material relating to the response of Richard Nixon, US President, 1969-1974, to the My Lai massacre inquiry and courts martial, including memoranda from members of his administration, 1969-1971; documentation of [H R Haldeman] Chief of Staff's telephone conversations (FONECON) relating to establishment and staffing of the Peers Inquiry, Nov 1969-Jun 1970; extract from transcript of telephone conversation concerning Nixon's intervention in the detainment arrangements for Lt William Calley, 1 Apr 1971; transcripts of Nixon's statements relating to the My Lai massacre, Dec 1969-Dec 1970; transcript of interview with Ron L Zeigler, Press Secretary to President 1970 concerning Nixon's attitude and response to reports of My Lai incident. Also contains White House memorandum relating to Nixon's approval rating, and results of the Harris poll gauging public sympathy toward Calley, 19 Apr 1971; news release by Louis Harris, relating to US public opinion on the court martial verdict on Calley, 5 Apr 1971; and copy of Gallup poll report on approval for the court martial verdict.
[ MY_LAI 9] Photographs
of the massacre at My Lai, US army
personnel in Vietnam and individuals involved in investigations
of the massacre, 1965-1974, 1988-1989
[ MY_LAI 9/1]
1968-1969
'Black and white photographs, Public domain, US Army Archives'. File of 106 black and white prints and 6 colour prints (including duplicates) depicting US troops, including members of Company, 1st Bn 20th Inf, at My Lai, B Company 4th Bn 3rd Inf, at My Khe, during Mar 1968, Andre Feher's visit to My Lai during the US Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) investigation, Nov 1969, various individuals from Task Force Barker, refugee camp at Elephant Hill, and Vietnamese villages, homes, civilians and detainees. Some of the photographs appear from their captions have been exhibits in the courts martial proceedings, and are marked with several alpha numerical sequences. Photographers include Ron Haeberle and Robert D Holmes.
[ MY_LAI 9/2]
1968
'Colour photographs Smail/Haeberle' File containing sixty-four colour prints (6x8 inch and 12x9 inch) of twenty two images photographed by Ronald Haeberle, US Army Public Information Detachment photographer, 16 Mar 1968, during the operation at My Lai, 16 Mar 1968, depicting US Army personnel, Vietnamese casualties, burning Vietnamese houses, aerial views of the village of My Lai and US Army helicopters. Also contains sixteen colour prints of seven images (2x2inch, and 6x6inch) photographed taken by John Henry Smail, 3rd Platoon, C Company, 1st Bn, 20th Inf, depicting US Army personnel, helicopters, aerial views of My Lay, Vietnam. Some of the prints have detailed captions on the back, identifying individuals depicted.
[ MY_LAI 9/3]
1965-1974, 1988-1989
'Photographs'. Various sized photographs of individuals involved in the My Lai massacre and its investigation, including William Calley, 1971, (2 b&w images); Ron Ridenhour,1971 (b&w); Michael Bernhardt, 1969 (b&w); Ronald Haeberle, Michael Bernhardt and Ronald Ridenhour, 1969, (b&w); Robert Maples, 1970 (1 b&w, 1 colour); André Feher, n.d. (b&w); Hugh C Thompson, 1965 and 1971 (b&w); Robert Maples, n.d. (b&w), 1974 (colour); Lawrence Colburn n.d. (colour); Varnado Simpson, 1969, 1989 (3 copies), n.d.(colour); Col William V Wilson, 1967(b&w); body of Robert T'Souvas, 1988 (colour).
[ MY_LAI 9/4]
[1967-1969]
'Widmer photographs'. Seventy seven colour prints (7½x7½ inch) taken by Frederick Joseph Widmer, Radio Telephone Operator, C Company, 1st Bn, 20th Inf, US Army, of his tour in Vietnam, containing scenes of US Army personnel in Vietnam including groups of US soldiers, US Army helicopters, Vietnamese villages, Vietnamese working in the fields, Vietnamese children, US with Vietnamese, Vietnamese prisoners, US Army quarters, soldiers on parade, US Army artillery position, sign for the 'Sykes Regulars, 1st Bn, 20th Infantry', Vietnamese casualties, soldiers in Vietnamese city [possibly Saigon]. None of the individuals in photographs are identified, and there are no captions.
[ MY_LAI 9/5]
1969
Colour photographs of label of a 33? RPM Stereo vinyl disc titled (New York Post Columnist - Pete Hamill's) 'Massacre at My Lai', narrated by Rosko, (Commentary by Nat Hentoff; Flute: James Spalding; Bass: Ron Carter), copyright Pete Hamill, 1969. Containing tracks on Side 1: titled 'The war crimes', 'The killers' 'Letter from a soldier', and Side 2: 'The war', 'The deserters' and 'In memoriam'. Produced by Flying Dutchman Productions, New York.
[ MY_LAI 10/1]
1992
Four hours in My Lai, Michael Bilton and Kevin Sim, Viking Penguin, New York, 1992, 430pp.
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