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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.
Nov 16, 2009 · Pvt. Eddie Slovik was a draftee. Originally classified 4-F because of a prison record (grand theft auto), he was reclassified 1-A when draft standards were lowered to meet growing personnel...
Jun 15, 2018 · Private Eddie Slovik, executed for desertion in 1945, has been memorialized in print and film as an unwitting sufferer of a cruel army. A deeper look, though, reveals a different story. Private Eddie D. Slovik was the last American soldier shot for desertion in 1944.
Jun 30, 1977 · WASHINGTON, June 29—A former Army chaplain testified today that Pvt. Eddie D. Slovik, the only American soldier to be executed for desertion in this century, had come from a pool of six deserters...
Nov 16, 2009 · Private Eddie Slovik was a draftee. Originally classified 4-F because of a prison record (grand theft auto), he was bumped up to a 1-A classification when draft standards were lowered to meet...
The book and the film tell the story of Private Eddie Slovik, the only American military serviceman executed for desertion (during World War II) since the American Civil War.
Mar 1, 2023 · The death of Eddie Slovik was depicted in William Bradford Huie’s 1954 book, The Execution of Private Slovik, as well as the 1974 movie of the same name. Huie’s work came together after he was shown a European graveyard that contained the remains of unidentified US soldiers.
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