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Execution by firing squad, in the past sometimes called fusillading (from the French fusil, rifle), is a method of capital punishment, particularly common in the military and in times of war. Some reasons for its use are that firearms are usually readily available and a gunshot to a vital organ , such as the brain or heart, most often will kill ...
- List of people executed by the United States military - Wikipedia
Firing squad Cornelius Thomas August 1, 1945 Schofield...
- Shot at Dawn Memorial - Wikipedia
The servicemen executed by firing squad during World War I...
- List of people executed by the United States military - Wikipedia
The execution by firing squad was carried out at 10:04 a.m. on January 31, 1945, near the village of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines. The defiant Slovik said to the soldiers whose duty it was to prepare him for the firing squad before they led him to the place of execution:
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Firing squad Cornelius Thomas August 1, 1945 Schofield Barracks, Hawai'i: Hanging Jesse D. Boston Firing squad Robert Davidson August 6, 1945 Green Haven Correctional Facility, New York: Ernest J. Harris August 9, 1945 Philippines: Hanging Lee R. Davis August 14, 1945 Fort Sill, Oklahoma: Herbert W. Reid Camp Beale, California: Clinton Stevenson
No.NameRaceAge1Bernard John O'BrienWhite342Chastine BeverlyBlack253Louis M. SuttlesBlack264James L. RigginsBlack28The servicemen executed by firing squad during World War I The Shot at Dawn Memorial is a monument at the National Memorial Arboretum near Alrewas , in Staffordshire , UK . It commemorates the 306 British Army and Commonwealth soldiers executed after courts-martial for desertion and other capital offences during World War I .
- Sculpted concrete statue, surrounded by 306 wooden stakes
- Andy DeComyn
- Sculpture
- National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
During the American Civil War, 433 of the 573 men executed were shot dead by a firing squad: 186 of the 267 executed by the Union Army, and 247 of the 306 executed by the Confederate Army. Today, execution by shooting is allowed in the US states of Idaho, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Utah .
Jan 31, 2009 · On January 31, 1945, Private Edward Donald “Eddie” Slovik became a curious outlier of World War II: he was executed by firing squad by the U.S. Army for desertion. He is the only person to have been so punished for that crime since the Civil War.
Oct 20, 2021 · Slovik became the first and only American soldier to have been executed for desertion since the Civil War. Slovik's case was worsened by that fact that he had a civilian criminal record. In 1932, he had been picked up for theft, breaking and entering, and disturbing the peace, according to World War II Today. He picked up another conviction in ...
