Hugh Thompson Jr.
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Hugh Clowers Thompson Jr. was a United States Army officer, serving as a warrant officer in the 123rd Aviation Battalion of the 23rd Infantry Division. He is credited with ending the Mỹ Lai Massacre of the South Vietnamese village known as Sơn Mỹ on March 16, 1968, alongside and hierarchically above Glenn Andreotta and Lawrence Colburn.
Hugh Clowers Thompson Jr. in 1966
Hiller OH-23 Raven, three-place, light observation helicopter, similar to the one Thompson commanded during the massacre
Americal Division
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The Americal Division was an infantry division of the United States Army during World War II and the Vietnam War.
Mortar crew of Company B, 132nd Infantry, Americal Division at Bougainville, 10 March, 1944.
Brigadier General William A. McCulloch, Assistant Division Commander, Americal Division in the South Pacific. 23 November 1943.
Americal Division colors ceremony, Chu Lai, 27 October 1967
Americal Division in Tam Kỳ – Armored cavalry assault vehicles (M113) with anti-RPG screens - March 1968