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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.

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).

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.