Key Information
Reference code
MY LAI 2/11
Title
Transcript of interview with helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson, 1988
Date(s)
- 1988 Oct 7 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Scope and content
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