Item MY LAI 8/40 - Papers, 1968-[1992], relating to Colonel William Wilson

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MY LAI 8/40

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Papers, 1968-[1992], relating to Colonel William Wilson

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  • [1989 - 1992]. (Creation)
  • 1990 (Creation)
  • 1968 - 1970 (Creation)

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US Army Inspector General's inquiry into My Lai massacre (see separate file of statements taken by Col William V Wilson)'. File of material relating to the career of Col William V Wilson, who conducted the initial US Army Inspector General's inquiry into the verity of allegations of a massacre at My Lai, 16 Mar 1968, during Apr 1969, and his role in the Peers Inquiry, investigating a possible US Army cover-up of the massacre, 1969-1970. Includes correspondence between Wilson and Michael Bilton, 1990; photocopy of article 'I had prayed to God that this thing was fiction', William Wilson, American Heritage, Feb 1990, describing his initial investigation; photocopies of US Army reports of the operation at My Lai, and Department of the Army documents relating to the investigation, 1969; copy of transcripts of Col Oran K Henderson's testimony to Wilson, 26 May 1969, and related researcher's typescript notes [1989-1992].

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