Aug 11, 2017 · Privates Eliga Brinson (of Tallahassee, Florida) and Willie Smith (of Birmingham, Alabama) were hanged on this date in 1944 at Shepton Mallet prison.

May 23, 2017 · The crime – stabbing a fellow soldier – took place at Tidworth Barracks in Wiltshire on the 15th of July 1944. 24 year old Ernest Lee Clark from ...

May 23, 2021 · Private Eliga Brinson and Private Willie Smith, both of the 4090th Quartermaster Service Company, were hanged on August 11, 1944 by Thomas ...

He was the last person to be hanged in the United Kingdom for the crime of rape. ... ^ "1944: Eliga Brinson and Willie Smith, American rapists abroad". Executed ...

Hanged For Rape. LONDON, Sat.: It is officially stated that United States privates Eliga Brinson and Willie Smith have been hanged for rape, after ...

Apr 18, 2021 · Brinson and Smith were both found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging. On 11 August 1944, both men were executed at Shepton Mallett prison.

The following is a list of people executed by the United States military. The list separates executions by branches; the Uniform Code of Military Justice ...

25 year old Eliga Brinson from Tallahassee Florida and 22 year old Willie Smith from Birmingham Alabama , were hanged by Thomas Pierrepoint on the 11th of ...

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Recently, much controversy has been witnessed concerning the commemoration of convicted murderers alongside other servicemen who nobly gave their lives in ...