Hugh Thompson, Jr., American soldier and pilot (died 2006)

Hugh Thompson Jr.

United States Army officer (1943–2006)

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 My Lai massacre of the South Vietnamese village known as Sơn Mỹ on March 16, 1968, alongside…