On Friday, August 11, 1944, official executioners Thomas Pierrepoint and Albert Pierrepoint hanged U.S. Army privates Eliga Brinson of Tallahassee, Florida and Willie Smith of Birmingham, Alabama at Shepton Mallet Prison for the crime of rape. (The Fifth Field: The Story of the 96 American Soldiers Sentenced to Death and Executed in Europe and […]
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Last Name First Name DOB Place of Birth Date of Death Location of Execution Executioner Type Execution Valentine Leo Sr. Thursday, December 4, 1924 Gastonia, North Carolina Wednesday, November 29, 1944 Beaunay, Marne, France Henry L. Peck/Woods Assistant Hanged Waters John H. Sunday, October 1, 1905 Perth Amboy, New Jersey Thursday, February 10, 1944 Shepton […]
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Last Name First Name DOB Place of Birth Date of Death Location of Execution Executioner Type Execution Spears Charles E. Friday, May 20, 1910 Zanesville, Ohio Wednesday, April 19, 1944 PBS Stockade Number 1, Aversa, Italy Unknown Hanged Spencer Elwood J. Thursday, December 4, 1924 Gastonia, North Carolina Tuesday, January 30, 1945 Fort d’Orange, Citadel, […]
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Last Name First Name DOB Place of Birth Date of Death Location of Execution Executioner Type Execution Skinner Robert L. Tuesday, May 20, 1924 Paris, Tennessee Saturday, February 10, 1945 Bricquebec, Manche, France John C. Woods Hanged Slovik Eddie Wednesday, February 18, 1920 Detroit, Michigan Wednesday, January 31, 1945 Ste. Marie-Aux-Mines, France Firing Squad Shot […]
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Last Name First Name DOB Place of Birth Date of Death Location of Execution Executioner Type Execution Philpot Henry C. Friday, June 22, 1917 Redding, California Monday, September 10, 1945 Loire Disciplinary Training Center, Le Mans, France John C. Woods Hanged Pittman Willie Aron Monday, August 26, 1918 Campbellton, Florida Monday, August 30, 1943 Termini, […]
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Last Name First Name DOB Place of Birth Date of Death Location of Execution Executioner Type Execution Miranda Alex F. Saturday, July 28, 1923 Santa Ana, California Tuesday, May 30, 1944 Shepton Mallet Prison, England Firing Squad Shot Nelson Henry W. Friday, March 28, 1924 East St. Louis, Illinois Thursday, July 5, 1945 PBS Stockade […]
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Last Name First Name DOB Place of Birth Date of Death Location of Execution Executioner Type Execution Jones Kinney Sunday, March 15, 1914 Greenville, South Carolina Tuesday, March 20, 1945 PBS Stockade Number 1, Aversa, Italy John W. Daschner, William Vassil, Durey G. Ranck Hanged Jones Cubia Monday, May 12, 1919 Thomson, Georgia Saturday, March […]
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Last Name First Name DOB Place of Birth Date of Death Location of Execution Executioner Type Execution Ervin Charlie Jr. Tuesday, February 18, 1919 Lexington, Tennessee Friday, October 19, 1945 PBS Stockade Number 1, Aversa, Italy Firing Squad Shot Farrell Arthur J. Tuesday, November 20, 1906 Jersey City, New Jersey Friday, January 19, 1945 St. […]
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Last Name First Name DOB Place of Birth Date of Death Location of Execution Executioner Type Execution Cobb David Monday, November 14, 1921 Dothan, Alabama Friday, March 12, 1943 Shepton Mallet Prison, England Thomas Pierrepoint & Albert Pierrepoint Hanged Cooper John David Sunday, June 11, 1922 Dover, Georgia Tuesday, January 9, 1945 Lerouville, Meuse, France […]
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Last Name First Name DOB Place of Birth Date of Death Location of Execution Executioner Type Execution Agee Amos Wednesday, February 16, 1916 Linden, Alabama Saturday, March 3, 1945 La Saussaye, Commune de Bure, Orne, France John C. Woods Hanged Anderson Roy W. Saturday, September 22, 1917 Jeffersonville, Indiana Wednesday, October 25, 1944 Seine Disciplinary […]
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