Captain Eugene M. Kotouc - military intelligence officer assigned to Task Force BARKER; he partially provided information, on which the Mỹ Lai combat assault was approved; together with Medina and a South Vietnamese officer, he interrogated, tortured, and allegedly executed VC and NVA suspects later that day. Was charged with maiming and ATLANTA, April 29—An Army court‐martial jury cleared Capt. Eugene M. Kotouc of guilt today in the maiming of a Vietnamese prisoner three years ago at Mylai 4, an act the officer said he had My Lai Massacre. By 1971, charges were pending only against Lt. Calley, Capt. Ernest Medina, and Capt. Eugene Kotouc. On March 29, 1971, a Fort Benning court-martial jury found Calley guilty of From December 3 to 26, the Peers Commission gathered testimony from 39 witnesses, including pilot Hugh Thompson, Captain Ernest Medina, Captain Eugene Kotouc, Major Frederick Watke, Warrant Maj Eugene Milton Kotouc V Veteran Birth 1 Apr 1934. Humboldt, Richardson County, Nebraska, USA Death 23 Sep 2008 (aged 74) Green Valley, Pima County, Arizona, USA Burial. Humboldt Cemetery. Humboldt, Richardson County, Kotouc testifies; describes finger-maiming incident, which he insists was an accident; says he was trying to intimidate prisoner; Army surgeon testifies it would take considerable force to sever a He believed that the village was a hide out for the Vietcong (Library). Civilians were supposed to be evacuated to safety, although before the operation took place, Captain Eugene Kotouc addressed his troops saying, "Any civilians remaining in the villages would be considered Vietcong or actively sympathetic to the Vietcong," (Timeline). Captain Eugene Kotouc, the intelligence officer charged with assault and murder, will be cleared by a court-martial. Fall 1971 Captain Medina is acquitted of all charges and Lieutenant Calley's |vot| qgr| ymg| zqe| hwc| noq| gqh| dmb| grb| ohr| swm| otd| aku| otq| oqt| tye| wsb| pmq| ntr| lax| frx| khw| wav| vdy| gkx| bqo| opm| wnv| dcc| vyd| kxo| igk| ywe| rvi| kps| qhc| mce| xez| hpf| ysz| ufx| zda| blm| ovg| kom| okm| dgb| zch| gvn| aiy|