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William Calley

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Military Personnel

The Resume

    (June 8, 1943- )
    United States Army Lieutenant
    Assistant manager at a jewelry store
    Insurance broker
    Ordered the My Lai massacre

Why he might be annoying:

    He ordered the men of Charlie Company to massacre 109 civilians at My Lai in March 1968.
    Among those killed by Calley were women and children.
    He was a college drop out.
    He did not command any respect from superior or subordinates during his service.
    He was called 'glory hungry,' incompetent, and excitable by his comrades.
    He yelled a lot.
    It is rumored his own soldiers put a bounty on his head.
    He was trained as a clerk/typist before going to officer candidate school.
    He did not allow his men to give candy to or play with Vietnamese children, because he was afraid of and hated them.
    Calley ended up serving only 3 and ½ years of his life sentence, and it was under house arrest.
    He was paroled in 1974 and pardoned by President Nixon.
    Calley is currently the manager at his father-in-law's jewelry store and has also worked in the insurance industry.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was found guilty of 22 acts of premeditated murder, after 79 hours of deliberation.
    Many believe Calley was a scapegoat for American military disobedience in Vietnam.

Credit: GP Burdell


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 27 Votes: 59.26% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 84.62% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 26 Votes: 57.69% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 89 Votes: 49.44% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 66 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 27 Votes: 51.85% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 31 Votes: 54.84% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 30 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 71 Votes: 66.20% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 85 Votes: 72.94% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 70 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 108 Votes: 75.93% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 142 Votes: 74.65% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 276 Votes: 69.20% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 320 Votes: 70.31% Annoying