After President John F. Kennedy personally reviewed and approved the death sentence imposed by the court-martial, Bennett was hanged, the last person to be executed by the U.S. Military as of July 2008.
After President John F. Kennedy personally reviewed and approved the death sentence imposed by the court-martial, Bennett was hanged in United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth. He was the last person to be executed by the U.S. Military as of July 2008.