<P> Edward Donald Slovik ( February 18 , 1920 -- January 31 , 1945 ) was a United States Army soldier during World War II and the only American soldier to be court - martialled and executed for desertion since the American Civil War . </P>
<P> Edward Donald Slovik ( February 18 , 1920 -- January 31 , 1945 ) was a United States Army soldier during World War II and the only American soldier to be court - martialled and executed for desertion since the American Civil War . </P>
who is the only man in the u.s. military to have been executed for desertion during world war two
who is the only man in the u.s. military to have been executed for desertion during world war two
Edward Donald Slovik
Edward Donald Slovik