Hugh Thompson Jr.
Hugh Clowers Thompson Jr. was a United States Army officer, serving as a warrant officer in the 123rd Aviation Battalion of the 23rd Infantry Division. He is credited with ending the Mỹ Lai Massacre of the South Vietnamese village known as Sơn Mỹ on March 16, 1968, alongside Glenn Andreotta and Lawrence Colburn.
15 April 1943
Born on the same birth date (15 April 1943): Pınar Kür • Robert Lefkowitz • Veronica Linklater, Baroness Linklater of Butterstone
Born on the same birth day (15 April): Ben Clarke • David Omand • Eden ahbez • Francis X. DiLorenzo • Georg Kolbe • Georgy Beregovoy • John Paston (died 1479) • Lee Kernaghan • Luis Fonsi • Maisie Williams • Manzoor Elahi • Nikolaas Tinbergen • Ryan Hamilton (ice hockey) • Shanti Dope • Shaunae Miller-Uibo • William Champ • Émile Durkheim
Born in the same month (April 1943): Alan Jones (radio broadcaster) • Aryeh Bibi • Hikaru Saeki • Ian MacRae • Jean-Louis Tauran • Leila Khaled • Louise Glück • Margo MacDonald • Max Gail • Miller Farr • Mitchell Melton • Petro Tyschtschenko • Scott W. Williams • Terry Knight • Tony Esposito • Veronica Linklater, Baroness Linklater of Butterstone