U.S. MARINES SENTENCED
(N.Z P. A.-Reuter—Copyright) DA NANG, January 15. Two more United States marines have been convicted on charges arising from the killing and mutilation of two South Vietnamese villagers last autumn. Marine Corps spokesmen identified the marines as Corporal Stanley Luczko, leader of a reconnaissance squadron allegedly involved in ,the shootings, and Private Ronald Piatkowski, of Trenton, New Jersey. Luczko, aged 20, of Massachusetts, was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour on two charges of murder, by a marine courtmartial. Piatkowski was found guilty of mutilation and attempted murder and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31269, 16 January 1967, Page 13
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