Jimmie Henderson
On February 12, 1962, President John F. Kennedy commuted the death sentence of Jimmie Henderson to life in prison.
Fast Facts
- Henderson was a member of the U.S. Navy
- Members of the U.S. military cannot be put to death without presidential approval
- Ten U.S. Military employees were executed between 1951 and 2008
- The Uniform Code of Military Justice, enacted in 1951, acts as the basis for military legal standards and proceedings1
Ronald Gray
Kennedy was the last United States President to make a decision regarding the death sentence of a military serviceman until 2008. On July 28, 2008, President George W. Bush approved the execution of Private Ronald Gray, who was convicted in 1988 of three rapes, two murders and one attempted murder.2
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