[DOC] [TLE] Eddie Slovik - Wikipedia [PAR] Edward Donald "Eddie" 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. ... I, 
Pvt. Eddie D. Slovik, 36896415, confess to the desertion of the United States 
Army. [DOC] [TLE] The execution of Eddie Slovik is authorized - Dec 23, 1944 ... [PAR] On this day in History, The execution of Eddie Slovik is authorized on Dec 23, 
1944. ... a U.S. Army soldier since the Civil War, and the only man so punished 
during World ... when they turned him and his buddy over to the American military 
police, ... Slovik would be shot to death by a 12-man firing squad in eastern 
France in... [DOC] [TLE] The Last American Soldier Executed for Desertion - The Daily Beast [PAR] Jun 6, 2014 ... Pvt. Eddie Slovik was the bravest soldier that one World War II veteran ... the only 
one of more than 20,000 convicted deserters during that war to suffer the death 
penalty. The last deserter to be executed had been during the Civil War. ... After a 
short time, two military policemen escorted a young man from a... [DOC] [TLE] Eddie Slovik Was Last Deserter Executed Since Civil War - Business ... [PAR] Jun 9, 2014 ... An American World War II firing squad, in this case executing a spy.YouTube/
British ... But only one soldier, Private Eddie Slovik, has actually been executed 
for desertion since the Civil War. Trial for Desertion ... "They're not shooting me 
for deserting; thousands of guys have done that. They just need to... [DOC] [TLE] Private Eddie Slovik, the last American shot for desertion [PAR] Jan 31, 2009 ... 1945: Private Eddie Slovik, the last American shot for desertion ... He is the only 
person to have been so punished for that crime since the Civil War. ... He was by 
no means the only soldier without affinity for the conditions of war, particularly on 
the allied side ..... All the more reason to execute him as a traitor. [DOC] [TLE] Eddie Slovik: Execution of an American Deserter - Guerrilla Explorer [PAR] Jan 22, 2012 ... Private Eddie Slovik was executed in 1945. He remains the only U.S. soldier 
executed solely for desertion since the Civil War. ... They're not shooting me for 
deserting the United States Army, thousands of guys have done ... 102 American 
soldiers were executed for the same reasons during World War II. [DOC] [TLE] The Execution of Private Slovik, 40 Years Later - Los Angeles ... [PAR] Apr 14, 2014 ... WHEN The Execution of Private Slovik aired 40 years ago last month, ... On 
January 31, 1945, Eddie Slovik became the only American soldier since the Civil 
War to be ... clear, the Army had good reason to be severe in its treatment of him. 
... If Slovik was being literally shot to death, his executioners were... [DOC] [TLE] January 31, 1945: Pvt. Eddie Slovik Executed - ABA Journal [PAR] Jan 1, 2013 ... Pvt. Eddie D. Slovik had been tried for desertion by a general ... Slovik, the son of 
Polish-Americans, was from a suburb of Detroit. ... Slovik had reason. No soldier 
since the Civil War had been shot solely for cowardice, and no ... Of 2,864 
general courts-martial for desertion, only 49 resulted in death... [DOC] [TLE] Pvt. Eddie D. Slovik - Indiana Military Org [PAR] Jul 17, 2006 ... EDITOR'S NOTE: Pvt. Eddie D. Slovik was a 24-year-old Detroit draftee ... apt to 
flee for personal and financial reasons than a moral objection to the mission. ..... 
the only American soldier shot for desertion since the Civil War. [DOC] [TLE] Desertion: A Long, Proud History | WE ARE NOT YOUR SOLDIERS! [PAR] Jul 28, 2015 ... There are as many reasons to desert military service as there are deserters. ... In 
the US Civil War, DaCosta's disease or soldier's heart; in World ...

Question: Pvt. Eddie Slovik was the only American since the Civil War to be shot for this reason
Answer: desertion