John C. Woods
American executioner
John Clarence Woods was a United States Army master sergeant who, with Joseph Malta, carried out the Nuremberg executions of ten former top leaders of the Third Reich on October 16, 1946, after they were sentenced to death at the Nuremberg trials.... Wikipedia
Born: June 5, 1911, Wichita, KS
Died: July 21, 1950 (age 39 years), Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands
Place of burial: Toronto Cemetery, KS
Known for: Nuremberg executions
Rank: Master sergeant
Service/branch: United States Navy (1929–30); United States Army (1943–50)