Oral History Interview — Jesse D. Hartzler (WWI Conscientious Objector)

· 1918 · Mennonite Central Committee · Mennonite Central Committee — Civilian Public Service Archive

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Transcript of a taped interview with Jesse D. Hartzler, a Mennonite conscientious objector, conducted by Roger Golden on December 6, 1968. Hartzler was drafted, arrived at Camp MacArthur, Texas on September 7, 1918, was given a mock trial, beaten and put on bread and water, court-martialed in November, sent to Fort Leavenworth, and released January 7, 1919. Sourcebook, pp. 151–160.