Biography
Allen B. Christophel was a Mennonite conscientious objector from Indiana imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 10 years in prison. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: sent to Camp Zachary Taylor & assigned to the CO detachment of the 159th Depot Brigade; refused order to rake grass seed at camp; court-martialed & sentenced to 10 years in prison; sent to Leavenworth on July 21, 1918; …
Case
United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
