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Angelus Nick Vlachos

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Washington
Support
Anti-War Conscientious Objection
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Biography

Angelus Nick Vlachos was a conscientious objector from Washington imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. 23 years of age on May 4, 1918. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: sent to Camp Cody; camp psychologist, Moore, listed him as a “hypocritical malingerer”; of Greek descent; 23 years of age on May 4, 1918

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service (World War I court-martial of a conscientious objector)
Sentence: 23 years of age on May 4, 1918. Held at Fort Leavenworth.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas