Benjamin Breger

Benjamin Breger was a conscientious objector from New York imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth; Fort Douglas. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: registered for draft on June 5, 1917, but not as a C.O.; had hose turned on him (along with Hennessey) for 15-20 mins. while at Ft. Riley*; interviewed by Bd. in July 1918 at Leavenworth; classed by Bd. as 2; charged with disobedience of orders; reason for stance = humanitarian; …