Bouke Blom

Released
Date of birth:1889
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:California
Support
Anti-War Conscientious Objection
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Biography

Bouke Blom was a Church of the Brethren conscientious objector from California 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 Cody; interviewed by investigation board (Bd. of Inquiry?) re: abuse he experienced when a hose was put into his mouth and water forced in until he was unconscious; camp psychologist, Moore, listed him as “insincere; feels no obligation to U.S.”; …

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service (World War I court-martial of a conscientious objector)
Released: Jan 27, 1919
Sentence: Sentenced to 10 years in prison. Held at Fort Leavenworth. Released 1919 (Jan. 27).
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas

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