Brent Dow Allinson

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Illinois
Time Imprisoned:
2 Years 5 Months 2 Days
Support
Anti-War Conscientious Objection
Brent Dow Allinson

Biography

Brent Dow Allinson of Chicago refused to register for the draft and was charged with desertion. Sentenced to fifteen-to-twenty-five years (reduced to four), he was imprisoned at Fort Leavenworth from July 30, 1918 into 1921 — among the last WWI objectors released.

Case

Charges: Failing to register.
Incarcerated: Jul 30, 1918
Released: 1921
Sentence: Fifteen to twenty-five years, reduced to four; imprisoned at Fort Leavenworth, July 30, 1918 – 1921. Verdict as recorded: Yes — court-martialed and convicted. Charges as recorded: Failing to register for the draft (charged with desertion) as a conscientious objector during World War I.
Convicted: Yes

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