Biography
Burdtt W. Stine was a conscientious objector from Pennsylvania imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 25 years. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: arrived at Camp Meade on Nov. 3, 1917 & assigned to Co. H, 316 Infantry; declared a CO on Nov. 15, 1917; sentenced to 25 years; imprisoned at Ft. Leavenworth; part of Group 1 of C.O.s released in Jan. 1919 (those recommended by Bd. …
Case
United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth