Claude O. Grant

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

Claude O. Grant was a conscientious objector from Mississippi imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Alcatraz; Fort Leavenworth; Fort Douglas. Sentenced to 10 years in prison. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: registered for draft on June 5, 1917 as a C.O.; charged with desertion;refused to work under any military orders; sentenced to 10 years in prison; …

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service (World War I court-martial of a conscientious objector)
Incarcerated: 1917
Released: 1920
Sentence: Sentenced to 10 years in prison. Held at Alcatraz; Fort Leavenworth; Fort Douglas.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas

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