Eddie Page

Race:Black
Era:1970s
State:California
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Camp Pendleton 14
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Biography

A Black Marine private, the Pendleton 14 defendant given the harshest sentence after an August 1977 court-martial (two years plus bad-conduct discharge), in a case that drew national protest. The Black Panther Vol. 18 no.6 (1978) reports he was released after five months and his sentence reduced. [Source: The Black Panther (Black Panther Party newspaper), v18 no.6; digitized at marxists.org — https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/black-panther/index.htm]

Case

Camp Pendleton
Charges: Military charges ('Camp Pendleton 14')
Incarcerated: August 1977
Released: January 1978
Sentence: Black Marine private given the harshest Pendleton 14 sentence — two years plus a bad-conduct discharge — at an August 1977 court-martial that drew national protest; released after five months with his sentence reduced. Verdict as recorded: Yes — court-martialed August 1977
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: California

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