Biography
Edward A. Starr 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 15 years in prison. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: interviewed by Special Board re: 63rd, 64th & 96th articles of war, on Jan. 6, 1919 at the Disciplinary Barracks ; sentenced to 15 years in prison; …
Case
United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
