Eric Rungnar Platin

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Massachusetts
Time Imprisoned:
2 Years 11 Months 0 Days
Support
Anti-War Conscientious Objection
Eric Rungnar Platin

Biography

Eric Rungnar Platin was a conscientious objector from Massachusetts imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Douglas. Sentenced to 30 years in prison - reduced to 3 years. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: registered for the draft on June 5, 1917 as a CO; drafted on Nov. 22, 1917; sent to Camp Devens (MA); classified as 3, later as 1B?; objected to war on Socialist & humanitarian grounds; refused to wear uniform or perform military duties; put in guardhouse at Ft. Riley on Aug. 30, 1918; …

Case

Fort Douglas War Prison Barracks
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service (World War I court-martial of a conscientious objector)
Incarcerated: 1917
Released: December 1919
Sentence: Sentenced to 30 years in prison - reduced to 3 years. Held at Fort Douglas. Released 1919 (Dec.).
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Utah

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