Frank Morikazu Matsuura

Released
Date of birth:03. 11. 1908
Date of death:09. 10. 1967
Age:58† Deceased
Era:1940s
State:Wyoming
Support
Heart Mountain draft resistance
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Biography

Frank Morikazu Matsuura was a Japanese American participant in the Heart Mountain draft-resistance movement. After being confined at Heart Mountain during World War II, he was prosecuted for refusing military conscription and imprisoned at the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas. His widow recalled his refusal as a protest against the denial of civil liberties and due process.

Case

United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
Charges: Violation of the Selective Training and Service Act — Heart Mountain draft resistance
Arrested: Mar 27, 1944
Sentenced: June 1944
Sentence: 3 years imposed. Served time at the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas. Actual release date has not been established.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas

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