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Fred H. Robinson

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Washington
Time Imprisoned:
1 Year 0 Days
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Anti-War Conscientious Objection
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Biography

Fred H. Robinson was a conscientious objector from Washington imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth Alcatraz. 25 years in prison at Alcatraz. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: arrested in Washington state for not registered for the draft; Robinson stated "I, as an ambassador of Christ, have decided to be loyal to my King. …

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service (World War I court-martial of a conscientious objector)
Incarcerated: 1918
Released: 1919
Sentence: 25 years in prison at Alcatraz. Held at Fort Leavenworth Alcatraz. Released 1919.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas