Fred Toru Okuma

Released
Date of birth:11. 10. 1913
Date of death:26. 04. 1977
Age:63† Deceased
Era:1940s
State:Wyoming
Support
Heart Mountain draft resistance
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Biography

Fred Toru Okuma 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 McNeil Island in Washington.

Case

McNeil Island Federal Penitentiary
Charges: Violation of the Selective Training and Service Act — Heart Mountain draft resistance
Sentence: Imprisoned at McNeil Island for Heart Mountain draft resistance. The December 1946 prison list schedules conditional release; the actual release date and the conflicting trial chronology remain unresolved.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Washington

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