George S. Studebaker

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Ohio
Support
Anti-War Conscientious Objection
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Biography

George S. Studebaker was a Church of the Brethren conscientious objector from Ohio imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 10 years in prison. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: sent to Camp Zachary Taylor; sentenced to 10 years in prison; imprisoned at Ft. Leavenworth on Oct. 4, 1918

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service (World War I court-martial of a conscientious objector)
Sentence: Sentenced to 10 years in prison. Held at Fort Leavenworth.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas

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