Gustav P. Fernquist

Gustav P. Fernquist was a conscientious objector from New York imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 25 years in prison (not reduced). (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: registered for draft on June 5, 1917, as a C.O.; interviewed by Bd. at Upton & at D.B.; classed by Bd. as 1A; charged with disobedience of orders; sentenced to 25 years in prison (not reduced); sent to Leavenworth on Nov. 23, 1918; reason for stance = Christian