Biography
Hans Beck was a conscientious objector from California imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 15 years in prison. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: non-sectarian C.O.; sentenced to 15 years in prison; sent to Ft. Leavenworth on November 25, 1918; released on January 6, 1919
Case
United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth