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Hans Beck

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:California
Support
Anti-War Conscientious Objection
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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
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service (World War I court-martial of a conscientious objector)
Released: Jan 6, 1919
Sentence: Sentenced to 15 years in prison. Held at Fort Leavenworth. Released 1919 (Jan. 6).
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas