Harold Nathans

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

Harold Nathans was a conscientious objector from Maine imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. 1 year. (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.; never interviewed by Bd.; charged with disobedience of orders; sentenced to ___ years in prison, reduced to 1 year; reason for stance = political

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service (World War I court-martial of a conscientious objector)
Sentence: 1 year. Held at Fort Leavenworth.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas

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