Harry M. Clave

Released
Date of birth:27. 09. 1895
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Pennsylvania
Support
Anti-War Conscientious Objection
Harry M. Clave

Biography

Harry M. Clave was a conscientious objector from Pennsylvania imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth; Fort Douglas War Prison Barracks. Sentenced to 15 years in prison - reduced to 2. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: registered for the draft on June 5, 1917 as a CO; classified as 1A; arrived at Camp Meade on Nov. 5, 1917 & assigned to Battery D. 310 F.A.; declared a CO on Nov. 9, 1917; interviewed by Special Bd. …

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service (World War I court-martial of a conscientious objector)
Released: December 1919
Sentence: Sentenced to 15 years in prison - reduced to 2. Held at Fort Leavenworth; Fort Douglas War Prison Barracks. Released 1919 (Dec.).
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas

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