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Herman F. Reimer

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Oklahoma
Time Imprisoned:
11 Months 26 Days
Support
Anti-War Conscientious Objection
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Biography

Herman F. Reimer was a Mennonite Brethren conscientious objector from Oklahoma imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: sent to Camp Travis; wore uniform; put in guardhouse for 2-3 weeks for refusing to carry gun; transferred to Ft. Riley; appeared before Bd. of Inquiry; court-martialed for refusing to obey an order at Ft. Riley; imprisoned at Ft. Leavenworth; part of Group 2 of C.O.s released in Jan. …

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service (World War I court-martial of a conscientious objector)
Incarcerated: February 1918
Released: Jan 27, 1919
Sentence: Held at Fort Leavenworth. Released 1919 (Jan. 27?).
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas