Homer B. Curtis

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

Homer B. Curtis was a Mennonite Brethren conscientious objector from Indiana imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 10 years in prison. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: sent to Camp Zachary Taylor & assigned to 14th Co., 159th Depot Brigade; segregated with other COs; refused order to rake grass seed at camp; sentenced to 10 years in prison; sent to Leavenworth on July 17, 1918; …

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service (World War I court-martial of a conscientious objector)
Released: Jul 21, 1919
Sentence: Sentenced to 10 years in prison. Held at Fort Leavenworth. Released 1919 (July 21).
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas

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