John Austin Babbs

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

John Austin Babbs was a conscientious objector from Arkansas who was court-martialed and imprisoned at Fort Leavenworth during World War I due to his religious convictions as a member of the International Bible Students Association (the group known today as Jehovah's Witnesses).

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas

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