John Harderson

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

John Harderson was a Jehovah's Witnesses conscientious objector from Montana imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Alcatraz. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: put in solitary confinement (probably at Alcatraz) at least 3 times

Case

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

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