Biography
John Maller was a conscientious objector from New York imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth; Fort Douglas. Sentenced to 5 years in prison - reduced to 1. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: registered for the draft on June 5, 1918 as a CO; classified as a 2A, later as a 23; was interviewed by the Special Board, on the charge of disloyalty, at Camp Upton, and on Jan. 5, 1919 at Leavenworth; sentenced to 5 years in prison - reduced to 1.5 years; …
Case
United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
