Biography
Julius Katz 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 25 years in prison - reduced to 3 years. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: registered for the draft on June 5, 1917 as a CO; classified as 1B, later as 4; sent to Camp Upton in Sept. 1917; sent to Camp Gordon on Dec. 5; sent back to Upton on April 13; sent back to Camp Upton on April 13th; saw General Bell for the first time on April 22nd; …
Case
United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
