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Luther F. Reynolds

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

Luther F. Reynolds 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. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: sent to Ft. Leavenworth by the Bd. of Inquiry for 2nd interview on June 20, 1918; sentenced to 25 years in prison; imprisoned Nov. 12, 1918; Grunzig reported “will also refuse all work in jail”; a Socialist

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service (World War I court-martial of a conscientious objector)
Sentence: Sentenced to 25 years in prison. Held at Fort Leavenworth; Fort Douglas.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas