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M. J. Bolotin

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

M. J. Bolotin was a naturalized Molokan conscientious objector whose separate WWI case ended in a twelve-year sentence, served at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, California. He was among the Molokan absolutists amnestied after the war.

Case

Charges: Refusal of military service (World War I Molokan conscientious objector)
Incarcerated: 1918
Released: 1919
Sentence: Twelve years at Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, California; amnestied after the war. Verdict as recorded: Yes — court-martialed; sentenced to twelve years.
Convicted: Yes