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Malcom B. McJannet

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

Malcom B. McJannet was a Church of the Brethren conscientious objector from New York imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 5 years in prison. (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 C.O.; interviewed by the Bd. in July ___ at Camp Devens; charged with disobedience of orders; sentenced to 5 years in prison; reason for stance = Christian

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 5 years in prison. Held at Fort Leavenworth.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas