Biography
Peter J. Quiring was a Mennonite conscientious objector from Oklahoma imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to life. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: sent to Camp Travis & assigned to 57th Co., 165th Depot Brigade; put in CO detachment; drilled for 2-3 days before quitting; repeated questioning by officers; worked in remount for @2 weeks; all COs later moved to different camp outside of town; …
The compilation describes Peter J. Quiring’s conscientious objection at Camp Travis, including four days in the stockade and a court-martial. It explicitly gives an initial life sentence followed by twenty-five years at Fort Leavenworth. The twenty-five-year figure is an imposed term, not proof of time served. The entry’s June 15, 1918 Leavenworth admission and April 11, 1919 release are already recorded separately; no additional custody is calculated here.
Anne M. Yoder, World War I Conscientious Objector Database, retained CSV row 1641.
