St. William Thomas

St. William Thomas was a conscientious objector from Washington imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: did not register on June 5, 1917; instead, notified draft board of being a C.O. before going to camp; charge = Disobedience of Orders; interviewed by Bd. on Aug. 25, 1918 at Camp Lee and on Feb. 14, at the Disciplinary Barracks ; first classification by Bd. was 3-1A; …