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Theodore E. Falatovitch

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

Theodore E. Falatovitch was a conscientious objector from Connecticut imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 5 years in prison - reduced to 1. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: he enlisted; was Austrian ; interviewed for disloyalty by the Special Bd. on ??; sentenced to 5 years in prison - reduced to 1.5 years; NOT SURE IF HE WAS REALLY A C.O.

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 - reduced to 1. Held at Fort Leavenworth.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas