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Trofin Nicolaieff

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

Trofin Nicolaieff was a conscientious objector from New York imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 20 years in prison (not reduced?). (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: registered for draft on June 5, 1917, but not as a C.O.; did not see Bd.; charged with disobedience of orders; sentenced to 20 years in prison (not reduced?); not a U.S. citizen; reason for stance = against all war

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 20 years in prison (not reduced?). Held at Fort Leavenworth.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas