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Walter Lohman

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:Ohio
Support
Labor Organizing Communism United Electrical Workers (UE)
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Biography

Walter Lohman was a rank-and-file member of the United Electrical Workers in Dayton, Ohio, convicted in September 1955 of falsely signing a Taft-Hartley non-Communist affidavit — a prosecution brought years after the alleged offense. He remained free on bail pending appeal.

Case

Charges: Falsely signing a Taft-Hartley non-Communist affidavit
Sentence: Free on bail pending appeal Verdict as recorded: Convicted September 1955; on appeal
Convicted: Yes