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Walter Trumbull

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1920s
Time Imprisoned:
1 Year 1 Month 0 Days
Support
Communism
Walter Trumbull

Biography

Walter M. Trumbull, a U.S. Army soldier at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, was court-martialed with Paul Crouch in 1925 for communist organizing in the ranks. Sentenced to twenty-six years, reduced on review to one, he served his year at the Alcatraz military barracks and, on his release in February 1926, toured the country for the International Labor Defense as 'the rebel soldier.'

Case

Alcatraz Military Barracks
Charges: Court-martial — communist organizing as a soldier (Schofield Barracks, Hawaii)
Incarcerated: 1925
Released: February 1926
Sentence: Twenty-six years, reduced to one on review; served at the Alcatraz military barracks; released February 1926. Verdict as recorded: Convicted by court-martial, 1925
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: California