Biography
Will Depasoy was a Marine reservist held at Sand Point Naval Station after refusing Gulf War deployment orders.
The February 1, 1991 Workers’ Advocate reported that Filipino Marine reservist Will Depasoy, an organizer of an anti-war march on Washington, refused orders to the Gulf on January 6 and was being held at Sand Point Naval Station in Seattle. At a January 9 protest, supporters were informed that he was being reassigned to a local unit. Reassignment does not establish a physical release date.
The February 1, 1991 contemporary report dates his refusal to January 6 and reports that he was being held at Sand Point when supporters protested January 9. This establishes custody in January 1991, recorded at month precision; it does not establish the exact admission day. Reassignment to a local unit is not treated as release.
