William Brandon

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

William Brandon was a conscientious objector from Utah imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 2 years in prison. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: registered on June 5, 1917, but not as a C.O.; did not meet with Bd.; charged with disloyalty and disrespect; sentenced to 2 years in prison; 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 2 years in prison. Held at Fort Leavenworth.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas

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