William C. Sandberg

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
Support
Anti-War Conscientious Objection
William C. Sandberg

Biography

William C. Sandberg was a conscientious objector imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Douglas. Sentenced to 25 years in prison - reduced to 3 years. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: sentenced to 25 years in prison - reduced to 3 years; imprisoned in Ft. Douglas War Prison Barracks; a member of I.W.W.

Case

Fort Douglas War Prison Barracks
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service (World War I court-martial of a conscientious objector)
Released: December 1919
Sentence: Sentenced to 25 years in prison - reduced to 3 years. Held at Fort Douglas. Released 1919 (Dec.).
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Utah

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