Biography
William F. Pinard was a Jehovah's Witnesses conscientious objector from Oklahoma imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 30 years, reduced to 1. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: registered for the draft on June 5, 1917, as a C.O.; interviewed by Bd. on Jan. 5, ___ at Leavenworth; charge = disloyalty?; sentenced to 30 years, reduced to 1.5 years; reason for stance = Christian
Case
United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth