William Oral James

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

William Oral James was a conscientious objector from New York imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Douglas. Sentenced to 20 years in prison - reduced to 3 years. (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 CO; first classified as 3, later as 7; objected to war on political grounds; interviewed by the Special Bd. for charges of desertion and disloyalty at Ft. Dix in June 1918 and at the Disciplinary Barracks on Feb. 14, 1919; …

Case

Fort Douglas War Prison Barracks
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service (World War I court-martial of a conscientious objector)
Incarcerated: 1917
Released: December 1919
Sentence: Sentenced to 20 years in prison - reduced to 3 years. Held at Fort Douglas. Released 1919 (Dec.).
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Utah

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