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Bill Schiller

Released In Exile
Full name:William Schiller
Date of birth:1943
Age:83
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1970s
State:Illinois
In Exile For 7 years 20 days
Support
Anti-War
Bill Schiller

Biography

Bill Schiller was an early Peace Corps volunteer who became an opponent of the Vietnam War and American Imperialism after the United States intervened in the Dominican Republic Civil War. He refused to register for the draft and fled the United States, reaching Sweden in 1970. Schiller received humanitarian asylum, became a Swedish citizen and began working as an English-language radio reporter in Stockholm.

Case

Charges: Draft resistance during the Vietnam War
In exile since: 1970
Exile ended: Jan 21, 1977
Sentence: No arrest or confinement established; reached Sweden in 1970 and received humanitarian asylum. January 21, 1977 is recorded as the end of exile using the date of the Carter draft pardon.
Convicted: No