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William Schulz

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

William Schulz was a Pentecostal conscientious objector from Michigan imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: named on Judge Advocate General's card file entitled CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR -- AS DEFENSE: "The alleged conscientious objections, which the accused testified he had, in no wise constitutes a defense to the offense charged (disloyal utterances), and may be disregarded in this case. …

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service (World War I court-martial of a conscientious objector)
Sentence: Held at Fort Leavenworth.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas