William Sentner

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:Missouri
Support
Communism Labor Organizing Communist Party USA United Electrical Workers (UE)
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Biography

William Sentner was a regional leader of the United Electrical Workers (UE) and a Communist prosecuted under the Smith Act during the McCarthy era. He was arrested in St. Louis in September 1952.

Case

Charges: Smith Act violation (advocating overthrow of the government)
Sentence: Unknown Verdict as recorded: Awaiting trial — arrested September 1952, St. Louis
Convicted: No — pending trial

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