Biography
Albert J. Bloss was a conscientious objector from Washington imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 10 years at Alcatraz prison. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: registered on June 5, 1917, as a C.O.; refused to report to military camp because of opposition to war; recruit Bloss named on Judge Advocate General's card file entitled CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR -- DEFENSE TO DESERTION: "Conscientious objection to war is no defense to desertion. Op. …
Custody record
The cited World War I archival record does not establish a one-day imprisonment. The imposed sentence and the period actually spent in custody are different; no exact duration is recorded here unless supported by custody records.
The source describes a February 1918 legal-review decision, a January 1919 Leavenworth inquiry and August 19, 1919 remission. Those events do not establish an exact admission or physical discharge date.
