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Arthur Foulke

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

Arthur Foulke was a Quaker conscientious objector from Indiana imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 10 years in prison. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: sentenced to 10 years in prison; sent to Leavenworth on Oct. 4, 1918

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service
Incarcerated: Oct 4, 1918
Sentence: 10 years
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas