Bennett Andrews

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Full name:Bennett W. Andrews
Date of birth:13. 09. 1906
Date of death:02. 05. 1994
Age:87† Deceased
Gender:Male
Era:1940s
State:Connecticut
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Biography

Bennett W. Andrews was a Philadelphia musician whose opposition to war included refusing noncombatant service and Civilian Public Service. Swarthmore College Peace Collection documents an April 1943 five-year sentence and imprisonment at Danbury, Connecticut. He was released unconditionally on July 11, 1946 and received presidential amnesty in 1947. His correspondence with his wife Florence documents their separation during imprisonment. The archive records birth on September 13, 1906 and death on May 2, 1994.

Case

Charges: WWII refusal of military and alternative service; precise statutory charge unverified
Sentenced: April 1943
Released: Jul 11, 1946
Sentence: Imposed sentence: five years, April 1943, Danbury. Actual release: July 11, 1946, without conditions; 1947 amnesty is a separate event. Exact custody entry and sentencing days are unverified. The archive describes the couple’s separation as three and a half years; this is not imported as a precise measured custody duration. Formal conscientious-objector recognition is not asserted. Source: https://findingaids.library.upenn.edu/records/Peace_SCPC.DG.209

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