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Bill Himmelbauer

Released
Gender:Male
Era:1970s
State:Minnesota
Time Imprisoned:
6 Months
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Biography

Bill Himmelbauer was a Vietnam-era war tax resister associated with Pittsburgh Meeting. He was imprisoned after altering his W-4 form as part of his refusal to finance war.

A November 1971 report placed Himmelbauer at the federal prison in Sandstone, Minnesota, serving a one-year sentence after openly altering his W-4 form to refuse war taxes.

Original document 1235, PDF page 33.

Case

Charges: Filing a false or fraudulent W-4 withholding form in war tax resistance
Sentenced: Jun 22, 1971
Sentence: Sentenced June22,1971 to one year. Friends Journal reported him held at Sandstone; NWTRCC records six months actually served. Exact prison-entry and release dates remain unknown.