Bruce Andrew Baechler

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Gender:Male
Era:1970s
State:West Virginia
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Biography

Bruce Andrew Baechler was a Quaker draft resister who refused registration after the Vietnam peace accords. He was imprisoned at the federal youth center in Morgantown, West Virginia, and wrote about noncooperation with war while confined.

Case

Charges: Failure to register under the Military Selective Service Act
Incarcerated: Jul 20, 1975
Sentence: Convicted April24,1974 and sentenced to twenty-six months. After appeals, actual prison entry was July20,1975 at the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Federal Youth Center in Morgantown. His February1976 published author note confirms continuing imprisonment. Sentence length is not entered as time actually served. Exact sentencing date, release date and total actual duration remain unverified.

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