Charles E. Mohr

Released

Date of birth:05. 11. 1893

Date of death:06. 11. 1973

Age:80^{† Deceased}

Gender:Male

Race:White

Era:1910s

State:Pennsylvania

Time Imprisoned:

9 Months 29 Days

Support

Anti-War Conscientious Objection

Biography

Charles E. Mohr was a Church of the Brethren conscientious objector from Pennsylvania imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth; Alcatraz. Sentenced to 15 years in prison. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: arrived at Camp Meade on Nov. 3, 1917 & assigned to Co. K, 316 Infantry ; Kreger letter said he was assigned to QMC, Wagon Company, Auxillary Remount Depot No. 304, Camp Meade, Maryland, Oct. 7, 1918 (a later assignment); declared a CO on Nov. 8, 1917; …