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David A. Troyer

AKA: David R. Troyer
Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Ohio
Time Imprisoned:
3 Months 5 Days
Support
Anti-War Conscientious Objection
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Biography

David A. Troyer was a Mennonite conscientious objector from Ohio 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: refused to drill; tried to refuse uniform, but clothes were taken away (had to go home in uniform) when discharged); experienced some ill-treatment; sentenced to 10 years in prison; imprisoned Oct. 22, 1918; mentioned in letters from sister Lovina to Rudy J. …

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service
Incarcerated: Oct 22, 1918
Released: Jan 27, 1919
Sentence: 10 years
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas