David B. Hostetler

Released
Gender:Male
Era:1910s
State:Pennsylvania
Support
Conscientious Objection Anti-War
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Biography

David B. Hostetler was a Pennsylvania Mennonite conscientious objector. He did not report for induction at Camp Meade in April 1918, was arrested on April 30, and was court-martialed on June 18. He received a five-year prison sentence. His record appears in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection’s World War I Conscientious Objectors database.

Case

Charges: Failure to report for induction at Camp Meade as a conscientious objector.
Arrested: Apr 30, 1918
Sentenced: Jun 18, 1918
Incarcerated: Apr 30, 1918
Sentence: Five years in prison.
Convicted: Yes

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