Biography
Eric Rungnar Platin was a conscientious objector from Massachusetts imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Douglas. Sentenced to 30 years in prison - reduced to 3 years. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: registered for the draft on June 5, 1917 as a CO; drafted on Nov. 22, 1917; sent to Camp Devens (MA); classified as 3, later as 1B?; objected to war on Socialist & humanitarian grounds; refused to wear uniform or perform military duties; put in guardhouse at Ft. Riley on Aug. 30, 1918; …
Case
Fort Douglas War Prison Barracks
