Eugene Sanger Daniell III

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Full name:Eugene Sanger Daniell
Gender:Male
Era:1970s
State:Connecticut
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Biography

Eugene Sanger Daniell III was imprisoned after refusing induction into the U.S. armed forces and seeking conscientious-objector recognition. At Danbury he joined other prisoners in signing a letter opposing the Vietnam War.

Case

Charges: Refusal to submit to military induction
Sentence: The First Circuit affirmed his conviction on December11,1970 after rejecting his claim that the draft board should have considered a late conscientious-objector form. The January1972 Danbury correspondence reproduced in the Congressional Record names him among the36 incarcerated signatories whose letter was withheld for more than ten days. Sentence length, actual duration, admission and release dates remain unverified.

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