Gabriel Sandberg

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Minnesota
Support
Anti-War Conscientious Objection
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Biography

Gabriel Sandberg was a conscientious objector from Minnesota imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 25 years in prison. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: did not register for draft; interviewed by Bd. in Feb. ___ at Leavenworth; charged with desertion; sentenced to 25 years in prison; member of the I.W.W.; a C.O.???

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service (World War I court-martial of a conscientious objector)
Sentence: Sentenced to 25 years in prison. Held at Fort Leavenworth.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas

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