Biography
Gerald De Cessa was a conscientious objector from New York imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 15 years in prison. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: registered for draft on June 5, 1917, as a C.O.; interviewed by Bd. in July ___ at Camp Meade; charged with disobedience of orders; sentenced to 15 years in prison; reason for stance = Russellite; …
Case
United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
