Biography
Homer B. Curtis was a Mennonite Brethren conscientious objector from Indiana imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 10 years in prison. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: sent to Camp Zachary Taylor & assigned to 14th Co., 159th Depot Brigade; segregated with other COs; refused order to rake grass seed at camp; sentenced to 10 years in prison; sent to Leavenworth on July 17, 1918; …
Case
United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
