Jake Edd Tschetter

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

Jake Edd Tschetter was a Mennonite conscientious objector from Montana 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: sent to Camp Cody; during courts-martial trial, camp psychologist testified that Tschetter was of "sub-normal mentality" and "slightly below normal in intelligence" as evidence that he was a malingerer and insincere as a C.O.; sentenced to 15 years in prison; imprisoned at Ft. …

Custody record

The cited World War I archival record does not establish a one-day imprisonment. The imposed sentence and the period actually spent in custody are different; no exact duration is recorded here unless supported by custody records.

Sources: Source 1; Source 2.

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service
Released: Jan 27, 1919
Sentence: 15 years
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas

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