Leopold B. Galner

Released
Date of birth:30. 05. 1891
Gender:Male
Era:1910s
State:Pennsylvania
Support
Conscientious Objection Anti-War
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Biography

Leopold B. Galner was a Pennsylvania conscientious objector during World War I. He entered Camp Meade on September 21, 1917, declared his objection three days later, and was prosecuted for disobeying military orders. A court-martial sentenced him to fifteen years in prison, and he was held at Fort Leavenworth. His record appears in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection’s World War I Conscientious Objectors database.

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying military orders after declaring conscientious objection to war.
Sentence: Fifteen years in prison.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas

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