Richard Von Korff

AKA: Dick Von Korff
Released
Date of birth:06. 01. 1916
Date of death:11. 06. 2013
Age:97† Deceased
Gender:Male
Era:1940s
State:Minnesota
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Richard Von Korff

Biography

Richard (Dick) Von Korff opposed military service on religious and pacifist grounds. He requested conscientious-objector status; official recognition is not established. Source: https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/WWII-conscientious-objector-reflects-6981394.php

Photograph: Midland Daily News, “WWII conscientious objector reflects”, May 2008, interview by Angela E. Lackey. The article documents Von Korff’s refusal of military induction and imprisonment at Sandstone. The current record does not name the photographer.

Case

Charges: Refusal of military induction; guilty plea reported
Sentenced: Oct 31, 1945
Released: May 1946
Sentence: Sentenced October 31, 1945 to 18 months in federal prison; confined at Sandstone, Minnesota. The interviewed account reports six months served and release in May 1946, followed by a Truman pardon December 23, 1947. Exact admission and release days are unestablished. Source: https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/WWII-conscientious-objector-reflects-6981394.php
Convicted: Yes
Plead: Guilty

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