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Robert E. Fox

Released
Date of birth:06. 06. 1895
Date of death:14. 09. 1965
Age:70† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Maryland
Time Imprisoned:
2 Months 12 Days
Support
Anti-War Conscientious Objection
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Biography

Robert E. Fox was a conscientious objector from Maryland imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 25 years in prison. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: arrived at Camp Meade on Sept. 27, 1917 & assigned to Co. L, 313 Infantry; declared a CO on Dec. 2, 1917; also sent to Camp Funston (Ft. Riley), where he was put in guard house; sentenced to 25 years in prison; sent from Ft. Riley to be imprisoned at Ft. …

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service
Incarcerated: Nov 15, 1918
Released: Jan 27, 1919
Sentence: 25 years
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas