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Rubin Malin

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

Rubin Malin was a conscientious objector from New York imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 2. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: registered on June 5, 1917 as a C.O.; interviewed by the Bd. on Jan. ___ at the D.B.; charged with violation of the 64th Article of War; sentenced to 2.5 years in prison; a Russian; reason for stance = humanitarian; …

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service
Sentence: Two and a half years
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas