Ura V. Aschliman

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

Ura V. Aschliman was a Mennonite conscientious objector from Ohio imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 5 years. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: sent to Ft. Thomas & to Camp Sheridan; sentenced to 5 years; imprisoned at Ft. Leavenworth sometime between October 22-26, 1918; discharged June 20, 1919; courts-martial #119350 or #14856

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service (World War I court-martial of a conscientious objector)
Released: 1919
Sentence: Sentenced to 5 years. Held at Fort Leavenworth. Released June 20, 1919.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas

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