Ura V. Aschliman

Released
Date of birth:28. 10. 1893
Date of death:February 1983
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Ohio
Time Imprisoned:
8 Months
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 a lawful command (Article 64 of the Articles of War)
Sentenced: Sep 16, 1918
Incarcerated: October 1918
Released: Jun 20, 1919
Sentence: Five years at hard labor; dishonorable discharge and forfeitures
Convicted: Yes
Plead: Not guilty (court-martial record dated September 16, 1918).
Institution State: Kansas

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