William S. Gilmore

Released
Date of death:March 1919
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:California
Support
Anti-War Conscientious Objection
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Biography

William S. Gilmore was a conscientious objector from California imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: tried & sentenced for desertion; died in prison

The Swarthmore College Peace Collection’s World War I Conscientious Objectors Database records William S. Gilmore’s death as March 1919.

Swarthmore archival compilation.

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas

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