Archives Scrapbook Page, Goshen
by Dennis Stoesz, Archivist
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photos.
Harry Sommers' (1894-1984) parole work pass from the
prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kans., December 29, 1918. Sommers
was drafted September 17, 1917, and sent to Camp Zachary Taylor,
Kentucky. As a C.O., he was court-martialed for disobeying an
order and sent to Leavenworth. He served his sentence from May
24, 1918, to January 27, 1919. (Harry
Sommers Collection)
Conscientious objectors at Camp Pike, Little Rock, Ark.,
August 11, 1918. Of a total of twenty-two C.O.s, fifteen were
Mennonite, five were Quakers, and two were International Bible
students. (C. L. Graber Photograph Collection)
C.O.s at Camp Lewis, Wash., November 18, 1918. There
are four known Mennonites in the group: Earl McTimmonds, Sheridan,
Ore. (back row, third from right); John Kropf, Harrisburg, Ore.
(back row, fourth from right); Homer Schlagel, Albany, Ore. (middle
row, fourth from right); and Orie M. Conrad, later of Albany
Ore. (middle row, far right). Conrad refused to train and wear
the army uniform. As a consequence, he was nearly hanged, saved
at the last minute by his commanding officer. Conrad's tormenters
were court-martialed. (Orie M. Conrad Collection)
Scrapbook-g4.jpg-Mennonite C.O.s, Camp Sherman, Chillicothe,
Ohio. Those identified are: Harvey Hartzler (back row, far right);
Sam Stuckey (front row, middle); and Philemon Frey, Archbold,
Ohio (front row, far right). (Philemon
Frey Collection)
Scrapbook-g5.jpg-Two C.O.s at Fort Riley, Kans. The
African American is likely Louis Irvin, a member of the Church
of God, Chicago, Ill. On right is Chris Graber, a Mennonite from
Washington, Iowa. (C.L. Graber Photograph
Collection)
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