1960-70s

Pvt. Walter Pawlowski

The spokesperson for a peaceful sit-down by 27 teenagers. They wanted to protest the overcrowding, lack of food, and backed-up human waste in their jail. For this offense, superior officers threatened them all with the death penalty.

  • He was young once:

    At 19, he was told his draft number was coming due, and he enlisted in the US Army

  • Occupation:

    Private, US 6th Army

  • Image Credit:

    US Army Criminal Division

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photograph of Walter Pawlowski standing to speak for the sitdown of the 'Presidio 27' flyer advertising a public protest on March 15 (1969)