Max Sandin (June 3, 1889–September 14, 1971) was an anti-war activist who was persecuted by the United States government during both World Wars for refusal to cooperate with military conscription.
[1] Born in Czarist Russia, Sandin fled to the United States in 1910 to avoid forced conscription.
[2] In 1918, for refusing to obey an order to perform military duties in wartime, Sandin was sentenced to be executed by firing squad.
[6] In 1961, the government began to seize Sandin's Social Security benefits and small pension for back taxes, leaving him destitute.
With the assistance of a friend, Sandin wrote an autobiography, but it was not published until 2024, with further editing by War Resisters League stalwarts, Ruth Benn and Ed Hedemann, and a foreword by Randy Kehler.