California Militia and National
Guard Unit Histories
Sacramento County California State
Militia Units, 1942-1943
Sacramento
3rd California Cavalry
Regiment: Licensed
29 November 1942. License revoked 24
July 1943 by under Special Order 195.
East Sacramento Rifles: Licensed
1 October 1942. License revoked 1 October 1943 by Special Order
265. Special Order 182 redesignated the East Sacramento Rifles
as Company A, 3rd Battalion, 24th Regiment, California State
Guard effective 1 July 1943.
Western Pacific Rifle
Company:
Licensed 8 May 1942. License revoked
1 October 1943 by Special Order 265. A unit formed with employees
of the Western Pacific Railroad
Herald and
Galt
Herald-Galt Rifles: Licensed
26 October 1942. License revoked 1 October 1943 by Special Order
265.
McClellan Field
McClellan Field Rifle
Companies No. 1, 2, 3 and 4: Licensed 23 January
1943. License revoked 1 October 1943 by Special Order 265. Defense
Mission: Augment air base defense forces of the Army Air Forces'
Sacramento Air Depot and McClellan Field. These companies were
probably made up of civilian employees working at the base.
North Sacramento
North City Rifle Company: Licensed
8 May 1942. License revoked 1 October 1943 by Special Order 265.