California Militia and National Guard Unit Histories Volume 3. 1919-1941


California Military History
California Militia and National Guard Unit Histories
Volume 3. 1917-1941

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General Histories

Reports of the Adjutant General

World War I

History of the California National Guard and California Naval Militia during the World War (1940). Includes individual histories on the following units:
- 40th Division
  - Headquarters Troop (former Troop D, 1st Squadron, Cavalry, NGC, Los Angeles,1917-1919)
  - 65th Field Artillery Brigade
    - 143rd Field Artillery Regiment (former 1st Field Artillery Regiment, NGC)
      - Headquarters and Headquarters Battery (former Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, NGC, Oakland and Sacramento, 1917-1919)
      - Supply Battery (former Supply Battery, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, NGC, San Diego, 1917-1919)
      - Battery A (Battery A, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, NGC, Los Angeles, 1917-1919)
      - Battery B (Battery B, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, NGC, Oakland, 1917-1919)
      - Battery C (Battery C, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, NGC, Stockton, 1917-1919)
      - Battery D (Battery D, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, NGC, San Diego, 1917-1919)
      - Battery E (Battery E, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, NGC, Oakland, 1917-1919)
      - Battery F (Battery F, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, NGC, Oakland, 1917-1919)
      - Medical Detachment (Sanitary Detachment, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, NGC, Oakland, 1917-1919)
    - 144th Field Artillery Regiment (former 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, NGC)
      - Headquarters and Headquarters Battery (former Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, NGC, San Francisco and San Jose, 1917-1919)
      - Supply Battery (former Supply Battery, 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, NGC, San Francisco, 1917-1919)
      - Battery A (Battery A, 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, NGC, San Francisco, 1917-1919)
      - Battery B (Battery B, 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, NGC, San Francisco, 1917-1919)
      - Battery C (Battery C, 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, NGC, Santa Barbara, 1917-1919)
      - Battery D (Battery D, 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, NGC, Los Angeles, 1917-1919)
      - Battery E (Battery E, 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, NGC, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Fresno; 1917-1919)
      - Battery F (Battery F, 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, NGC, Northern and Central California, 1917-1919)
      - Medical Detachment (Sanitary Detachment, 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, NGC, Oakland, 1917-1919)
  - 79th Infantry Brigade
    - 159th Infantry Regiment (former 5th Infantry Regiment and a portion of the 2nd Infantry Regiment, NGC)
      - Headquarters and Headquarters Company (former Headquarters and Headquarters Companies, 5th and 2nd Infantry Regiments, NGC, San Francisco and Sacramento, 1917-1921)
      - Supply Company (former Supply Companies, 5th and 2nd Infantry Regiments, NGC, Oakland and Chico, 1917-1919)
      - Machine Gun Company (former Machine Gun Companies, 5th and 2nd Infantry Regiments, NGC, San Francisco and Sacramento)
      - Medical Detachment (former Sanitary Detachment, 5th Infantry Regiment, San Jose, 1917-1919)
      - Company A (former Companies A and I, 5th Infantry Regiment, NGC, Oakland and Livermore)
      - Company B (former Company B, 5th Infantry Regiment, NGC, San Jose, 1917-1919)
      - Company C (former Companies C and K, 5th Infantry Regiment, NGC, Berkeley and Petaluma, 1916-1919)
      - Company D (former Company D, 5th Infantry Regiment, NGC, San Rafael, 1916-1919)
      - Company E (former Companies E and L, 5th Infantry Regiment, NGC, Santa Rosa and Palo Alto , 1916-1917)
      - Company F (former Company F, 5th Infantry Regiment, NGC, Alameda, 1917-1919)
      - Company G (former Companies G and M, 5th Infantry Regiment, NGC, Alameda and San Jose, 1917-1919)
      - Company H (former Company H, 5th Infantry Regiment, NGC, Hayward, 1917-1919)
      - Company I (former Companies A and I, 2nd Infantry Regiment, NGC, Chico and Oroville, 1916-1917)
      - Company K (former Company B, 2nd Infantry Regiment, NGC, Richmond, 1917-1919)
      - Company L (former Companies C and K, 2nd Infantry Regiment, NGC, Fresno, 1916-1917)
      - Company M (former Company D, 2nd Infantry Regiment, NGC, Visalia, 1917-1919)
    - 160th Infantry Regiment (former 7th Infantry Regiment and a portion of the 2nd Infantry Regiment, NGC
      - Headquarters and Headquarters Company (former Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 7th Infantry Regiment, NGC, Los Angeles, 1916-1917)
      - Supply Company (former Supply Company, 7th Infantry Regiment, NGC, 1917-1919)
      - Machine Gun Company (former Machine Gun Company, 7th Infantry Regiment, NGC, Los Angeles (1917-1919)
      - Medical Detachment (former Sanitary Detachments, 7th and 2nd Infantry Regiments, NGC, Los Angeles and Sacramento, 1917-1919)
      - Company A (former Companies A and C, 7th Infantry Regiment, NGC, Los Angeles, 1917-1919
      - Company B (former Companies B and D, 7th Infantry Regiment, NGC, Los Angeles and Pomona, 1917-1919)
      - Company C (former Companies E and G, 7th Infantry Regiment, NGC, Santa Monica and Redlands, 1917-1919)
      - Company D (former Companies F and H, 7th Infantry Regiment, NGC, Los Angeles and Long Beach, 1917-1919)
      - Company E (former Company E and portions of Companies L and M, 2nd Infantry Regiment, NGC, Sacramento, Wastonville and Hanford, 1917-1919)
      - Company F (former Company F and portions of Companies L and M, 2nd Infantry Regiment, NGC, Woodland, Watonville and Hanford; 1917-1919)
      - Company G (former Company G and portions of Companies L and M, 2nd Infantry Regiment, NGC, Sacramento, Watonville and Hanford; 1917-1919)
      - Company H (former Company H and portions of Companies L and M, 2nd Infantry Regiment, NGC, Red Bluff, Watonville and Hanford; 1917-1919)
      - Company I (former Company I, 7th Infantry Regiment, NGC, Pasadena, 1917-1919)
      - Company K (former Company K, 7th Infantry Regiment, NGC, San Bernardino, 1917-1919)
      - Company L (former Company L, 7th Infantry Regiment, NGC, Santa Ana, 1917-1919)
        
        The Story of Company L: Santa Ana's Own
        History and Rhymes of the Lost Battalion
      - Company M (former Company M, 7th Infantry Regiment, NGC, Pasadena, 1917-1919)
  - 115th Field Signal Battalion
    - Company A (former Company B, Signal Corps, NGC, San Francisco, 1917-1919)
  - 115th Sanitary Train
    - 157th Ambulance Company (former Ambulance Company No. 1, Napa, 1917-1919)
    - 157th Field Hospital Company (former Field Hospital No. 1, Los Angeles, 1917-1919)
    - 158th Ambulance Company (former Ambulance Company No. 2, Los Angeles, 1917-1919)
    - 158th Field Hospital Company (former Field Hospital No. 2, San Jose, 1917-1919)
  - 145th Machine Gun Battalion (former 1st Squadron, Cavalry, NGC)
    - Headquarters (former Headquarters, 1st Squadron, Cavalry, NGC, Sacramento, 1917-1919)
    - Company A (former Troop B, 1st Squadron, Cavalry, NGC, Bakersfield, 1917-1919)
    - Company B (former Troops A and C, 1st Squadron, Cavalry, NGC, Sacramento and Salinas, 1917-1919)
    - Company C (former Machine Gun Troop, 1st Squadron, Cavalry, NGC, Fresno, 1917-1919)
- 42nd Division
  - 117th Engineer Regiment
    - 2nd Battalion (former 1st Battalion, Engineers, NGC)
      - Headquarters (former Headquarters, 1st Battalion, Engineers, NGC, Sacramento, 1917-1919)
      - Company D (former Company A, 1st Battalion, Enginners, NGC, Sacramento, 1917-1919)
      - Company E (former Company B, 1st Battalion, Enginners, NGC, Los Angeles, 1917-1919)
      - Company F (former Company C, 1st Battalion, Enginners, NGC, Los Angeles, 1917-1919)
Coast Artillery Corps
- 1st Anti-Aircraft Battalion
  - Battery B (formed from California National Guardsmen assigned to the 10th Company, San Francisco Coast Defense Command)
- 1st Artillery Park
  - Battery A (former 1st and 11th Companies, 1st Coast Defense Command, NGC, San Francisco and San Mateo, 1917-1919)
  - Battery B (former 2nd Company, 1st Coast Defense Command, NGC, San Francisco, 1917-1919)
  - Battery C (former 3rd and 4th Companies, 1st Coast Defense Command, NGC, San Francisco, 1917-1919)
- 2nd Anti-Aircraft Battalion
  - Battery D (former 16th Company, 2nd Coast Defense Command, NGC, San Pedro, 1917-1919
- 2nd Coast Defense Command
  - Headquarters (former Headquarters, 2nd Coast Defense Command, NGC, Los Angeles, 1917-1919)
- 19th Artillery Regiment
  - Battery A (former 23rd Company, 2nd Coast Defense Command, NGC, Long Beach, 1917-1918)
- 25th Artillery Regiment
  - Supply Company (former 5th Company, 1st Coast Defense Command, NGC, San Francisco, 1917-1919)
  - Battery E (former 18th Company, 2nd Coast Defense Command, NGC, Los Angeles, 1917-1919)
- 40th Artillery Regiment (former 1st Coast Defense Command, NGC)
  - Headquarters (former Headquarters, 1st Coast Defense Command, NGC, San Francisco, 1917-1919)
  - Sanitary Detachment (former Sanitary Detachment, 1st Coast Defense Command, NGC, San Francisco, 1817-1918)
  - Battery F (former 9th Company, 1st Coast Defense Command, NGC, San Francisco, 1917-1919)
- 65th Artillery Regiment
  - Battery B (former 8th Company, 1st Coast Defense Command and 13th Company, 2nd Coast Defense Command, NGC, San Diego and Los Angeles, 1917-1919)
- 67th Artillery Regiment
  - Supply Company (former 10th Company, 1st Coast Defense Command, NGC, San Francisco, 1917-1919)
  - Battery B (former 6th and 7th Companies, 1st Coast Defense Command, NGC, San Francisco, 1917-1919)
  - Battery D (former 12th Company, 1st Coast Defense Command, NGC, San Francisco, 1917-1919)
- Coast Defense Command of Los Angeles
  - 7th Company (former 19th Company, 2nd Coast Defense Command, NGC, Los Angeles (1917-1919)
  - 8th Company (former 20th Company, 2nd Coast Defense Command, NGC, Los Angeles (1917-1919)
  - 9th Company (former 21st Company, 2nd Coast Defense Command, NGC, Los Angeles (1917-1919)
  - 10th Company (former 22nd Company, 2nd Coast Defense Command, NGC, Los Angeles (1917-1919)
  - 11th Company (former 23rd Company, 2nd Coast Defense Command, NGC, Long Beach, 1917-1918)
  - 12th Company (former 24th Company, 2nd Coast Defense Command, NGC, Monrovia 1917-1918)
  - 14th Company (former 23rd Company, 2nd Coast Defense Command, NGC, Long Beach, 1918)
- Coast Defense Command of San Diego
  - Headquarters (former 15th Company, 2nd Coast Defense Command, NGC, Los Angeles (1917-?)
  - 6th Company (former 17th Company, 2nd Coast Defense Command, NGC, Hollywood (1917-1919)
  - 8th Company (former 14th Company, 2nd Coast Defense Command, NGC, San Gabriel (1917-1919)
National Naval Reserve (former California Naval Milita)*
Former Headquarters, San Francisco, 1917-
Former Medical Department, San Francisco, 1917-
Former Marine Company, Los Angeles, 1917-
Former 1st Battalion, San Francisco,1917-
Former 1st Division, San Francisco, 1917-
Former 2nd Division, San Francisco, 1917-
Former 4th Division, Santa Cruz, 1917-
Former 5th Division, Eureka, 1917-
Former 1st Engineer Division, San Francisco, 1917-

Former 2nd Battalion, Los Angeles, 1917-
Former 3rd Division, San Diego, 1917-
Former 6th Division, Santa Barbara 1917-
Former 7th Division, Los Angeles, 1917-
Former 8th Division, Los Angeles, 1917-
Former 9th Division, Los Angeles, 1917-
Aeronautic Section, Los Angeles1917-

Former 10th Division, Los Angeles, 1917-
Former 11th Division, Los Angeles, 1917-
Former 2nd Engineer Division, Los Angeles, 1917-

*Upon mustering into Federal service, all Naval Militia units, except the Marine Company, lost their identity and were never reformed . The Marine Company became the 36th Company, US Marine Corps, National Naval Reserve. California did not chose to reestablish a Naval Militia after World War I.

Separate Infantry Companies formed during Word War I

1st Separate Company, Infantry; Los Angeles, 1917-1918

2nd Separate Company, Infantry; Los Angeles, 1917-1921

3rd Separate Company, Infantry; Los Angeles,1917-1919

4th Separate Company, Infantry; Los Angeles,1917-1919

5th Separate Company, Infantry; Sacramento, 1918-1921

6th Separate Company, Infantry; Fresno, 1918-1921

7th Separate Company, Infantry; Visalia, 1918-1919

8th Separate Company, Infantry; Stockton, 1918-1919

9th Separate Company, Infantry; Los Angeles, 1918-1919

10th Separate Company, Infantry; Fresno, 1918-1919

11th Separate Company, Infantry; Alameda, 1918-1919

12th Separate Company, Infantry; Modesto, 1918-1921

13th Separate Company, Infantry; San Francisco, 1918-1921

14th Separate Company, Infantry; San Francisco, 1918-1921

15th Separate Company, Infantry; Los Angeles, 1919-1921

16th Separate Company, Infantry; Riverside, 1918-1921

17th Separate Company, Infantry, Santa Ana, 1918-1921

Additional Histories
- 40th Division
  - California's Own: The History of the 40th Infantry Division
  - 40th Division Order of Battle, 1917
  - The Fighting 40th
  - History of the Fortieth (Sunshine) Division; Containing a Brief History of All Units Under the Command of Major General Frederick S. Strong, 1917-1919.
- 115th Field Signal Battalion
  - Company A (former Company B, Signal Corps, NGC), San Francisco, 1917-1921
- 117th Engineer Regiment, 2nd Battalion (former 1st Separate Battalion, Engineers, NGC):
  - Soldiers of the Rainbow: The 1st California Engineers during the Mexican Border Crisis and World War I, 1916-1919
    - PDF Version
  - A Brief Narrative of Operations of the 2d Battalion, 117th Engineer Regiment during the World War (1917-1919)
  - California Rainbow Memories
  - Rhymes of the Rainbow and Others: Company F, 117th Engineer Regiment
- 160th Infantry Regiment
  - Habeant!: History of Southern California's 160th Infantry Regiment (Seventh California)
  - Woodland's National Guard Members in World War I, The War to End All Wars (Company F, 2nd California Infantry Regiment)
- California Naval Militia
  - The California Naval Militia in World War I
  - The California Naval Militia in World War I: The Six Percent Riddle

California National Guard, 1919-1941

California Guardsman Magazine
- November 1938
State Staff (Office of the Adjutant General), Sacramento, 1850-1940
- Enlisted Detachment, Sacramento, 1926-1930
- State Detachment, 1930-1940
Post World War I Deferred and Inactive Units of the California National Guard
- 17th Balloon Group
- 86th Field Artillery Brigade
- 107th Signal Battalion
- 108th Military Police Battalion
- 115th Motorcycle Company
- 133rd Ordnance Company (Heavy Maintenance)
- 138th Medical Regiment
Separate Coast Artillery Companies
- 1st Company, Coast Artillery Corps, San Francisco, 1920-1921
- 1st Separate Company, Coast Artillery, San Francisco, 1924
- 2nd Company, Coast Artillery Corps, San Francisco, 1921
- 2nd Separate Company, Coast Artillery, San Francisco, 1924
- 3rd Separate Company, Coast Artillery, San Francisco, 1922-1924
- 5th Company, Coast Artillery Corps, San Francisco, 1921
- 6th Company, Coast Artillery Corps, San Diego, 1921
- 7th Company, Coast Artillery Corps, San Diego, 1921
- 8th Company, Coast Artillery Corps, San Diego, 1921
- 9th Company, Coast Artillery Corps, San Diego, 1921
- 459th Company, Coast Artillery Corps, San Francisco, 1922-1923*
- 460th Company, Coast Artillery Corps, San Francisco, 1922-1923*
- 461st Company, Coast Artillery Corps, San Francisco, 1922-1923*
- 462nd Company, Coast Artillery Corps, San Francisco, 1922-1923*
- 463rd Company, Coast Artillery Corps, San Francisco, 1922-1923*
- 464th Company, Coast Artillery Corps, San Diego, 1922-1923*
- 465th Company, Coast Artillery Corps, San Diego, 1922-1923*
- 466th Company, Coast Artillery Corps, San Diego, 1922-1923*
- 467th Company, Coast Artillery Corps, Long Beach, 1922-1923*
- 468th Company, Coast Artillery Corps, San Pedro, 1922-1923*
  - *The histories of these companies are included in History of the 250th Coast Artillery Regiment, 1923-1939, Batteries A through K.
Separate Field Artillery Batteries
- Battery B, Field Artillery, Oakland, 1920-1921
- Battery D, Field Artillery, Livermore, 1922
- Battery D, Field Artillery, Piedmont, 1922-1925
- Battery E, Field Artillery, Oakland, 1921
Separate Infantry Companies
- 1st Separate Company, Infantry, Los Angeles, 1920-1921
- 1st Separate Company, Infantry, San Leandro, 1924
- 2nd Separate Company, Infantry, Fresno, 1920-1921
- 2nd Separate Company, Infantry, Palo Alto, 1924
- 3rd Separate Company, Infantry, Los Angeles, 1920-1921
- 3rd Separate Company, Infantry, San Jose, 1924
- 4th Separate Company, Infantry, Los Angeles, 1920-1921
- 5th Separate Company, Infantry, Glendale, 1921
- 6th Separate Company, Infantry, Berkeley, 1921
- 6th Separate Company, Infantry, Colusa, 1921
- 6th Separate Company, Infantry, San Francisco, 1921
- Company C, Infantry, Alameda, 1921
- Company G, Infantry, Redondo Beach, 1921-1922
- Company H, Infantry, Berkeley, 1921-1922
- Company I, Infantry, Burbank, 1920-1921
- Company K, Infantry, Hollywood, 1920-1921
- Company L, Infantry, Los Angeles, 1920-1921
- Company M, Infantry, Hollywood, 1920-1921
Separate Signal Companies
- Divisional Signal Company, 40th Division, San Francisco, 1921-1922
1st Separate Battalion, Field Artillery
- Headquarters, Headquarters Battery and Combat Train, Oakland , 1922-1924
- Battery A, Oakland, 1921-1923
- Battery B, Oakland, 1921-1923
- Battery C, Livermore, 1922-1923
1st Separate Battalion, Infantry
- Headquarters Company, Los Gatos, 1924
1st Separate Machine Gun Company, San Jose, 1924
2nd Separate Battalion, Infantry
- Headquarters Company, Los Angeles, 1921
3rd Separate Battalion, Infantry
- Headquarters Company, Alhambra, 1921
4th Separate Battalion, Infantry
- Headquarters Company, Glendale, 1921
40th Division, Berkeley, 1926-1939
- Headquarters Company, Berkeley 1937-1939
- Headquarters Detachment, Berkeley, 1926-1939
  - Quartermaster Section, Berkeley, 1926-1936
40th Division Aviation (40th Division Air Service), Los Angeles, 1926-1939
- 115th Observation Squadron, Los Angeles, 1926-1939
- 115th Photographic Section, Los Angeles, 1926-1939
- Medical Department Detachment, Los Angeles, 1926-1939
40th Division Special Troops, Berkeley, 1936-1939
- Headquarters Detachment, Berkeley, 1936-1939
- Medical Department Detachment, Berkeley, 1936-1939
- 40th Signal Company, San Francisco, 1922-1939
- 40th Tank Company, Salinas, 1924-1939
79th Infantry Brigade, San Francisco, 1922-1939
- Headquarters Company, San Francisco, 1923-1939
- Videos
  79th Infantry Brigade: 1931 Annual Field Training, National Guard Training Camp, San Luis Obispo (Silent)
  - 79th Infantry Brigade: 1932 Annual Field Training, National Guard Training Camp, San Luis Obispo (Silent)
159th Infantry Regiment (5th California), Oakland, 1919-1940 includes:
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Oakland
- Service Company, Oakland
- Howitzer Company: Oakland
- Medical Detachment, Oakland
- 1st Battalion
  - Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Oakland
  - Company A (former Oakland Home Guard), Oakland
  - Company B (former San Jose Zouaves), Oakland
  - Company C (former Hewston Guard), Oakland
  - Company D (former Vallejo Rifles), Oakland
- 2nd Battalion
  - Headquarters and Headquarters Company, San Jose
  - Company E (former Cadets), San Jose
  - Company F (former Oakland Light Cavalry), Alameda
  - Company G, Gilroy
  - Company H (former First California Guard), San Jose
- 3rd Battalion
  - Headquarters and Headquarters Company, San Francisco
  - Company I, San Francisco
  - Company K, San Francisco
  - Company L, San Francisco
  - Company M, San Francisco
184th Infantry Regiment (2nd California), Sacramento, 1924-1939, includes:
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Sacramento
- Service Company, Modesto
- Howitzer Company, Gilroy
- Medical Detachment, Sacramento
- 1st Battalion
  - Headquarters and Headquarters Company (former Sarsfield Grenadier Guard), Woodland
  - Company A, Sacramento
  - Company B, Sacramento
  - Company C, Sacramento
  - Company D, Sacramento
- 2nd Battalion
  - Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Williams
  - Company E (former Union Cavalry), Auburn
  - Company F (former Colusa Guard), Marysville
  - Company G (former Chico Light Infantry), Chico
  - Company H, Yuba City
- 3rd Battalion
  - Headquarters and Headquarters Company, St. Helena
  - Company I (former Stockton Union Guard), Eureka
  - Company K, Santa Rosa
  - Company L, Napa
  - Company M, Petaluma
80th Infantry Brigade, Los Angeles, 1929-1939
- Headquarters Company, Los Angeles, 1929-1939
160th Infantry Regiment (7th California), Los Angeles, 1921-1939, includes:
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Los Angeles
- Service Company, Los Angeles
- Howitzer Company, Los Angeles
- Medical Detachment, Los Angeles
- 1st Battalion
  - Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Los Angeles
  - Company A, Los Angeles
  - Company B, Los Angeles
  - Company C, Los Angeles
  - Company D, Los Angeles
- 2nd Battalion
  - Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Los Angeles
  - Company E, Los Angeles
  - Company F, Los Angeles
  - Company G, Los Angeles
  - Company H, Los Angeles
- 3rd Battalion
  - Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Los Angeles
  - Company I, Los Angeles
  - Company K, Los Angeles
  - Company L, Los Angeles
  - Company M, Los Angeles
185th Infantry Regiment (6th California), Fresno, 1929-1939, includes
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company (former Forsyth Guard), Fresno
- Service Company, Fresno
- Howitzer Company, Riverside
- Medical Detachment, Fresno
- 1st Battalion
  - Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Oakdale
  - Company A, Turlock
  - Company B, Hanford
  - Company C, Fresno
  - Company D, Fresno
- 2nd Battalion
  - Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Pasadena
  - Company E, Monrovia
  - Company F, Pomona
  - Company G, Ontario
  - Company H, Pasadena
- 3rd Battalion
  - Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Santa Ana
  - Company I, Orange
  - Company K, Anaheim
  - Company L, Santa Ana
    - The Story of Company L: Santa Ana's Own
  - Company M, San Bernardino
115th Medical Regiment
- Company D, Long Beach, 1937-1939
115th Quartermaster Regiment, Berkeley, 1937-1939 includes:
- 115th Quartermaster Regiment (1941)
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Berkeley
- Medical Department Detachment, Los Angeles
- 1st Battalion, Berkeley
  - Company A, Berkeley
  - Company B, Martinez
- 2nd Battalion, Los Angeles
  - Company C, Los Angeles
  - Company D, Los Angeles
143rd Ambulance Company, Long Beach, 1936-1937
143rd Field Artillery Regiment, Oakland, 1924-1940 includes:
- Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Oakland
- Service Battery, Oakland
- Medical Department Detachment, Stockton
- 1st Battalion
  - Headquarters, Headquarter Battery and Combat Train, Oakland
    Medical Department Detachment, Oakland
    Battery A, Oakland
    Battery B, Oakland
    Battery C, Stockton
- 2nd Battalion
  - Headquarters, Headquarters Battery and Combat Train, Stockton
    Medical Department Detachment, Stockton
    Battery D, Sacramento
    Battery E, Richmond
    Battery F, Lodi
76th Field Artillery Brigade
- Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Santa Paula,1940-1946
144th Field Artillery Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, Santa Barbara, 1936-1939, includes:
  - Headquarters, Headquarters Battery and Combat Train, Santa Barbara
  - Medical Department Detachment, Santa Barbara
  - Battery C, Santa Barbara
  - Battery D, Ventura
196th Field Artillery Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, Santa Barbara, 1936, includes:
  - Hedquarters, Headquarters Battery and Combat Train, Santa Barbara
  - Medical Department Detachment, Santa Barbara
  - Battery C, Santa Barbara
  - Battery D, Ventura
250th Coast Artillery Regiment (1st California), San Francisco, 1923-1939, includes:
- Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, San Francisco, 1923-1939
- Service Battery (former Band, 1st Infantry Regiment), San Francisco, 1923-1939
- Medical Department Detachment, San Francisco, 1923-1939
- 1st Battalion
  - Headquarters, Headquarters Battery and Combat Train, San Francisco, 1923-1939
  - Battery A (former Shields Guard) (former 459th Company, Coast Artillery Corps [1922-1923]), San Francisco, 1923-1939
  - Battery B, (former Germania Rifles) (former 460th Company, Coast Artillery Corps [1922-1923]), San Francisco, 1923-1939
  - Battery C (former National Guard) (former 461st Company, Coast Artillery Corps [1922-1923]), San Francisco, 1923-1939
  - Battery D (former San Francisco Light Guard) (former 462nd Company, Coast Artillery Corps [1922-1923]), San Francisco, 1923-1939
- 2nd Battalion
  - Headquarters, Headquarters Battery and Combat Train, San Francisco, 1923-1939
  - Battery E (former 463rd Company, Coast Artillery Corps [1922-1924]), San Diego, 1923-1924
  - Battery E, San Francisco, 1924-1939
  - Battery F (former 464th Company, Coast Artillery Corps [1922-1923), San Diego, 1923-1924
  - Battery F, San Francisco, 1924-1939
  - Battery G (former 465th Company, Coast Artillery Corps [1922-1923]), San Diego, 1923-1924
  - Battery H (former 466th Company, Coast Artillery Corps [1922-1923]), San Diego, 1923-1924
- 3rd Battalion
  - Headquarters, Headquarters Battery and Combat Train, San Francisco, 1923-1939
  - Battery I (former 467th Company, Coast Artillery Corps [1822-1923]), Long Beach, 1923-1924
  - Battery K (468th Company, Coast Artillery Corps, [1922-1923]), San Pedro, 1923-1924
  - Battery L, San Francisco, 1923-1924
  - Battery M, San Francisco, 1923-1924
251st Coast Artillery Regiment, San Diego, 1924-1939, includes:
- Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, San Diego
- Service Battery (less Band), Long Beach and San Diego, 1936-1939
- Medical Department Detachment, San Diego
- 1st Battalion
  - Headquarters, Headquarters Detachment and Combat Trains, San Diego
  - Battery A (former San Diego City Guard), San Diego
  - Battery B, San Diego
  - Battery C, San Diego
  - Battery D, San Diego
- 2nd Battalion
  - Headquarters, Headquarters Detachment and Combat Trains, Long Beach
  - Battery E, San Pedro
  - Battery F, Long Beach
  - Battery G, Long Beach
  - Battery H, Long Beach

Folsom Prison Riot, 1927

Activities of the California National Guard

State Staff, Sacramento

184th Infantry Regiment

Heaquarters and Headquarters Company, Sacramento

Howitzer Company, Gilroy

Service Company, Modesto

Company E, Woodland

Company F, Marysville

Company H, Yuba City

Company I, Stockton

143rd Field Artillery Regiment

Battery C. Stockton

Battery D, Sacramento

Battery F, Lodi

40th Division Air Service, Los Angeles

40th Tank Company, Salinas


10th Olympiad, Los Angeles, 1932

Official Report


Long Beach Earthquake, 1933

Activities of the California National Guard

160th Infantry Regiment

Provisional Battalion, Los Angeles County

The Story of Company L: Santa Ana's Own

185th Infantry Regiment

3rd Battalion

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Santa Ana

Company I, Orange

Company K, Anaheim

Company L, Snata Ana

Company M, San Bernardino

251st Coast Artillery Regiment

Battery E, San Pedro

Battery F, Long Beach

San Francisco Dock Strike, 1934

Introduction and Activities of the California National Guard

State Staff, Sacramento
40th Division
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Berkeley
- 40th Signal Company, San Francisco
- 40th Tank Battalion, Salinas
79th Infantry Brigade
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, San Francisco
159th Infantry Regiment (5th California), Oakland, includes
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Oakland
- Service Company, Oakland
- Howitzer Company: Oakland
- Medical Detachment, Oakland
- 1st Battalion
  - Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Oakland
  - Company A (former Oakland Home Guard), Oakland
  - Company B (former San Jose Zouaves), Oakland
  - Company C (former Hewston Guard), Oakland
  - Company D (former Vallejo Rifles), Oakland
- 2nd Battalion
  - Headquarters and Headquarters Company, San Jose
  - Company E (former Cadets), San Jose
  - Company F (former Oakland Light Cavalry), Alameda
  - Company G, Gilroy
  - Company H (former First California Guard), San Jose
- 3rd Battalion
  - Headquarters and Headquarters Company, San Francisco
  - Company I, San Francisco
  - Company K, San Francisco
  - Company L, San Francisco
  - Company M, San Francisco
184th Infantry Regiment (2nd California), Sacramento, includes
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Sacramento
- Service Company, Modesto
- Howitzer Company, Gilroy
- Medical Detachment, Sacramento
- 1st Battalion
  - Headquarters and Headquarters Company (former Sarsfield Grenadier Guard), Woodland
  - Company A, Sacramento
  - Company B, Sacramento
  - Company C, Sacramento
  - Company D, Sacramento
- 2nd Battalion
  - Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Williams
  - Company E (former Union Cavalry), Auburn
  - Company F (former Colusa Guard), Marysville
  - Company G (former Chico Light Infantry), Chico
  - Company H, Yuba City
- 3rd Battalion
  - Headquarters and Headquarters Company, St. Helena
  - Company I (former Stockton Union Guard), Eureka
  - Company K, Santa Rosa
  - Company L, Napa
  - Company M, Petaluma
143rd Field Artillery Regiment, Oakland, includes:
- Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Oakland
- Service Battery, Oakland
- Medical Department Detachment, Stockton
- 1st Battalion
  - Headquarters, Headquarter Battery and Combat Train, Oakland
    Medical Department Detachment, Oakland
    Battery A, Oakland
    Battery B, Oakland
    Battery C, Stockton
- 2nd Battalion
  - Headquarters, Headquarters Battery and Combat Train, Stockton
    Medical Department Detachment, Stockton
    Battery D, Sacramento
    Battery E, Richmond
    Battery F, Lodi
160th Infantry Regiment (7th California), Los Angeles, includes:
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Los Angeles
- Service Company, Los Angeles
- Howitzer Company, Los Angeles
- Medical Detachment, Los Angeles
- 1st Battalion
  - Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Los Angeles
  - Company A, Los Angeles
  - Company B, Los Angeles
  - Company C, Los Angeles
  - Company D, Los Angeles
- 2nd Battalion
  - Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Los Angeles
  - Company E, Los Angeles
  - Company F, Los Angeles
  - Company G, Los Angeles
  - Company H, Los Angeles
- 3rd Battalion
  - Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Los Angeles
  - Company I, Los Angeles
  - Company K, Los Angeles
  - Company L, Los Angeles
  - Company M, Los Angeles
185th Infantry Regiment (6th California), Fresno, includes
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company (former Forsyth Guard), Fresno
- Service Company, Fresno
- Howitzer Company, Riverside
- Medical Detachment, Fresno
- 1st Battalion
  - Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Oakdale
  - Company A, Turlock
  - Company B, Hanford
  - Company C, Fresno
  - Company D, Fresno
- 2nd Battalion
  - Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Pasadena
  - Company E, Monrovia
  - Company F, Pomona
  - Company G, Ontario
  - Company H, Pasadena
- 3rd Battalion
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Santa Ana
- Company I, Orange
- Company K, Anaheim
- Company L, Santa Ana
  - The Story of Company L: Santa Ana's Own
- Company M, San Bernardino
250th Coast Artillery Regiment (1st California), San Francisco, includes:
- Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, San Francisco
- Service Battery (former Band, 1st Infantry Regiment), San Francisco,
- Medical Department Detachment, San Francisco
- 1st Battalion
  - Headquarters, Headquarters Battery and Combat Train, San Francisco
  - Battery A (former Shields Guard), San Francisco
  - Battery B, (former Germania Rifles), San Francisco,
- 2nd Battalion
  - Headquarters, Headquarters Battery and Combat Train, San Francisco
  - Battery C (former National Guard), San Francisco
  - Battery D (former San Francisco Light Guard), San Francisco
- 3rd Battalion
  - Headquarters, Headquarters Battery and Combat Train, San Francisco
  - Battery E, San Francisco
  - Battery F, San Francisco

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