This collection is a scrapbook compiled by Capt. William M. Schnure, beginning with his service in the Southern California Home Defense Force, an unofficial volunteer defense force for by concerned citizens of Los Angeles that was absorbed by the California State Guard when it was formed in March 1941. It continues with his service in the Los Angeles based 2nd and 29th Regiments of the State Guard until the time that the State Guard was stood down in 1946. The final document is an obituary of Colonel Rupert Hughes. Colonel Hughes, playwright, soldier and uncle of Los Angeles tycoon Howard Hughes, was instrumental in the formation of the Southern California Home Defense Force and the California State Guard where he commanded at the highest levels until the end of the war.
