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Thursday, April 6, 2017

California Naval Militia Mobilized

On this date, in 1917, the California Naval Militia was mobilized.  Sailors of the California Naval Militia were assigned to the USS Oregon, USS San Diego and the USS Huntington.  While moblized, they were not actually Federalized until May 3, 1917, reflecting some of the practices and legal oddities of the time.