Did you know that in the early 1910’s there was a Naval Militia?
May 25th 1915 the Naval Militia Board is appointed by Governor Pinkham after the legislative session establishes a Naval Militia in the Territory of Hawaii. By December of 1916 the Naval Militia has 9 commissioned officers and 100 enlisted men. During World War I the Naval Militia was ordered into federal service. But only a small number of enlisted accepted, while the remainder of the officers and enlisted men were discharged and the Naval Militia ceased to exist.
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