Guam National Guard

Naval Governor Roy C. Smith because island residents requested more physical and military training be required of their younger male population.

However after World War I salvage operations on the scuttled SMS Cormoran led to recovered Mauser rifles being issued to the militia before they were replaced with newer weapons in 1921.

[1] The Guam Militia grew to as many as 1,750 members, consisting of 77 officers and 1,674 enlisted men, by March 1, 1935 and was later reorganized into a voluntary military force.

Naval Governor Captain George J. McMillin conceded to the Imperial Japanese Army who forced the Militia to become inactive; however, it was never disbanded.

[citation needed] The U.S. Marines’ recapture of Guam on July 21, 1944 liberated the Chamorro people and returned full ownership of the island to the United States.

[citation needed] On December 24, 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed Public Law 96-600 introduced by the 96th United States Congress authorizing the establishment of the Guam National Guard.