History of the Company K, 5th Infantry Regiment, National Guard of

History of the Company K, 5th Infantry
Regiment, National Guard of California
1907-1917
This history was completed in 1940 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in conjunction with the
California National Guard and the California State Library.
Digitized by the History Office, Camp San Luis Obispo, 6 January 2015
COMPANY K
Coapazsy K, Fif'th Infantry Regiment, Second Brigade (formerly Companies A and D, First
Battalion Coast Artiller.y)
Reference: Adjutant General's Files
Locationa San Francisco, San Francisco County
Organized Mq 11, 1907*
Reconstituted April 21, 1909**
Reorganized, mustered in and stationed Petaluma llay a, 1909***
Mustered into Federal Service lune 28, 19.16****
Mustered out of Federal Service October 7, 1916nntt
Resumption of Service in the National Yuard 1916••••••
Mustered into Federal Service April 7, l9171UUH
Redesignated Company c, 159th Infantl") Regiment September 2.4, 1 1917•uuu•
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*Ooapany K, Fifth Infantry Reeiment was formed from the consolidation of Batteries
A and D, First Battalion Coast Artillery and designated Company K, Fifth Infantry
Regiment, May ll, 1907.
G,§.n.tral and Special Orders ~ Circu~.r s 1907, General Order No. 10.
**Coapany K, Firth Infantry Re~iment redesignated Second Company Cvast Artillery
Corps, April 21, 1909.
Ganeral and So~c1,_s.l. OrJ ers and Circulars 1909, General Order No. 9.
***A new company organized in Petalwna and designated Com;?any K, Firth Infantry
Regiment, May 8, 1909.
G.§.Bm;:al and SP,!cial Orders s.nd Cirs:.ulars 1909, General C-rder No .. 14, parfte;raph 9,
page 2.
****Compa»y K, as part of the Fifth Infantry, wae mustered im o Federal Sen'ice for
duty on the Mexican Border, June 28, 1916.
AdJutant General Report 1914-19201 page lS.
~AdJutant General Report 1914-1920, p~e 18.
eneral. and Special Orders and Bulletins 1916, General Order llo. 34, page 150.
••••••lCompany K, as part of the Fifth Infantry Rebiment was mustered into the Federal
Service for duty during the World tfar 1 April 7, 1917
HiStories, militm-y, orga&;I.zations etc. File"No. 314.7. Adjutant General's Office~
uuuucom.panies lt and c, Fifth J.nfantry Regiment co .eolid&ted and designated Comany c,
159th Infantry Regilnent, September 24, 1917.
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received some very rout:h treat:.Jent. Colonel David A. S·ld th, of
the Fifth Infantry Regiment, sueeeeded. in quieting t.le infuriate
pectators and to lead Boyd fr~a the hall. Generbl Forbes continued his address and the close, a dance was 1n order and continued unti~ about one o'clock.
This practically close<~ the con trove sy , but in a 11 ttl
year, Coupany K proved the real value and purpose of the
Guard , wnen a tire on Jlt. Tama~pias got beyonJ contr..>l and ~ter
calling out the soldiers and. suilors ar -)u!ld t:1e San Francisco are
and several hundred ci t i zen.s 1 a - c~ll f,o~ 1 t~e Fift11 Infantry neg1-
nt was issued and the regimen• did valiant work tor four days
before the fire was un4ir control.~
Their ne :{ t service was during t he tr;)U Jle· nlcing t ·h e Mexican Border
in 1916 .
On June twenty-eighth, Company K~ ag part of the fifth
Inf'a;1;try Hegioent Vtas mustered :!.11to the Federal service a :;d w&
stationed at Nogales, Arizona until Oetober 1 when t~ey were reurned to Petalu:na and dismissed on October 7, l9'l6.**
They were not destined to remain in private life very long,
n Uarch 26 , 1317, C~~pany K, vtth the Fifth Infantry Regi
called to service by tne President of the United States ,
ilson. they were aaa1gned to guard. duty 1n the States.~
bridges, tunnels, and plants t .A.at were making munltlous and
supplies . In September, the reg1ment was ordered to Camp
Linda Vista, California . Compauies K aud C, Filth Infantry
was consolidated September 24 , 1917 o.nd des.ign&ted Coll1pany c,
Infantry Regiment. For additional information eoncerD!nt this unit
refer to History of Companr K, 159th Infantry RegLnent, ·:lOth 1Jiv11on.
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*For additional infol'mation concerning the f'lre or :Lt . 'l'mnalp1u ... ,
1913 1 refer to the SJistorr of thg F1.(];b *n!an~r1 Res\Kt~nt 1 S~eong
Brlgade .
**AdJutant General Report 1914-1920, page 18.
Histories, Military orga nizations etc. r' il
Geueral. Files .
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