INTRODUCTION The Montana National Guard was inducted into the active Federal service of the Army of the United States for one year during the period of September 16, 1940; September 23, 1940; and October 8, 1940. The period of active duty was later extended eighteen months by Executive Order No. 8862, dated August 21, 1941. They had completed only about two and one-half months of the latter period when the United States was treacherously attacked at Pearl Harbor. When the Montana National Guard was inducted, it consisted of a total of 119 officers, 1 Warrant Officer and 1,631 enlisted men. Of this number 17 officers and 154 enlisted men were honorably discharged or relieved from active Federal service for physical disqualification and dependency. Therefore, after the induction losses, there remained a net total of 102 officers and 1,477 enlisted men in active Federal service from Montana. The names of those men who enlisted in the Army of the United States after the date of induction are not listed in these files as they were not members of the National Guard when it was inducted. At the date of induction into Federal service, the Montana National Guard consisted of the State Staff and Detachment; 163rd Infantry Regiment; Co. D, 116th Quartermaster Regiment; Co. D, 116th Medical Regiment; Hq. 2nd Battalion, 116th Quartermaster Regiment, and parts of the 81st Brigade Headquarters and 41st Division Headquarters. With the exception of the State Staff and Detachment, all of the above named troops were a part of the 41st Division comprised of troops from the states of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wymoing and were inducted into Federal service with the Division on September 16, 1940. They remained at their home rendezvous for a few days until the process of induction was completed and then entrained for their permanent training station at Camp Murray and Fort Lewis, Washington. The State Staff, consisting of seven officers was inducted at Helena, Montana on September 23, 1940, and was immediately detailed for duty at State Selective Service Headquarters. The State Detachment was inducted on October 8, 1940 and was also detailed to State Selective Service Headquarters. Organizations Unit Station State Staff Helena State Detachment Helena 41st Division Hq Staff 81st Infantry Brigade Hq Staff 163rd Infantry Regiment Band Bozeman 163rd Infantry Regiment Company A Sidney 163rd Infantry Regiment Company B Poplar 163rd Infantry Regiment Company C Bozeman 163rd Infantry Regiment Company D Harlowton and Whitehall 163rd Infantry Regiment Company E Culbertson and Wolf Point 163rd Infantry Regiment Company F Kalispell 163rd Infantry Regiment Company G Glasgow 163rd Infantry Regiment Company H Billings 163rd Infantry Regiment Company I Great Falls 163rd Infantry Regiment Company K Lewistown 163rd Infantry Regiment Company L Billings 163rd Infantry Regiment Company M Chinook, Bainville, Harlem 163rd Infantry Regiment Hq Company Helena and Livingston 163rd Infantry Regiment Hq Detach 1st Batt Whitehall 163rd Infantry Regiment Hq Detach 2nd Batt Bainville 163rd Infantry Regiment Hq Detach 3rd Batt Billings 163rd Infantry Regiment Medical Detach Whitefish 163rd Infantry Regiment Service Company Bozeman 116th Quartermaster Regiment 2nd Batt Hq Bozeman 116th Quartermaster Regiment Company "D" Malta 116th Medical Regiment Company "D" Great Falls Indexed and contributed for use in USGenWeb Project by: Gayle Collins USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. © 1998 by Gayle Collins. This file may be freely copied for non- profit purposes. All other rights reserved.