Illinois Naval Militia

Illinois Naval Militia
Active1898–1988
2006 (reauthorized)
Country United States
Allegiance Illinois
TypeNaval militia
Sizec.600 (1917)

The Illinois Naval Militia was a naval militia created by the Illinois General Assembly in 1893, and finally dissolved in 1988. The naval militia was reauthorized by Governor Rod Blagojevich through an executive order in 2006. As a naval militia it was a state defense force and not part of the Illinois National Guard or National Guard of the United States.

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