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Sheriff's Posses

The Sheriff's Posse was conceived and organized right after Pearl Harbor for
purposes of Civilian Defense. Training an_d supervision is directly under a

captain from the Sheriff's office. Each posse has a deputized civilian com-
mander working under the captain's direction. These groups listed herewith
consist of over 300 trained men available at a moment's notice in case they

are needed for any major disaster.

Firestone Posse No. 1 Hollywood Posse No. 9
Cpt. V. P. Gray Cpt. Fred England
9309 South Vermont Avenue 703 California State Bldg.
Los Angeles 44, Calif. Los Angeles
(Residence : 8330 McGroarty, Sunland ),
East Los Angeles Posse No. 2
Cpt. H. C. Brewster Calabasas Posse No. 11
531 W. Garvey Cpt. Jay Morley
Monterey Park 6167 Sepulveda
Van Nuys
Temple City Posse No. 5·
Sheriffs Auxiliary Posse of Palmdale
Cpt. James Burns
Cpt. R. M. Boyd
302 Primrose Street
Palmdale, Calif.
Monrovia
Sheriff's Auxiliary Posse No. 12 of Montrose
Newhall Posse No. 6
Cpt. William Deal
Cpt. A Stewart
8260 Mills Avenue
Newhall
La Crescenta
Gorman Auxiliary Posse San Fernando Rangers
Cpt. August Anderson c/ o Cpt. Ted Munden
Gorman 2045 No. Lincoln Street
Burbank
San Dimas Posse No. 8
Cpt. Claude Morgan, R. A Cook Long Beach Mounted Posse
De Lancey and Gladstone Sts. c/ o Chief of Police Al Slaight
San Dimas Long Beach, Calif.