On a much smaller scale, the Advance Base Receiving Barracks at Davisville, Rhode Island, performed similar functions for Atlantic battalions.
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The usual procedure, however, was to ship the newly formed battalion to an Advanced Base Depot at either Davisville, Rhode Island, or Port Hueneme, California.
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Therefore, Rear Admiral Ben Moreell determined to activate, organize, and man Navy construction units.
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