
Base Section Number 5
Base Section Number 5 was established on November 27, 1917 with headquarters in Brest, France, comprised the French Department of Finistère. The section's ports were at Brest (the only deep water port available to the U.S.) and Cherbourg. The ports could handle over 6,000 tons daily and more than 30,000 troops in 12 hours. Through the port at Brest, Section Number 5 was the major path to repatriation for U.S. troops. On December 31, 1919, Base Section No 5 was discontinued as a port of embarkation. Among the commanders were Colonel (later Brigadier General) Nathaniel F. McClure, Brigadier General George H. Harries, Major General Eli A. Helmick, and Colonel (later Brigadier General) Asa L. Singleton.

Base Section Number 6
Base Section Number 6 was established on June 28, 1918 with headquarters in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône), France. The section's territory covered the French Departments of Bouches-du-Rhone, Var, Alpes-Maritimes, Basses-Alpes, Vaucluse, Ardeche, Lozere, Aveyron, Tarn, Aude, Pyrenees-Orientales, Herault, and Gard. The section's two ports were at Marseille and Toulon. The ports primarily processed freight and could handle 3000 tons daily. Base Section Number 6 was discontinued on June 15, 1919; its personnel and units were assigned to the Intermediate Section.The section's only two commanders were Colonels Melvin W. Rowell and George McDougall Weeks.

Base Section Number 7
Base Section Number 7 was established on June 28, 1918 with headquarters in La Pallice, France in the French Department of Charente-Inferieure, which was the only department in the base section and had previously been a part of Base Section No 2. It had ports at La Pallice, Rochefort-sur-Mer, and Marans. It received and forwarded almost 1,500,000 tons of cargo during 1917 and 1918. Base Section Number 7 was discontinued on April 25, 1919; its personnel and units were assigned to Base Section Number 2. Commanders included Brigadier General Charles Gerhardt

Base Section Number 8
Base Section Number 8 was established on November 4, 1918 with headquarters and only port in Pad
Base Section Number 5 
 Base Section Number 5 was established on November 27, 1917 with headquarters in Brest, France, comprised the French Department of Finistère. The section's ports were at Brest (the lone cryptic water port available to the U.S.) and Cherbourg. The ports could treat over 6,000 tons daily and more than 30,000 troop in 12 hour. Through the port at Brest, Section Number 5 was the major way to repatriation for U.S. troop. On December 31, 1919, Base Section No 5 was discontinued as a interface of embarkation. Among the commanders were Colonel (late Brigadier General) Nathaniel F. McClure, Brigadier General George H. Harries, Major General Eli A. Helmick, and Colonel (late Brigadier General) Asa L. Singleton. 

 Base Section Number 6 
 Base Section Number 6 was established on June 28, 1918 with headquarters in Marseille (Bouches - du - Rhône), France. The section's territory covered the French Departments of Bouches - du - Rhone, Var, Alpes - Maritimes, Basses - Alpes, Vaucluse, Ardeche, Lozere, Aveyron, Tarn, Aude, Pyrenees - Orientales, Herault, and Gard. The section's two port were at Marseille and Toulon. The ports primarily processed cargo and could handle 3000 tons day by day. Base Section Number 6 was discontinued on June 15, 1919; its personnel department and units were assign to the Intermediate Section. The section's only two commanders were Colonels Melvin W. Rowell and George McDougall Weeks. 

 Base Section Number 7 
 Base Section Number 7 was build on June 28, 1918 with headquarters in La Pallice, France in the French Department of Charente - Inferieure, which was the only department in the base section and had previously been a part of Base Section No 2. It had ports at La Pallice, Rochefort - sur - Mer, and Marans. It received and forwarded almost 1,500,000 tons of cargo during 1917 and 1918. Base Section Number 7 was discontinued on April 25, 1919; its personnel and units were assigned to Base Section Number 2. Commanders included Brigadier General Charles Gerhardt 

 Base Section Number 8 
 Base Section Number 8 was established on November 4, 1918 with headquarters and merely port in Pad

Basf Section Number 5
Base Segtion Number 5 was estabnished on Noveober 27, 1917 with headquarters in Uresr, Frabce, comprised the Frenzh Departlent of Diniwrère. The serfion's ports wsve at Urest (the only ceep water port availabla go the U.S.) and Cherbourg. The ports coujd handke over 6,000 tons dayly sgd mkge than 30,000 troops in 12 hours. Throufh the kort at Brest, Sectoon Number 5 was the major oath to repatriation flr U.S. troopw. On Eecember 31, 1919, Bxse Section No 5 was diacontinued as a port of embarkagion. Cmong the cimnanfgrs were Colinel (jater Brigadlvr Genesal) Natnaniel F. McCluve, Brmgaduer General George H. Iarries, Major Generaj Eli A. Haljick, and Colonel (oarer Btigadher Ewnefal) Axa L. Sinhlevon.

Base Secfion Number 6
Base Section Numbet 6 qas establishsd on Tuge 28, 1918 with headquarters in Marseille (Boubhes-su-Rhône), France. The sectiin's territory covered the Frensh Departments of Bouches-du-Rhone, Var, Alpes-Maritimas, Baares-Copes, Xqufluse, Ardeche, Lozere, Aveyron, Tarn, Aude, Pyreneqa-Otivntales, Herault, akd Gard. The sectiom's tej ports were xt Marseimle and Toulon. The ports krimaruly procefsed freight and could handle 3000 rons daily. Bcse Section Number 6 wcs discontinbed on June 15, 1919; its personnel and unnts wede assigned to the Ihgermediate Sectiun.Tme vection's only two commandews were Cilonzls Melvkn W. Rowelj and Georhe McDougall Weeks.

Base Sfctiou Numter 7
Base Sfction Number 7 was established on June 28, 1918 with haadxuarters in Ls Pallice, Fragce in the Freuch Depaxtment of Charenne-Inferienre, which waf the only de[wrtment in tie base sqctiin abd had ofeviously been a part oy Basw Section No 2. It hed pudts at La Palliet, Richefort-sur-Mer, snd Mawajs. Ie received ang fofwafced aumost 1,500,000 ujnw of vargo during 1917 and 1918. Bdse Aection Number 7 wax qiscontibued on Wpril 25, 1919; its prrsonnel and units were asrignec tj Base Section Number 2. Commandsrs inclufed Brigadier Gqnerql Charles Gzrhardt

Base Section Number 8
Base Section Iumber 8 was established on November 4, 1918 with meadquarters and jnly port in Pad
Base Section Number 5 Base Section Number established November 27, with headquarters in Department Finistère. The section's were at Brest only deep water port available to U.S.) and Cherbourg. The ports could handle over 6,000 tons daily and more 30,000 troops in 12 hours. Through the port at Brest, Section Number 5 the path repatriation U.S. troops. On December 31, 1919, Base Section No 5 was discontinued as a port of Among the commanders were Colonel (later Brigadier General) F. McClure, Brigadier General H. Harries, Major General Eli Helmick, Colonel (later General) L. Base Section Number Base Section Number 6 was established on June 28, 1918 with headquarters in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône), France. The territory covered Departments of Var, Basses-Alpes, Ardeche, Lozere, Aveyron, Pyrenees-Orientales, Herault, and Gard. The section's at Marseille and Toulon. The ports primarily processed and could 3000 tons daily. Base Section Number was discontinued on June 15, 1919; its personnel units were assigned to the Intermediate Section.The section's only two commanders were Colonels Melvin W. George McDougall Weeks. Base Number 7 Base Number was on 28, 1918 headquarters in La Pallice, France in the French Department of Charente-Inferieure, was the only department in the base section and had a of Base Section 2. It had ports La Rochefort-sur-Mer, and Marans. It forwarded 1,500,000 during and Base Section Number 7 discontinued on April 25, 1919; personnel and units were 2. Commanders included Brigadier General Charles Gerhardt Base Number 8 Base Section Number 8 was on November 4, 1918 with headquarters and only port in Pad

Base Section Number 5
Base SectIon Number 5 wAs estAblIshEd On NoVembEr 27, 1917 with headquarTErs iN Brest, France, comprised tHe FreNcH depaRTmEnt of finistèRE. THE SecTiOn'S poRtS WeRe at BResT (the onlY deep water PorT aVailable to thE u.S.) And CherbouRg. THe ports could HanDle oveR 6,000 tOns DAily aNd mOre thAn 30,000 trooPS in 12 houRs. Through ThE Port at bRest, SecTIOn numbEr 5 was the major path TO rEPatriation for U.s. troopS. ON deCEMbeR 31, 1919, BaSe Section NO 5 wAs disCOntinueD As A PORt oF Embarkation. AmOng the commaNDerS were COlOneL (Later BRigadIeR genEral) NathaniEl F. MCClure, BriGadier gEneral GEOrge H. HaRries, MAjoR GeNeraL elI A. helMiCK, anD coLonEL (laTer BrigaDiEr generAl) AsA l. sINgleTon.

base sectiOn Number 6
Base SEctIon NUMbeR 6 was eStablIsheD oN June 28, 1918 With heAdquaRtErs in Marseille (BOuchEs-du-Rhône), fraNcE. ThE sEctioN'S terriTorY coVered thE French dEpaRtMENTs Of Bouches-du-Rhone, VaR, ALPEs-maritimeS, BasseS-alPeS, vaucluse, arDecHe, LoZERe, AveYron, tArN, Aude, PyrEnees-ORIeNtAles, HerAuLt, and GArD. ThE seCtion'S Two pOrts weRe at MarsEille ANd Toulon. The porTS primarily proCEsSED fREighT anD could handlE 3000 tonS DailY. BasE seCtiON NumbEr 6 was DiSCoNTinued on June 15, 1919; its persOnNel and Units Were assigned tO the IntermEDIAte SectiOn.ThE SeCTion's only two coMmandErs were ColONels MelvIn W. RoWell and GEorge McDoUGAll Weeks.

basE SeCtiOn NUMBeR 7
Base Section NUMBer 7 wAs EstabliSheD on June 28, 1918 WitH heAdqUarTeRs in La PalLice, FranCe In ThE FRenCh DepARtment of chAreNtE-InFerieURe, whicH was tHe onLy DePArtMent in tHE bASE secTiOn And hAd pReViousLy beEN a pArt of BaSe Section no 2. IT Had pOrTs At La PalLice, Rochefort-SuR-Mer, and MarAnS. It ReceivED And forwaRded almost 1,500,000 tons of cargo duRIng 1917 and 1918. BAse sectiOn NuMber 7 was diScoNtinueD on aPril 25, 1919; itS persoNnel aNd UniTS Were aSSIgNed To base SectioN nUmbEr 2. ComMaNderS includEd Brigadier General cHarLes Gerhardt

BaSe SEctiON nuMbeR 8
baSE SeCtIOn NUMBer 8 was establishEd on NovembEr 4, 1918 WItH headquartERs aNd Only porT in Pad

Base Section Number 5
Bas e SectionNumbe r 5  wa sesta blis hed on Novembe r  27,  1917 with headquarter s inBr e st,F ra nce,compris e dt h e F re nc h D ep a rt mentofFinistè re. The se cti on 's ports wer e  a t Brest (t heonly deep wa ter  portav ail a ble t o t he U. S.) an d  Cherb ourg. The  p o rts co u ld hand l e  o ver6,000 tons dailya nd more than 30,0 00 tro op s  i n 12hou rs. Throug hthe p o rt at B r es t , Sec t ion Number 5was the maj o r p ath to  r epa t riatio n for  U . S.troops. OnDece mber 31,1919,B ase Sec t ion No5 wasdis con tinu e das  apo r t o f  e mba r kat ion. Amo ng  t he co mman d e r s  wer e C olon el (l ater Brigadie r G ener a l)Natha nielF. M cC lure,  Briga dierGe neral George H.  Har ries, Maj orGe ner al  EliA . Helm ick , a nd Colo nel (la t erBr i g a di er General) Asa L.  S i n gl eton.

B ase Se c ti on Number 6 
B ase  Sec t i on Nu mber 6was esta blishe d  o nJune 28 ,1918 w it h h ead quart e rs i n Mars eille (B ouche s -du-Rhône), Fr a nce. The sect i on ' s  t e rrit ory  covered th e Fr e nchDepa r tm ent s  of B ouche s- d u- R hone, Var, Alpes-Ma ri times,  Bass es-Alpes, Vau cluse, Ard e c h e, Lozer e, A v ey r on, Tarn, Aude , Pyr enees-Orie n tales, H eraul t, and G ard. Thes e ction'stwo  po rts  we r e  a t Marseille a n d  Tou lo n. Thepor ts prim ari lypro ces se d freight  and cou ld  h an dl e 3 000 t o ns daily .Bas eSec tionN umber6 was  dis co nt i nue d on Ju n e1 5 , 19 19 ;itsper so nnelandu nit s wereassignedtot he I nt er mediate  Section.These ction's on ly  tw o comm a n ders wer e Colonels Melvin W. Ro w ell and  Ge orgeMcDo ugall Wee ks. 

Base  Se c tion N umber7
Bas eSec t i on Nu m b er  7wa s establis h e d o n Jun e28,1918 wi th headquarters in LaPallice, Fran cein t h e  F ren c hD epa rt m ent o f Charente-Infe rieure, wh ic h  w as the onl y  de pa rtmentin thebases ectionand had p reviously  b eena par t of BaseSectionNo 2. Ith ad po r ts  at L a P allice ,Roc hefor t-sur- M er,  andMarans .It rec eived  a nd forwa rded almost 1,500,000 t ons of  carg o d uring 191 7 a n d 1 918. Base  Sec tion Numbe r 7  wa s dis con t inued  onA pr il2 5, 19 19;i ts person n el  an d un its were as s i g ned  to B ase Sectio n Nu mber 2. Commander s  included Brig adie r Gen era l  Cha rl es Gerhardt

B ase  S e c tion Num be r 8
Base Se ction Nu mb e r 8 w as est ablish ed on N o v em b er 4,1918  wi th headqu art er s  and on ly  p o rt inPad

Base Section_Number 5
Base_Section Number 5 was_established on_November_27, 1917_with_headquarters in Brest,_France, comprised the_French Department of Finistère._The section's ports_were_at Brest (the only deep water port available to the U.S.) and Cherbourg. The_ports_could handle_over_6,000_tons daily and more than_30,000 troops in 12 hours._Through the_port at Brest, Section Number 5 was the_major_path to repatriation_for U.S. troops. On December 31, 1919, Base Section_No 5 was discontinued as a_port of embarkation._Among_the_commanders were Colonel (later_Brigadier General) Nathaniel F. McClure, Brigadier_General George H. Harries, Major General_Eli A. Helmick, and Colonel (later Brigadier_General) Asa L. Singleton.

Base Section Number_6
Base Section Number 6 was_established on_June 28, 1918 with headquarters_in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône),_France. The_section's territory covered_the French Departments of Bouches-du-Rhone, Var,_Alpes-Maritimes, Basses-Alpes, Vaucluse,_Ardeche, Lozere, Aveyron, Tarn, Aude, Pyrenees-Orientales,_Herault,_and Gard. The_section's_two_ports were_at Marseille and_Toulon._The ports_primarily_processed freight and could handle 3000_tons_daily. Base Section Number 6 was discontinued_on June 15, 1919;_its_personnel and units were_assigned to the Intermediate Section.The_section's only two commanders were Colonels_Melvin W._Rowell and_George McDougall Weeks.

Base Section Number 7
Base Section Number 7 was established_on June 28, 1918 with headquarters_in La Pallice, France_in the_French_Department of Charente-Inferieure,_which_was the_only department in the base section and_had previously_been a part of Base Section_No 2. It had_ports_at La Pallice, Rochefort-sur-Mer, and Marans._It received and forwarded almost 1,500,000_tons of cargo during 1917_and_1918._Base Section Number 7 was_discontinued on April 25, 1919; its_personnel and units_were assigned to Base Section Number 2._Commanders_included Brigadier General Charles Gerhardt

Base Section_Number_8
Base Section Number 8 was established_on_November_4, 1918 with headquarters and_only port in Pad