South Boston Army Base

South Boston Army Base
South Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Army Base, reactivated World War I installation, Boston Port of Embarkation.
TypeArmy port of embarkation
Site information
Controlled byUnited States Army
Site history
Built1918
In use1918 — 1974

The South Boston Army Base, previously the Boston Quartermaster Terminal or Army Supply Base and in 1937 named the Boston Army Base, was a 58-acre United States Army annex located in South Boston. It was authorized in April 1918 and opened for operation in October 1918. The terminal was part of the Boston sub-port of the New York Port of Embarkation during World War I. During World War II, it was a component of the Boston Port of Embarkation. It ceased operation in 1974.