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U.S. Naval Activities, World War Two, By State
Massachusetts
Amesbury, Massachusetts
- Resident Inspector of Naval Material, C.J. Henschell Co., Amesbury, Mass.
Ashland, Massachusetts
- Officer in Charge of Construction of "Civil Works" Contracts, Ashland, Mass.
Ayer, Massachusetts
- Naval Auxiliary Air Facility, Ayer, Mass.
Beverley, Massachusetts
- Naval Auxiliary Air Facility, Beverley, Mass.
Boston, Massachusetts
- Superintending Civil Engineer of Area No. 1, Boston, Mass.
- Officer in Charge of Construction of "Civil Works" Contracts, Boston, Mass.
- Naval Fuel Depot, Orient Heights, East Boston, Mass.
- Branch Hydrographic Office, Boston, Mass.
- Navy Cost Inspector, George Lawley and Son Corp., Boston, Mass.
- Naval Fuel Depot, Boston, Mass.
- Inspector Naval Material, Boston District, Boston, Mass.
- U.S. Maritime Radio Service Training Station, Gallups Island, Boston, Mass.
- District Medical Officer, First Naval District, Boston, Mass.
- Naval Dry Dock, Navy Yard, Boston, Mass.
- Hotel Victoria, Boston, Mass.
- Armed Forces Induction Station, Boston, Mass.
- Naval Dry Dock, South Boston, Mass.
- District Coast Guard Office, Boston, Mass.
- Harbor Entrance Control Post, Fort Dawes, Boston, Mass.
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.
- Lahey Clinic, Boston, Mass.
- Information Center, Army Interceptor Command, Boston, Mass.
- Industrial Department, Navy Yard, Boston, Mass.
- Boston Section, Inshore Patrol, Boston, Mass.
- Inshore Patrol Base "C", Lockwood Basin, East Boston.
- Navy Market Officer, Boston, Mass.
- Inspector of Navy Recruiting and Induction, First Joint Service Induction Area, Boston, Mass.
- Quartermaster Market Center, Boston Market Terminal, Boston, Mass. (South).
- Navy Yard, Boston, Mass.
- Port Director, Narragansett Bay, Boston, Mass.
- The Office of Naval Officer Procurement, Boston, Mass.
- Receiving Station, Boston, Mass.
- Navy Recruiting Station, Boston, Mass.
- Senior Officer Present Afloat, Boston, Mass.
- Office of Director of Selective Service, State of Massachusetts, Boston, Mass.
- Harvard University Medical School, Boston, Mass.
- Navy Supply Corps School, Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University, Boston, Mass.
- Navy Supply Corps School, Graduate School of Business Administration (Radcliff Branch), Harvard University, Boston, Mass.
- Fatigues Laboratory, Harvard University, Boston, Mass.
- Naval Training School (Machinist's Mates & Metalsmiths), Hotel Somerset, Boston, Mass.
- Naval Net Depot, Boston, Mass.
- Captain of the Port, U.S. Coast Guard, Boston, Mass.
- Radio Material Officer, Navy Yard, New York, N.Y.
- Navy Cost Inspector, Bethlehem Steel Co., East Boston Plant, Boston, Mass.
- Regional Office, Army-Navy Electronics Production Agency, Park Square Bldg., Boston, Mass.
- Northeastern University, Boston, Mass.
- Navy V-12 Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass.
- Fire Fighters School, South Boston, Mass.
- Naval Local Defense Force, Boston Section.
- Naval Section Base, Lockwood Basin, Boston, Mass.
- Naval Senior Advisor to the War Production Board, Boston, Mass.
- Army Interceptor Command, Boston, Mass.
- Commonwealth Airport, Boston, Mass.
- Blue Hill Observatory, Boston, Mass. (This comes under the U.S. Weather Bureau.)
- Base Service Unit, Boston, Mass.
- Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Boston, Mass.
- Office of the District Chaplain, Boston.
- District War Bond Office, Boston.
- District Civilian Personnel Office, 1st ND.
- Ship Training Unit, Navy Yard.
- Classification Center, Receiving Station.
- Navy Liaison Officers, Selective Service, 1st ND.
- Headquarters, District Personnel Office, 1st ND.
- District Civilian Personnel Office, 1st ND.
- District Public Relations Office, 1st ND.
- Public Works Division, 1st Naval District.
- Material Redistribution & Disposal Office.
- Registered Publications Issuing Office.
- District Supply Office, Boston, Mass.
- District Property Transportation Office, Boston, Mass.
- District Welfare Office, Boston, Mass.
- Inspector of Machinery, B.F. Sturtevant Co., Hyde Park, Boston, Mass.
- Naval Fuel Annex, Navy Yard, Boston, Mass.
- Naval Training School (Radar), M.I.T., Boston, Mass.
- District Training Office, Boston, Mass.
- Position Classification Field Office, Boston, Mass.
- Naval Frontier Base, Boston, Mass.
- Fire Fighter's School, Navy Yard, Boston, Mass.
- Boston Section, Boston, Mass.
- District Labor Relations Office.
- Director of Training, First ND.
- U.S. Navy Routing Office, Boston, Mass.
- Naval Training Center, Receiving Station, Boston, Mass.
- U.S. Naval Barracks, 1424 Charles St., Boston, Mass.
- Navy V-12 Unit, Boston University, School of Theology, Boston, Mass.
- Deperming Station, Navy Yard, Boston, Mass.
- Submarine Signal Co., 160 State St., Boston, Mass.
- Northern Ship Lane Patrol, Boston, Mass.
- Naval Radio Station, Boston, Mass.
- Officer in Charge, U.S. Marine Corps, District Headquarters Induction and Recruiting Station, Boston, Mass.
- Naval Dispensary, 230 The Fenway, Boston, Mass.
- Fleet Post Office, Boston, Mass.
- District Industrial Incentive Officer, Boston District, Boston, Mass.
- District Civil Readjustment Office, Boston, Mass.
- Naval Training School (Machinist Mate), Wentworth Institute, Boston, Mass.
- Disbursing Office, Small Craft and Miscellaneous (DESLant), Boston, Mass.
- Naval Training School (Oxygen Generation), E.R. Badger & Sons Co., Boston, Mass.
- Civil Works Engineer, 1st Naval District, Boston, Mass.
- District Coast Guard Officer, Boston, Mass.
- District Domestic Transportation Office, Headquarters, 1st ND., Boston, Mass/
- Bureau of Ships District Redistribution Office, Boston, Mass.
- Net Defense Unit, Boston, Mass.
- Aerological Unit, Northern Group, Eastern Sea Frontier, Boston, Mass.
- Vessels Readiness Unit, CNLDF, Pier #1, U.S. Naval Frontier Base, Boston, Mass.
- Submarine Training Activities, Navy Yard, Boston, Mass.
- Training Aids Section, Boston, Mass.
- District Benefits and Insurance Office, Boston, Mass.
- Wartime Merchant Ship Communications School, Boston, Mass.
- Naval Training School (Electronics), Naval Receiving Station, Boston, Mass.
- Submarine Training Activity, Navy Yard, Boston, Mass.
- Navy Reservation Bureau, Boston, Mass.
- Office of Patents and Inventions, Boston, Mass.
- Bureau of Ordnance Experimental Unit, Polaroid Corp., Boston, Mass.
- Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Unit, Frontier Base, Boston, Mass.
- Fleet Administrative Office, Navy Yard, Boston, Mass.
- Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Mass.
- Naval Training School (Ammunition Handling), Naval Training Center, Receiving Station, Boston, Mass.
- Field Disposal Officer, Raytheon Manufacturing Co., Boston, Mass.
- Navy Accounts Disbursing Office, 1st ND., Boston, Mass.
- Naval Training School (Loran), Receiving Station, Boston, Mass.
- District Inspection and Conservation Office, Boston, Mass.
Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
- Loop Receiving Station, Gooseberry neck, Buzzards Bay Section, Buzzards Bay, Mass.
- Harbor Detection Station, Mishaum Point, Buzzards Bay, Mass.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
- The Polaroid Corporation, Cambridge, Mass.
- Bureau of Ships, Liaison Officer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
- Bureau of Ships, Liaison Officer, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
- Naval Training School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
- Radio Research Laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
- Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.), Cambridge, Mass.
- Naval Training Schools, M.I.T., Cambridge, Mass.
- Radiation Laboratory, M.I.T., Cambridge, Mass.
- Liaison Officer between M.I.T., Cambridge, Mass., and Naval Air Technical Training Center, Corpus Christi, Texas.
- Naval Training School (Indoctrination & Communications), Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
- Navy V-12 Unit, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
- Navy V-12 Unit, M.I.T., Cambridge, Mass.
- Psycho-Acoustic Laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
- Naval Training School (Pre-Radar), Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
- E.B. Badger and Sons Co., Cambridge, Mass.
- Naval Training School (Navigation), M.I.T., Cambridge, Mass.
- Navy V-12 Unit, Episcopal Theological School, Cambridge, Mass.
- Navy V-12 Unit, Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, Mass.
- Oxygen Producing Equipment School, E.B. Badger and Sons Co., Cambridge, Mass.
- Mark 1 Trainer School, Cambridge, Mass. (Look on the Polaroid Training School, Lexington, Mass. card).
- Army Civil Affairs Specialists Training School, Army Service Forces, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
- Naval Training School (Marine Transportation), M.I.T., Cambridge, Mass.
- Civil Affairs Training School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
- Polaroid Corp., Vectograph School, Cambridge, Mass.
- Underwater Sound Laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
- Naval Training School (Communications), Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
Camp Edwards, Massachusetts
- Naval Auxiliary Air Facility, Otis Field, Camp Edwards, Mass.
- Combat Aircrew Refresher Training Unit, Naval Auxiliary Air Facility, Otis Field, Camp Edwards, Mass.
Charlestown, Massachusetts
- Maritime Commission Depot, Wiggin Terminal, Charlestown, Mass.
Chatham, Massachusetts
- Field Censorship Unit, Radio Marine Coportaion of America, Chatham, Mass.
- Navy Radio Station, Chatham, Mass.
- Naval Supplementary Radio Station, Chatham, Mass.
- Section Boast Guard Office, Cape Cod, Chatham, Mass.
Chelsea, Massachusetts
- Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass.
Chicopee, Massachusetts
- Navy Cost Inspector, United States Rubber Co., Chicopee, Mass.
Cohasset, Massachusetts
- U.S. Naval Magazine, Cohasset, Mass.
- Enlisted Mens Barracks, Naval Magazine, Cohasset, Mass.
East Boston, Massachusetts
- Vessels Training Unit, East Boston, Mass.
East Brewster, Massachusetts
- Naval Recreation Camp, East Brewster, Mass.
Fall River, Massachusetts
- Naval Inspector of Ordnance, Excell Foundry and Machine Co., Inc., Fall River, Mass.
- Navy Cost Inspector, Precision Manufacturing Co., Fall River, Mass.
Falmouth, Massachusetts
- Otis Field, Falmouth, Mass.
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
- Resident Inspector of Naval Material, General Electric Co., Fitchburg, Mass.
Fort Devens, Massachusetts
- This is an Army Induction Station -- We have a Navy Doctor here, additional duty.
- Naval Auxiliary Air Facility, Fort Devens, Mass.
Gooseberry Neck, Massachusetts
- Harbor Detection Station, Gooseberry Neck, Mass.
Grand Tree, Massachusetts
- Officer in Charge of Construction of "Civil Works" Contracts, Grand Tree, Mass.
Halifax, Massachusetts
- Halifax Proving Range, Halifax, Mass.
Hingham, Massachusetts
- Field Censorship Station, Hingham, Mass.
- Officer in Charge of Construction of "Civil Works" Contracts, Hingham, Mass.
- Naval Ammunition Depot, Hingham, Mass.
- Branch Office of Naval Inspector of Ordnance, Hingham, Mass.
- Field Censorship Unit, Tropical Radio and Telegraph Co., Hingham, Mass.
- Navy Cost Inspector, Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Division, Hingham, Mass.
- Naval Receiving Station, Hingham, Mass.
- Commissary Store, Naval Ammunition Depot, Hingham, Mass.
- Assistant Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Bethlehem Steel Co., Hingham, Mass.
- Ammunition School, Naval Ammunition Depot, Hingham, Mass.
- Enlisted Men's Barracks, Naval Ammunition Depot, Hingham, Mass.
- School for Materials Handling, Packaging, Carloading, Warehousing, Naval Ammunition Depot, Hingham, Mass.
- Ammunition Handling School, Naval Ammunition Depot, Hingham, Mass.
- Ammunition Packaging School (Palletizing), Naval Ammunition Depot, Hingham, Mass.
- Sub-Board of Inspection and Survey, Hingham, Mass.
- Field Censorship Station, Hingham, Mass.
- Materials Handling Laboratory, Naval Ammunition Depot, Hingham, Mass.
Holyoke, Massachusetts
- Navy Cost Inspector, Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp., Holyoke, Mass.
- Resident Inspector of Naval Material, Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp., Holyoke, Mass.
Hyannis, Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Hyannis, Mass.
- [NAVAL] Auxiliary Air Facility, Hyannis, Mass.
Indian Orchard, Massachusetts
- Officer in Charge of Construction of "Civil Works" Contracts NObs-32, Chapman Valve Manufacturing Co., Indian Orchard, Mass.
Ipswich, Massachusetts
- Resident Inspector of Naval Material, Sylvania Electric Products, Inc., Ipswich, Mass.
- Navy Cost Inspector, Sylvania Electric Products, Inc., Ipswich, Mass.
Lawrence, Massachusetts
- Material Redistribution Center Annex, Lawrence, Mass.
Lonsdale, Massachusetts
- Material Redistribution Center, Lonsdale, Mass.
Lowell, Massachusetts
- Lowell Textile Institute, Lowell, Mass.
- Armed Forces Induction Station, Lowell, Mass.
- Naval Recruiting Sub-Station, Lowell, Mass.
Lynn, Massachusetts
- Resident Inspector of Naval Material, General Electric Co., Lynn, Mass.
Malden, Massachusetts
- National Company, Malden, Mass.
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
- Naval Auxiliary Air Facility, Martha's Vineyard, Mass.
- Combat Aircrew Refresher Training Unit, Naval Auxiliary Air Facility, Martha's Vineyard, Mass.
Medford, Massachusetts
- Tufts College, Medford, Mass.
- Navy V-12 Unit, Tufts College, Medford, Mass.
Nahant, Massachusetts
- Naval Unit No. 4, Nahant, Mass.
- Naval Unit #1-D, Nahant, Mass.
Nantucket Island, Massachusetts
- Naval AUxiliary Air Facility, Nantucket Island, Mass.
New Bedford, Massachusetts
- Naval Auxiliary Air Facility, New Bedford, Mass.
- Combat Aircrew Refresher Training Unit, Naval Auxiliary Air Facility, New Bedford, Mass.
Newton, Massachusetts
- Ratheon Company, Newton, Mass.
Newton Centre, Massachusetts
- Navy V-12 Unit, Andover Newton Theological School, Newton Centre, Mass.
Norwood, Massachusetts
- Officer in Charge of Construction of "Civil Works" Contracts, Norwood, Mass.
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
- Officer in Charge of Construction of "Civil Works" Contract NObs-473, General Electric Co., Pittsfield, Mass.
- Resident Inspector of Naval Material, General Electric Co., Pittsfield, Mass.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
- Naval Mine Test Facilities, Provincetown, Mass.
Quincy, Massachusetts
- Naval Inspector of Ordnance, Quincy, Mass.
- Naval Receiving Station, Quincy, Mass.
- Officer in Charge of Construction of "Civil Works" Contracts, Quincy, Mass.
- Navy Cost Inspector, Bethlehem Steel Co. (Shipbuilding Division), Quincy, Mass.
- Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Bethlehem Steel Co. (Shipbuilding Division), Quincy, Mass.
- Sub-Board of Inspection and Survey, Quincy, Mass.
- Quincy Adams Yacht Yard, Inc., Quincy, Mass.
- Naval Inspector of Ordnance, Bethlehem Steel Co. (Shipbuilding Division), Quincy, Mass.
- Civil Works Engineer, Quincy Civil Works District, Quincy, Mass.
- Material Redistribution Center, Quincy, Mass.
Randolph, Massachusetts
- American Fireworks Co., Randolph, Mass.
Salem, Massachusetts
- Atwood and Morrill Co., Salem, Mass.
- Coast Guard Air Station, Salem, Mass.
Sandwich, Massachusetts
- Port Director, Sandwich, Mass.
Scituate, Massachusetts
- Naval Unit #1-C, Scituate, Mass.
South Boston, Massachusetts
- Navy Cargo Handling Unit, Supply Annex Commonwealth Pier #5, South Boston, Mass.
- Degaussing Range, Castle Island, South Boston, Mass.
- Deperming Station (Pleasure Bay), Castle Island, South Boston, Mass.
- Receiving Barracks, South Boston, Mass.
South Hadley, Massachusetts
- Naval Training School (Communication WR), Mt. Holyoke College, South Hadley, Mass.
South Weymouth, Massachusetts
- Naval Air Station, South Weymouth, Mass.
- Airship Headquarters Squadron Detachment 11, NAS, South Weymouth, Mass.
Springfield, Massachusetts
- Officer in Charge of Construction of "Civil Works" Contract NOa-76, Perkins Machine and Gear Co., Springfield, Mass.
- Navy Cost Inspector, The Chapman Valve Manufacturing Co., Inc. (Indian Orchard), Springfield, Mass.
- Navy Recruiting Station, Springfield, Mass.
- Armed Forces Induction Station, Springfield, Mass.
- Naval Advisor to the War Production Board, Springfield, Mass.
- Assistant Naval Inspector of Ordnance, Springfield, Mass.
- Industry Cooperation Division, Office of Procurement and Material, Springfield, Mass.
- U.S. Marine Corps, Sub-District Headquarters Induction and Recruiting Station, Springfield, Mass.
- Naval Convalescent Hospital, Springfield, Mass.
- Industry Cooperation Division, Office of Procurement and Material, 1200 Main St., Springfield, Mass.
- Resident Inspector of Naval Material, Springfield, Mass.
Squantum, Massachusetts
- Naval Air Station, Squantum, Mass.
- Combat Aircrew Refresher Training Unit, Naval Air Station, Squantum, Mass.
Waltham, Massachusetts
- Officer in Charge of Construction of "Civil Works" Contracts, Waltham, Mass.
- Raytheon Manufacturing Co., Waltham, Mass.
- Navy Cost Inspector, Ratheon Manufacturing Co., Waltham, Mass.
Wellesley, Massachusetts
- Navy Supply Corps School, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass.
West Hanover, Massachusetts
- National Fireworks Co., West Hanover, Mass.
- Proving Ground, National Fireworks Co., West Hanover, Mass.
- Resident Inspector of Naval Material, National Fireworks Co., West Hanover, Mass.
West Springfield, Massachusetts
- Navy Cost Inspector, Perkins Machine and Gear Co., West Springfield, Mass.
Williamstown, Massachusetts
- Navy V-12 Unit, Williams College, Williamstown, Mass.
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
- Buzzards Bay Section, Naval Local Defense Force, Woods Hole, Mass.
- Naval Dispensary, Section Base, Woods Hole, Mass.
- Office of the Port Directors Sub-Station (Cape Cod Canal), Woods Hole, Mass.
- Underwater Explosive Research Laboratory, Woods Hole, Mass.
- Woods Hold Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Mass.
- Bureau of Ships, Bureau of Ordnance Smoke Project, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Mass.
Worcester, Massachusetts
- College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass.
- Navy V-12 Unit, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass.
- Navy V-12 Unit, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass.
- Industry Cooperation Division, Officer of Procurement and Material, Worcester, Mass.
- Resident Inspector of Naval Material, Worcester, Mass.
[V-12 -- College Training Program (USNR classification)]
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