page_title: Stevedore operations, American Expeditionary Forces
section_title: Operations
hierarchical_section_title: Stevedore operations, American Expeditionary Forces / Operations
caption_attribution_description: Compiled by Gaarmyvet from, all created by w:c:User:Marmelad
context_page_description: Stevedore operations were established by the United States Army to provide movement of supplies through ports in support of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. The first American stevedores in France were civilians. Stevedores were originally organized into regiments, and were among the first troops sent to France. Three regiments and two separate battalions were deployed, and were later reorganized into separate battalions and transferred from the Army Service Corps to the Transportation Corps. The battalions were inactivated in France and the troops were assigned to companies without a branch affiliation for their return to the U.S.
context_section_description: Stevedores unloaded supplies at American port facilities established in Brest, St. Nazaire, Bordeaux, Havre, and Marseilles (all in France). "Negro" stevedores were praised for the speed with which they offloaded troops and supplies.
caption: Sections of the SOS in France
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