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In the book:
"Original project in United States . The provision of ordnance repair facilities for the American forces in France was the purpose contemplated by the Chief of Ordnance in Office Order No. 47, September 10, 1917, which established the division of American Ordnance Base Depot in France . Col. D. M. King was relieved from duty at Rock Island Arsenal in July, 1917, and ordered to Washington to take charge of the project and; directed to proceed with the design and procurement of the necessary buildings, machinery, and equipment and to secure the personnel required for operating the various shops and establishments then proposed. It had been learned, through the French High Commission, that no existing shops or facilities would be available for the repair of ordnance materiel for the American Expeditionary Forces."