The Holding and Reconsignment Depot at Yermo was developed as a facility for storing lend lease and other supplies already consigned to specific destinations. The depot at Yermo provided a number of railroad spurs and sidings, loading and unloading docks, and switching yards for that purpose. In addition, 140 buildings were constructed on the site including administration buildings, barracks, dormitories, officers' quarters, warehouses, mess and maintenance facilities.
On 16 March 1944, 8.058 acres of the Yermo Holding and Reconsignment Depot was conveyed to the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company by quitclaim deed. On 5 June 1946, the War Department granted a lease to the Navy Department to use and occupy the depot, redesignated the Mira Lorna Quartermaster Subdepot Military Reservation, until 27 January 1947. However, on 15 November 1946, the remaining 2010.162 acres was declared surplus by the War Department and, effective 10 January 1947, control and jurisdiction of the designated Yermo Army Service Forces Depot was transferred to the Navy Department. This 2010.162 acre active site is now designated as the Marine Corps Supply Center (Yermo Area). The 8.058 acre site deeded to the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railway, roughly 100 feet in width and 3,510 feet long, is currently owned and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad. The only structures on the site are a small, modern administration building and warehouse used by the railroad. There are no structures on the site attributable to War Department activity. Underground facilities on the site, such as tanks and pipelines, have been beneficially used by the two railroad companies.
Site History: The holding and reconsignment depot at Yermo was developed as a facility for storing supplies and lend lease supplies already consigned to specific destinations. Depots, such as the one at Yermo, were developed in 1942 throughout the United States to address critical shortages in equipment and supply storage space.
Typically, the holding and reconsignment depots were hastily constructed for limited service, and were constructed of substitute building materials due to shortages in traditional construction materials. The depots were used as reservoirs for bulk storage often consisting of open-type storage sheds.
On 16 March 1944, 8.058 acres of the Holding and Reconsignment Depot were conveyed to the Los Angeles and Salt Lake (LA&SL) Railroad Company by quitclaim deed. That property is roughly 100 feet wide and 3,500 feet long. It primarily consists of railroad tracks and switching equipment which were part of an extensive switching yard for railcars entering and leaving he depot. This property has been beneficially used by the LA&SL railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad, the current owners of the property. The remainder of the depot was transferred to the Navy Department. It is an active 2,010.162 acre installation, designated the Marine Corps Supply Center (Yermo Area) .
