 Following World War II, enrollment at Texas A&M soared.Housing was in short supply, so between 1949 and 1953 an estimated 5,500 men lived, studied, ate, showered, and attended classes at the Annex on the former Bryan Air Force Base, which was deactivated in May 1961.The land and buildings were deeded to the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University) in 1962.