 By November 1945 81,000 combat veterans had been returned to private life.In late 1945 Japanese aliens from the alien internment camps being returned to Japan by the Immigrations and Naturalization Service (INS) were housed here while awaiting transportation to Japan

Finally on 13 March 1946 the Army deactivated the SAAAB.On 4 May 1946 the title to the SAAAB passed from the Army to the War Assets Administration.