World War I
During World War I, Fort DuPont continued serving the role of coastal defense as well as training post for local draftees and deploying artillery units. Following the war, the long range guns in Batteries Read and Gibson were dismounted and shipped elsewhere. Units such as the 7th Trench Mortar Battalion used the site for basic and advanced training before heading to France in October 1918.
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