During WWII, the U.S. built a military base in this Ecuadorian island group to protect the Panama Canal
The island is currently a 
subpost of the U.S. Army Strategic and Missile ... (info provided by John Bennett 
of the Coast Defense Study Group) .... GALAPAGOS ISLANDS (Ecuador) ... patrol 
boat base here during WWII as part of the Panama Canal's outer... [DOC] [TLE] HyperWar: US Army in WWII: Guarding the United States [Chapter 13] [PAR] US Army in World War II--The Western Hemisphere: 'Guarding the United States 
and Its ... including the aircraft carrier Bearn with 106 American-built planes on 
board.