During WWII, the U.S. built a military base in this Ecuadorian island group to protect the Panama Canal
Early in 1940 the General Board of the Navy and the Army-Navy Joint 
Board ... Advance bases were established during 1942 and 1943 on Taboga 
Island at the... [DOC] [TLE] Pacific Islands Forts - North American Forts [PAR] Aug 23, 2013 ...