More than a decade before the power plant was built, the U.S. Navy had a training base in Morro Bay during World War II.
WWII childhood memories--amphibious training & D-Day Memorial
Preserving Puerto Rico History - American Conservation Experience
U.S. Naval Amphibious Training Base, Morro Bay; World War II week by week
Battle of Wake Island - Wikipedia
Amphibious Training Base Morro Bay - Wikipedia
Admiralty Islands campaign - Wikipedia
The Deadly Legacy of World War II in Alaska - JMU
Military history of Puerto Rico - Wikipedia
The Deadly Legacy of World War II in Alaska - JMU
Crash Boats of World War 2
Early Naval Raids