▁mill ▁site . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁history ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁ 2 , ▁around ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁US ▁Sold iers ▁were ▁station ed ▁on ▁the ▁Cap ric orn ▁Coast , ▁most ▁not ably ▁at ▁Thompson ' s ▁Point ▁where ▁efforts ▁by ▁the ▁Cap ric orn ▁Coast ▁Historical ▁Society ▁are ▁under way ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁surv ival ▁of ▁this ▁piece ▁of ▁history . ▁At ▁nearby ▁N er im ber a ▁is ▁St ▁Christopher ' s ▁Chap el ▁which ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁US ▁Sold iers ▁during ▁the ▁war , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁restored ▁to ▁its ▁original ▁condition . ▁ ▁Sho al water ▁Bay ▁With ▁Australia ' s ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War , ▁the ▁Australian ▁Army ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁Sho al water ▁Bay , ▁Town sh end ▁Island , ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁tract ▁ab ut ting ▁By field ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁military ▁training ▁facility . ▁This ▁area ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁Sho al water ▁Bay ▁Military ▁Training ▁Area . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁the ▁last ▁civ ili ans ▁vac ated ▁their ▁hold ings ▁there . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁" mil it ary ▁invasion " ▁of ▁the ▁pr ist ine ▁w ilder ness ▁area ▁was ▁un pop ular ▁with ▁many , ▁some ▁human itar ian ▁obser vers ▁saw ▁the ▁ev iction ▁of ▁white ▁land own ers ▁as ▁ir onic ▁justice ▁for ▁their ▁ancest ors ' ▁ev iction ▁of ▁the ▁Ab original ▁population ▁a ▁century ▁before . ▁ ▁I was aki ▁resort ▁In ▁ 1