City of Cypress  5700 Orange Avenue ~ Cypress, CA 90630 ~
714-229-6780  World War II Brought Changes  World War II brought
many changes to Cypress, just as it did to most of Orange
County. Even before the war began, the United States Naval Air
Station was moved from Long Beach to Los Alamitos adjacent to
Cypress. Only a short distance away, the Navy also built the
Seal Beach Ammunition Depot on 5,000 acres of land.  Santa Ana
was the site of the United States Naval Air Station, whose
hangars housed the blimps that patrolled the California
coastline. The Santa Ana Army Air Base was the west coast cadet
reception center, where Air Force inductees received their
preliminary training. At El Toro, the Marine Corps prepared its
men for the rigors of the air war.  Even Irvine Park was taken
over as an Army infantry training camp. Many from the Cypress
area worked at these military establishments while others
commuted to Long Beach or Santa Monica to work in aircraft
plants or shipyards.  The community also saw a lar