In 1994, the Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial was dedicated to those who died in the explosion. Fifteen years later, President Barack Obama signed a bill establishing that same site as a ...
who worked diligently on the formation of the Port Chicago Naval Memorial Magazine in Concord. But the biggest relief, Padmore said, is to the African American sailors who were wrongly convicted ...
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World War II National Park SitesEpic Guide to World War II National Park Sites including home front and parks in the Pacific, Memorials, and history of ...
Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly punished in 1944 after a deadly California port explosion
On July 17, 1944, munitions being loaded onto a cargo ship detonated, causing secondary blasts that ignited 5,000 tons (4,535 metric tonnes) of explosives at Port Chicago naval weapons station ...
the creation of the Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, the restoration of public access at Santa Rosa Island within the Channel Islands National Park, and the protection of the Presidio’s ...
PORT HADLOCK — Naval Magazine Indian Island will conduct a security training exercise on Thursday. Training activities may include boats on the water, the use of blank ammunition, loud sirens and ...
Urge Congress to support H.R. 7936, Representative Paul Tonko’s legislation to provide $250 million for long-underfunded cultural resources and history programs at America’s national parks. We must ...
Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly punished in 1944 after a deadly California port explosion
in Port Chicago, Calif. (Naval History and Heritage Command/National Park Service via AP) WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Navy has exonerated 256 Black sailors who were found to be unjustly punished in ...
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