File:Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial POCH 0001.jpg
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English: Largest Homeland Disaster during World War II: On the evening of July 17, 1944, residents in the San Francisco east bay area were jolted awake by a massive explosion that cracked windows and lit up the night sky. At Port Chicago Naval Magazine, 320 men were instantly killed when the munitions ships they were loading with ammunition for the Pacific theatre troops mysteriously blew up. |
| Date | Unknown date |
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http://www.nps.gov/storage/images/poch/Webpages/originals/360.jpg
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| Author | National Park Service Digital Image Archives |
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All photographs and images in this archive [National Park Service Digital Image Archives] are public domain images. You are free to use these images without a release from the National Park Service. However, the photographs and images must not be used to imply National Park Service endorsement of a product, service, organization or individual. |
| Location | Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial |
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