File:Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial POCH 0004.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.
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