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 two ships being loaded with ammunition for the Pacific theater troops blew up. It was WWII's worst home front disaster.
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Port Chicago Naval Magazine
4202 Alhambra Ave
Martinez,
California
94553
USA
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- Sun - Sat: 12:00 am - 11:59 pm
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