The Port Chicago Explosion killed 320 people in seconds, making it one of the deadliest disasters on U.S. soil during World War II. But what happened next was just as shocking - a mutiny trial, racial ...
On July 17, 1944, a massive explosion occurred at the ammunition depot of Port Chicago, Ca. It was the worst home front disaster in World War II. Over 10,000 tons of explosives detonated ...