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PORT CHICAGO MEMORIAL

PORT CHICAGO MEMORIAL
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Location: CONCORD NAVAL WEAPONS STATION

City: CONCORD

State: California

Zip Code: 94519

Type of Memorial: War Memorials

Year Dedicated: 1994

Access: Military Base

Wars Commemorated: WORLD WAR II

THIS MEMORIAL HONORS THE 320 SAILORS AND CIVILIANS WHO WERE KILLED AT PORT CHICAGO WHEN THE SHIPS THEY WERE LOADING WITH AMMUNITION AND BOMBS EXPLODED. THIS RESULTED IN THE LARGEST DOMESTIC LOSS OF LIFE DURING WORLD WAR II.


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