Recognizing the victims of the Port Chicago explosion of July 17, 1944, the 75th anniversary of the greatest homeland loss of life of World War II, and exonerating the 50 African-American sailors unjustly court-martialed by the Navy.
USA116th CongressHCONRES-49| House
| Updated: 6/12/2019
Mark DeSaulnier
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (6)
Military Personnel Subcommittee, Armed Services Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This resolution recognizes the service and sacrifice of those who served and perished at Port Chicago Naval Magazine, in California, during World War II. The resolution exonerates the 50 Port Chicago sailors convicted of the charge of mutiny against the United States and all other charges brought against them after the July 17, 1944, explosion that killed 320. It upgrades the general and summary discharges of the Port Chicago sailors to honorable discharges.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Armed Forces and National Security
CaliforniaCongressional tributesCriminal procedure and sentencingFiresMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary historyMilitary lawMilitary personnel and dependentsRacial and ethnic relations
Recognizing the victims of the Port Chicago explosion of July 17, 1944, the 75th anniversary of the greatest homeland loss of life of World War II, and exonerating the 50 African-American sailors unjustly court-martialed by the Navy.
USA116th CongressHCONRES-49| House
| Updated: 6/12/2019
This resolution recognizes the service and sacrifice of those who served and perished at Port Chicago Naval Magazine, in California, during World War II. The resolution exonerates the 50 Port Chicago sailors convicted of the charge of mutiny against the United States and all other charges brought against them after the July 17, 1944, explosion that killed 320. It upgrades the general and summary discharges of the Port Chicago sailors to honorable discharges.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mark DeSaulnier
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (6)
Military Personnel Subcommittee, Armed Services Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
CaliforniaCongressional tributesCriminal procedure and sentencingFiresMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary historyMilitary lawMilitary personnel and dependentsRacial and ethnic relations