CA SR110

Recognizes July 17, 2024, as the 80-year anniversary of the Port Chicago Naval Magazine explosion, which killed or wounded 710 people on July 17, 1944, and was the deadliest homefront disaster of World War II.

Acknowledges that nearly two-thirds of the 320 sailors killed instantly were African American personnel, assigned to dangerous ordnance duties due to discriminatory Navy personnel policies that barred African Americans from most seagoing positions.

Recognizes the injustices faced by the Port Chicago 50 sailors who were court-martialed and convicted of mutiny for refusing to work in unsafe conditions after the disaster, with sentences ranging from 8 to 15 years of confinement and dishonorable discharges.

Commends Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro for exonerating all sailors wrongly convicted of mutiny on July 17, 2024, restoring honor and justice to them and their families.

Notes that the Naval Court of Inquiry's report blamed African American sailors using racist stereotypes while ignoring white officers' leadership responsibilities and training deficiencies.