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U.S. Navy searches for descendants of exonerated Port Chicago defendants
By Molly McCrea,
1 day ago
Family of Black sailor unjustly punished in WWII Port Chicago explosion receive exoneration 05:35
U.S. Secretary of the Navy told CBS News Bay Area that the military is seeking to identify the descendants of the 256 exonerated Port Chicago 50 defendants . This number includes the Port Chicago 50 who were tried on mutiny charges, and the 206 other Port Chicago sailors who were convicted in a summary courts-martial of disobeying orders.
Some of the defendant sailors may not have shared their stories with their loved ones, so there may be family members who are unaware that their loved ones have now been exonerated. The names of all the exonerated defendants are listed below.
If any family members of the defendants of the 1944 Port Chicago general and summary courts-martial would like to reach out of the U.S. Navy for future notifications on the topic or for more information, please reach out to: PortChicago@us.navy.mil .
EXONERATED PORT CHICAGO DEFENDENTS (alphabetical by first name)
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