But to some who continued working around explosives at Port Chicago, the mutiny charges were justified in a country that was at war.

Port Chicago was one of the main supply depots for the Pacific Fleet.

We were living on the base at Port Chicago.

Until a few years ago, he said, he did not mention Port Chicago to anyone, including his children.

We were married in Port Chicago three days ago.

The weapons were for warships at Port Chicago.

The first ship to dock at Port Chicago was loaded on December 8, 1942.

Port Chicago was manned by workers drawn from those remaining.

There was no system at Port Chicago for making sure officers and men were familiar with safety regulations.

No enlisted man stationed at Port Chicago had ever received formal training in the handling and loading of explosives into ships.