Golden Gate National Cemetery, Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, 2015.

On the evening of July 17, 1944, residents in the San Francisco east bay area were jolted awake by a massive explosion that cracked windows and lit up the night sky. At Port Chicago Naval Magazine, 320 men were instantly killed when two ships being loaded with ammunition for the Pacific theater troops exploded. It was WWII's worth home-front disaster. Description: At the Golden Gate National Cemetery, holidays wreaths were laid at the final resting place for those killed during the accident.