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.

H. Con. Res. 49 · 116th Congress · Jun 11, 2019 · Lineage

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

That Congress—

(1)

recognizes the service and sacrifice of those who served and perished at Port Chicago during World War II;

(2)

hereby and forever exonerates the Port Chicago sailors of the charge of mutiny against the United States and any and all other charges brought against them in the aftermath of the July 17, 1944, explosion;

(3)

upgrades the general and summary discharges issued to each of the Port Chicago sailors to honorable discharges; and

(4)

directs the Secretary of the Navy to place a letter attesting to these actions in the file of each of the Port Chicago sailors and to notify any surviving family members of these actions.

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.

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