Military History Group: WWII Non-combat Disasters

World War II non-combat disasters are being lost to history.  The West Loch Disaster at Pearl Harbor which killed 163 people, was blamed on Black sailors and was classified for years.  The Port Chicago Disaster killed 320 people;  instead of charging any officers for unsafe procedures, the Navy charged and convicted 50 Black sailors of mutiny when they refused to continue working in dangerously unsafe conditions.  One large scale rehearsal of the D-Day invasion resulted in hundreds of deaths but was largely veiled in secrecy.  

The Military History Group is a bimonthly discussion group.  Please come prepared to offer your own knowledge of history and contribute toward making this an interesting session.