Event Date & Time: July 19, 2025, at 10:00 am
Reservations are required. Please read the following information for additional details.
Friends of Port Chicago National Memorial, in collaboration with the National Park Service, and the U.S. Army’s 834th Transportation Battalion, invites you to join the annual Port Chicago Commemoration on July 19, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. with a reception to follow the ceremony. We will honor the 320 men who lost their lives in the largest WWII military disaster on the home front.
This year’s event is an opportunity for friends, family, and others interested in the Port Chicago disaster and its aftermath to join in a day of remembrance. The events following the disaster led to a work stoppage and the largest mutiny trial in U.S. naval history. The response of African American communities to these events exposed the shameful injustices of racism and illuminated the issues of segregation and racial inequality in the military. Today, the memorial serves not only as a place to honor those who lost their lives, but also as a springboard for exploring social justice in our society.
The event will be held at Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO), which is an active military base, requiring all visitors to have a reservation and a security check. Visitors aged 17 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
When making a reservation, please be prepared to submit the following information for all attendees:
• Last Name, First Name, Middle Name (for those with no middle name put “NMN”)
• Date of Birth
• State issued driver’s license or identification number & state issued (anyone under the age of 18 must put the word “minor” instead of an identification number)
• E-Mail Address
• Daytime Phone Number
Reservations must be made before July 11, 2025.
For additional inquiries, please leave a voicemail message at 925-228-8860 x6520 or e-mail POCH_General_Info@nps.gov.
Friends of Port Chicago National Memorial 