Rear Admiral Carlton H. Wright pinning the Navy and Marine Corps Medal on Seaman 1st-class James A. Camper, Jr. for heroism displayed following the Port Chicago munitions explosion 17 Jul 1944. 26 Oct 1944 photo. [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     Rear Admiral Carlton H. Wright pinning the Navy and Marine Corps Medal on Seaman 1st-class James A. Camper, Jr. for heroism displayed following the Port Chicago munitions explosion 17 Jul 1944. 26 Oct 1944 photo. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
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Port Chicago Naval Munitions Explosion   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Photos on Same Day 26 Oct 1944
Photos at Same Place Port Chicago, California, United States
Added By David Stubblebine
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023

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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
29 Jul 2020 01:48:51 PM

Admiral Wright was the commander of the Twelfth Naval District (San Francisco) and was also the one who spoke to an assembly of the accused sailors prior to the court martial proceedings threatening the “mutineers” with a firing squad if they didn’t turn to and begin loading munitions. After the verdicts were appealed to the Secretary of the Navy, Wright was ordered to reconvene the court martial against the 50 and on 12 Jun 1945, each of the mutiny convictions were reaffirmed.

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