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180518-N-AV243-0005 PEARL HARBOR (May 18, 2018) said Capt. Jeff Bernard, Commander, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, special guest speaker at the 74th annual West Loch disaster remembrance ceremony hosted by Afloat Training Group Middle Pacific, with support by Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and the service Navy association. On May 21st, 1944 while preparing for the invasion of Saipan, in the Marianas Islands Army troops were loading ammunition, weapons and fuel onto vessels. Following an explosion, fire spread through West Loch, the staging area for landing ships at Pearl Harbor U.S. Naval Base. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Somers T. Steelman)
| Date Taken: | 05.18.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 05.24.2018 16:30 |
| Photo ID: | 4419391 |
| VIRIN: | 180518-N-AV243-0005 |
| Resolution: | 2000x3000 |
| Size: | 1.65 MB |
| Location: | PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, US |
| Web Views: | 11 |
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74th Annual West Loch Disaster Remembrance Ceremony
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