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Sailors from Navy Munitions Command, other units and guests on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii visited the site of the rusting hulk of LST-480 on Waipio Peninsula for a ceremony honoring the 80th Anniversary of the West Loch Disaster May 21, 2024. On May 21, 1944, while Army Ordnance troops loaded mortar ammunition on the fantail of LST-353, an explosion spread to other landing craft preparing for the invasion of Saipan. One-hundred and sixty three men lost their lives, with another 400 injured, including several fighting the fires. (U.S. Navy photo by Jhewel Felipe)
| Date Taken: | 05.21.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 05.21.2024 18:34 |
| Photo ID: | 8421849 |
| VIRIN: | 240521-N-HT002-1008 |
| Resolution: | 5408x3600 |
| Size: | 1.66 MB |
| Location: | JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII, US |
| Web Views: | 33 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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