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Port Chicago Naval Magazine Explosion on 17 July 1944:
Court of Inquiry: Finding of Facts, Opinion and Recommendations, continued...

10. IDENTIFIED DEAD: That as result of said explosions 7 officers and 34 enlisted personnel of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Naval Reserve, one enlisted man of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, 2 enlisted personnel of the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, one civil service employee of the U.S. Navy, 3 personnel of the U.S. Maritime Service (members of the crew of the S.S. QUINAULT VICTORY) and 3 civilians were killed; the court viewed the remains and their bodies were identified. Their names, rank or rate, serial or service number, or occupation are, as follows:

a. U.S. NAVY and U.S. NAVAL RESERVE

Officers: U.S. Naval Magazine, Port Chicago
(1) CHRISTENBURY, John Body	Lieut.(jg) O-V(S) USNR	252 205
(2) JOHNSON, James Basil	Lieut.(jg) O-V(S) USNR	343 770
(3) MORDOH, Gilbert (n) (Misspelled as MURDOH in exhibit 114)	Ens. O-V(S) USNR	331 454
(4) Wood, Harold A.     U.S. Naval Barracks, Port Chicago	Lieut. D-V(S) USNR	142 379
(5) ANDERSON, Maxie Lee	Lt. (jg) D-V (S) USNR	262 643
(6) SCHINDLER, Roland (n)	Lieut. O-V (S) USNR	155 860
(7) WHITE, Raymond Robert	Lt. (jg) D-V(S) USNR	240 261
Enlisted Personnel:   U.S. Naval Barracks, Port Chicago
(1) BAILEY, Henry William	831 66 55	S2c	V6 SV
(2) BORN, James Henry	618 61 14	CM1c	V6
(3) BOWDEN, "L" "T"	847 52 75	S2c	V6 SV
(4) COFFEE, Eugene (n) Jr.	604 93 40	S1c	V6
(5) COLEY, Enos (n)	834 15 23	S2c	V6 SV
(6) GABRIEL, Gerard (n)	644 76 30	S1c	V6
(7) HAMILTON, "A" "D"	843 70 19	S2c	V6 SV
(8) HARRISON, Phillip Harold	894 99 46	S2c	V6 SV
(9) HILL, Cluster (n)	630 35 04	S1c	V6
(10) HUDSON, Earl Howard	845 88 62	S2c	V6 SV
(11) HUGHES, Glen (n)	843 69 72	S2c	V6 SV
(12) HUGHES, Leroy (n)	849 81 98	S2c	V6 SV
(13) HUNT, Ross Dee	840 04 58	S2c	V6 SV
(14) JACKSON, Levi Randel	614 66 31	S1c	V6
(15) JENNINGS, Willie (n)	605 09 31	S1c	V6
(16) JOHNSON, Clarence (n)	847 66 78	S2c	V6 SV
(17) JOHNSON, Gabe (n)	840 01 99	S1c	USN-I
(18) JOHNSON, Milton Frank	831 93 23	S1c	V6 SV
(19) LAW, Willie (n) Jr.	556 26 12	S1c	V6
(20) LONG, Lemuel McKinley	827 75 74	S2c	V6 SV
(21) MATHEWS, Lawrence (n) Jr.	604 93 86	S1c	V6
(22) MAYFIELD, Charles Alvin	645 06 67	S2c	V6
(23) MCFARLAND, Clarence "K"	605 16 87	CCM(T)	V6
(24) MILLER, Otis Kenneth	557 16 96	S2c	V6
(25) METTLES, Willis (n)	857 96 61	S2c	V6 SV
(26) PERSON, Joe Herman	659 92 33	S2c	V6
(27) SANDERS, Robert (n)	829 22 27	S2c	V6 SV
(28) SIMS, Willie (n)	644 74 91	S2c	V6
(29) SMITH, Isaac Ebenezer	256 61 57	S1c	V6 SC
(30) WALKER, Walter Lee Jr.	604 61 52	S2c	V6
(31) WARREN, William Claude	617 28 66	CM2c(T)	V6
(32) WASHINGTON, James "L"	846 74 36	S2c	V6 SV
(33) WILLIAMS, Mitchell Adelbert	246 06 69	S2c	V6
(34) WOODS, James Edward	836 74 14	S2c	V6 SV

b. U.S. MARINE CORPS RESERVE

(1) BLANKE, Elwin Arnold

Pvt. USMCR

SS Class III (b)

945730

c. U.S. COAST GUARD RESERVE

 

(1) PORTZ, Edward J.	604-857	McMM 3c
(2) SULLIVAN, James C.	604-509	Sea 2c

d. CIVILIAN CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES OF THE U.S. NAVY

(1) ZANARINI, Fred

Chauffeur U.S. Naval Magazine, Port Chicago

e. U.S. MARITIME SERVICE

(1) HENRIKSEN, Elis	Night Relief Engineer	QUINAULT VICTORY
(2) THOMPSON, Glen E.	Licensed Jr. Engr.	QUINAULT VICTORY
(3) WIDNER, Louis J.	Messman	QUINAULT VICTORY

f. CIVILIANS

(1) BUSTRACK, Lawrence C.	Office Manager	Macco Construction Co.
(2) HALVERSON, Gundar	Timekeeper	Macco Construction Co.
(3) HUNT, Thomas David	Project Engr.	Macco Construction Co.

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