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Today in 1944
Two ammunition ships explode at Port Chicago, Calif., killing 322, including 202 African-Americans assigned by the Navy to handle explosives. It was the worst home-front disaster of World War II. The resulting refusal of 258 African-Americans to return to the dangerous work underpinned the trial and conviction of 50 of the men in what is called the Port Chicago Mutiny.

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Former US Foods Teamsters reunion cookout
Updated On: May 07, 2018

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(L-R) Joe Bell, Ed Jackson, Max Atwood, Dave Hovel, Bob Schultz, Ron Holleman, Marvan Thomspn, Local 355 Business Agent Jim Deene, Jay Trueth, Jeff Butts, Local 355 Organizer Ed Mulford, Donny Fink, Jerry Northam, Dave Collins, Joe Andrews, Chris Lembech, Stoney Althar, Lou Herron, Rex Patterson, Dave Rosier, Jim Brown, Ray Ridgeway, George Eliou, Tony Bellamy, Doug Robinson, Bill Wilson, Clinton Lucas, Mike Weghprect, Jack Blesse, Jim Ramper, Tony Johnson, Diondre Maybery, and Karl Frey.

Former food service drivers, helpers and mechanics enjoyed an afternoon together, Saturday, April 29, 2018 at a cookout sponsored by Local 355 at the Baltimore union hall.

Not all but most fell in line for a photo and with so many of them, we needed to create a composite image from four (!) photos. It worked!

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