Remembering the Texas City Disaster

[regrothenberger]

My grandfather is a survivor. He had just returned 2 years earlier from World War 2. This happened, and his father was sadly killed. My grandfather still has a twisted piece of metal from the ship Grandcamp.

[renafyi]

I grew up in Texas City. Moved there in 1962 on 2nd Ave. I had heard about what had happened when I was younger but when I read the book last year about the disaster, I couldn't believe my father had moved us there. What they went through was horrific.

[delinq69]

US military knew full well the capabilities of Ammomia Nitrate before this happened