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| Keywords: san diego sandiego korean war koreanwar saint paul saintpaul sailors uss 595 edmondson navy naval training graduation class recruits bmc korea ca california us military blackandwhite monochrome black and white U.S. Navy Training Center, San Diego, California Company Commander T.J. Edmondson, B.M.C. Company 595 Many of these recruits went on to serve on the cruiser USS Saint Paul during the Korean War. On April 21, 1952, while the cruiser was engaged in gun fire support operations, a sudden and serious powder fire broke out in her forward 8-inch (203 mm) turret. The explosion occurred in the turret's left gun, which was loaded but had the breech open. The gun captain thought the weapon had fired and told the gun's rammerman to ram another projectile into the gun's breech. The gun blew up, setting off two other powder bags in the powder hoist. Thirty men died in this explosion. U.S. Navy Training Center, San Diego, California Company Commander T.J. Edmondson, B.M.C. Company 595 Many of these recruits went on to serve on the cruiser USS Saint Paul during the Korean War. On April 21, 1952, while the cruiser was engaged in gun fire support operations, a sudden and serious powder fire broke out in her forward 8-inch (203 mm) turret. The explosion occurred in the turret's left gun, which was loaded but had the breech open. The gun captain thought the weapon had fired and told the gun's rammerman to ram another projectile into the gun's breech. The gun blew up, setting off two other powder bags in the powder hoist. Thirty men died in this explosion. | ||||
