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Albert Mitchell was just a fetus when the April 16, 1947 disaster happened in Texas City. A piece of one of the ships was thrown about 3,700 feet and landed inside his father's business. Albert still has that piece and other items from the disaster.
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T.J. Aulds is mainland editor for The Daily News. He is a former producer with Channel 11's KHOU.com in Houston and a former editor of the Texas City Sun. Aulds was a 2007 recipient of the Jim Lehrer Award for Journalism.