Four military chaplains were on board the World War II military transport ship S.S. Dorchester when it was sunk by a German torpedo on February 3, 1943. As the ship was going down, the men gave their life jackets to young soldiers who had none.
The four chaplains —
Four military chaplains were on board the World War II military transport ship S.S. Dorchester when it was sunk by a German torpedo on February 3, 1943. As the ship was going down, the men gave their life jackets to young soldiers who had none.
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The Rev. Clark Poling, born in Columbus, Ohio, was ordained in the Reformed Church in America.
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The Rev. Clark Poling, born in Columbus, Ohio, was ordained in the Reformed Church in America.
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Rabbi Alexander Goode was born in Brooklyn, New York.
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Rabbi Alexander Goode was born in Brooklyn, New York.
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The Rev. George Fox, born in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, was Methodist.
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The Rev. George Fox, born in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, was Methodist.
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The Rev. John Washington, born in Newark, New Jersey, was a Catholic priest.
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The Rev. John Washington, born in Newark, New Jersey, was a Catholic priest.
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