Chapel of Four Chaplains: 100 Years of Heroes

Just after midnight on Feb. 3, 1943, the United States transport ship U.S.A.T. Dorchester was torpedoed by a German U-Boat and sunk off the coast of Greenland in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. Of the 902 officers, crew, servicemen and civilian workers on board 672 went down with the ship, but not before four U.S. Army Chaplains performed an extraordinary act of self-sacrifice and service. The four - George Fox, Alexander Goode, Clark Poling and John Washington -handed out lifejackets and calmed the men, and when there were no more lifejackets, gave their own lifejackets. Survivors testified that the priest, rabbi and two Protestant ministers then linked arms and prayed on the deck until sinking beneath the waves. (Video by Mark Pynes/PennLive)

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I remember doing this interview with PennLive. It was truly a blessing and an honor to speak about the Chapel and where it is today.

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Watching this today on Four Chaplains Day. Thank you for your work!

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I remember this story growing up. The elementary school I went to was named after Alexander d Goode

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I was there today. I felt the heavy influence of war!

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I've shared the story of these 4 compassionate servants of God in numerous churches. PRO DEO ET PATRIA.

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there is a "field of four chaplains" at Ft Benning Ga

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One of many Powerful true stories of Men of Faith during the war ❤ , John 15 : 13 Greater Love has no one than this , that one lay down his Life for his Friends !!!