Four Chaplains
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The Four Chaplains, also referred to as the Immortal Chaplains or the Dorchester Chaplains, were four chaplains who died rescuing civilian and military personnel as the American troop ship SS Dorchest
Undated photograph of the U.S. Army transport ship Dorchester.
History painting of Coast Guard Cutter USCGC Escanaba during the rescue of survivors of the sunken Dorchester.
Memorial, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Stained Glass at the U.S. Army Institute for Religious Leadership
SS Dorchester
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Dorchester was a coastal passenger steamship requisitioned and operated by the War Shipping Administration in January 1942 for wartime use as a troop ship allocated to United States Army requirements.
Four Chaplains
…the Immortal Chaplains or the Dorchester Chaplains, were four chaplains who died rescuing civilian and military personnel as the American troop ship SS Dorchester sank on February 3, 1943, in what has been referred to as one of the worst sea disasters of World War II. The Dorchester, a civilian liner, had been…
The Immortal ChaplainsIssue of 1948