3 February 1943, as the U.S.A.T. Dorchester made its way from Newfoundland to an American base in Greenland, encountered a torpedo from a German submarine.
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Four Chaplains Day: February 3rd commemorates the day that four Army chaplains gave their lives to save others who were serving on the U.S.A.T. Dorchester, which had been torpedoed by a German submarine. Through the ensuing chaos Army chaplains Lt. George L. Fox, Lt. Alexander D. Goode, Lt. John P. Washington, and Lt. Clark V. Poling, […]