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Four Chaplains Heroism On Dorchester Sinking
A WWII tragedy aboard the Dorchester saw four chaplains of different faiths calm passengers and hand out life jackets as the ship sank in the North Atlantic in February 1943. Survivors recalled the selfless act of giving up their own life jackets while praying together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ladd
Dorchester
North Atlantic
George Fox
Alexander Goode
John Washington
Clark Poling
David Myers
Grady Clark
Clark
Robert Watson-Watt
British
Air Ministry
James Livingston
Watson- Watt