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Ceremony honors four chaplains lost on USAT Dorchester during World War II
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02-13-2020, 01:35 PM
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Ceremony honors four chaplains lost on USAT Dorchester during World War II
Ceremony honors four chaplains lost on USAT Dorchester during World War II
02-08-2020 01:09 PM
After a torpedo hit the USAT Dorchester on Jan. 23, 1943, and it became clear that the ship was sinking, the chaplains tried to calm the men and organize an orderly evacuation. As life jackets were passed out, the supply ran out. The chaplains removed their own life jackets and gave them to others.
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