Eighty years ago this month, in one of the greatest maritime losses of World War II, the U.S. Army troopship Dorchester was hit at night in the North Atlantic by a Nazi torpedo. As it began to sink, four U.S. Army chaplains — a priest, a rabbi, and two Protestant ministers — helped give out life…
American flags fly as a Field of Honor for veterans on the North Andover Common, Friday, June 14, 2019, in North Andover, Mass.ighty years ago this month, in one of the greatest maritime losses of World War II, the U.S. Army troopship Dorchester was hit at night in the North Atlantic by atorpedo. As it began to sink, four U.S.
Our parents’ and grandparents’ generations knew all about the Four Chaplains, but today they are largely forgotten. In mentioning the Four Chaplains to friends, I haven’t found a single one who’s heard of them. On a recent Sunday afternoon, I stood near a Four Chaplains memorial in Riverside Park in New York City and watched as dozens of people walked by without a glance.
The Dorchester, struck near midnight on Feb. 3, 1943, sank in just 27 minutes. Six hundred seventy-two men lost their lives. Yet, 227 survived. In sworn affidavits to the, some later told what they had seen. “I saw the chaplains clearly standing at the rail of the transport minus their life jackets, urging me to leave the ship,” reported one survivor. Another, as he left the ship, said he saw the chaplains “with their hands clasped, praying for the boys.
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