Military Chaplains Who Died Together ‘Had to Be Scared,’ Baptist Naval Officer Says - Word&Way

Military Chaplains Who Died Together ‘Had to Be Scared,’ Baptist Naval Officer Says

SS DorchesterFeb. 2 marks the 76th anniversary of the sinking of the SS Dorchester, a transport ship taking hundreds of troops to Greenland during World War II.

Among the 672 who died in the U-Boat attack in 1943 were four Army chaplains who, many survivors said, brought calm to the panic and who gave up their own life jackets – and lives – to others.

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