The Four Chaplains
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deano1943
N 39° 57.711 W 076° 43.837
18S E 352188 N 4424956
The Four Chaplains Mural is located at 137 West Market Street in York, Pennsylvania.
Waymark Code: WMF2J
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2006
Published By: TVN
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Thousands of Americans lost their lives crossing the perilous waters of the North Atlantic in World War II. About 670 people died when a German U-boat torpedoed the USAP Dorchester on Feb. 3, 1943. Four Chaplains-George L. Fox, Gilman, Vt., Methodist; Clark V. Poling, Schenectady, N.Y., Dutch Reformed; Alexander D. Goode, York, Jewish; and John P. Washington, Arlington, N.J., Catholic-were among the dead. The religious leaders relinquished their seats in lifeboats and removed their own life jackets to give to other men in uniform.
Artist: Connie Burns Watkins, Paragould, Ark.; Mural Finished: 1999; Size: 23 ft. wide by 24 ft high.; Sponsor: Flinchbaugh Engineering Inc.
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