Four Chaplains' Memorial - Watertown, NY
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jiggs11
N 43° 58.334 W 075° 54.580
18T E 427034 N 4869191
Memorial to four USA Chaplains who gave their lives in the sinking of the SS Dorchester Troop Ship in 1943.
Waymark Code: WMGJNC
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 03/12/2013
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Simple bronze plaque affixed to polished red granite which pays tribute to 4 US Army chaplains who gave up their life vests so that four soldier might live. This occured after the torpedoeing and subsequent sinking of the troop carrier SS Dorchester 3 February, 1943.
What is especially symbolic is that the chaplains were Catholic, Protestant and Jewish.
The four were
Lt G.L. Fox (Protestant)
Lt J.P. Washington (Catholic)
Lt A.D. Goode (Jewish)
Lt C.V. Poling (Protestant)
The four were all awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) and the Purple Heart.
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Type of memorial: Plaque
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