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The Four Chaplains, also referred to as the Immortal Chaplains or the Dorchester Chaplains, were four chaplains who died rescuing civilian and military personnel as the American troop ship SS Dorchester sank on February 3, 1943, in what has been referred to as the one of the worst sea disasters of World War II. [1]
The Four Chaplains' Medal was a decoration approved by an Act of Congress on July 14, 1960 (P.L. 86-656, 74 Stat. 521). [1] The decoration recognizes the heroic actions of four Army Chaplains during World War II.
From left, Samantha Dorm, Jenny De Jesus Marshall and Tina Charles were honored with the Legion of Honor Award for living the values of the Four Chaplains May 8, 2024.
Frank Diffenhafer, whose architectural firm Murphy & Dittenhafer is donating its design services, said the memorial will be composed of five weathered seven-foot-by-five-foot steel plates etched ...
The award is named for The Four Chaplains, also referred to as the "Immortal Chaplains" or the "Dorchester Chaplains", who died rescuing civilian and military personnel as the troopship SS Dorchester sank on February 3, 1943. [12] The Four Chaplains each helped other Soldiers board lifeboats and gave up their own life jackets when the supply ...
Jan. 30—BLUFFTON — The Bluffton American Legion Post 382 plans to observe the sacrifice of four men who served as armed forces chaplains. According to a recent press release, the men served in ...
George L. Fox was born in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, in 1900, one of five children.At 17 he ran away to join the army and served on the Western Front during World War I as a medical orderly, receiving the Silver Star, the Purple Heart, and the Croix de Guerre for his meritorious service.
A "ramp ceremony" is a memorial ceremony, not an actual funeral, for a soldier killed in a war zone held at an airfield near or in a location where an airplane is waiting nearby to take the deceased's remains to his or her home country. The term has been in use since at least 2003 [13] and became common during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. [14]