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	Four Chaplains Stamp - The story of the original first design by Louis Schwimmer
		The Four Chaplains stamp commemorates an act of bravery during World War II which stands today as a foremost example of interfaith courage and bravery in action in the United.
		The four chaplains story in brief is this:, four American chaplains of different faiths, Protestant, Jewish, and Catholic, each gave away their life preservers and their chances for survival when their ship, the USS Dorchester was mortally struck.
		The portraits of the chaplains shows the four men as young men in their twenties, my father's depicted older men who looked like they were in their fifties.
	www.schwimmer.com /fourchaplains (1078 words)

	Four Chaplains - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Four Chaplains were four Army chaplains who gave their lives when the USAT Dorchester was hit by a torpedo and sank on February 3, 1943.
		The Chaplain's Medal for Heroism was authorized in 1961 and posthumously presented by the President of the United States to the families of the chaplains.
		The chapel at the Pittsburgh International Airport was dedicated to the four chaplains in 1994.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Four_Chaplains (491 words)

	Four Army Chaplains
		Chaplain Goode went on active duty on August 9, 1942 and was selected for the Chaplains School at Harvard.
		Chaplain Goode was killed in action on February 3, 1943 in the icy waters of the North Atlantic when the DORCHESTER was sunk by a German U-boat.
		Chaplain Washington was killed in action on February 3, 1943, when the DORCHESTER was sunk by a German U-boat.
	webpages.charter.net /wisconsinlegion-7thdistrict/WW2_Four_Army_Chaplains.htm (2567 words)

	The Four Chaplains - Spirituality
		It was the task of the four chaplains on board to calm their fears and give them encouragement.
		Chaplain Fox had an 18 year old son, who was serving in the Marine Corps, a wife and a 7 year old daughter.
		The four chaplains became the voice of reason in the ensuing chaos, calmly guiding the men through the dark hallways, onto the deck and into life boats.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art49510.asp (978 words)

	VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 02-03-2007 #1 -- REMEMBERING THE FOUR CHAPLAINS -- February 3rd is "Four ...
		On board were some 900 troops, and four chaplains, of diverse religions and backgrounds, but of a common faith and commitment to serve God, country, and all the troops, regardless of their religious beliefs, or non-belief.
		The four Chaplains acted together to try bring some order to the chaos, to calm the panic of the troops, to alleviate their fear and terror, to pray with and for them, to help save their lives.
		Each of the four Chaplains took off his life jacket, and, knowing that act made death certain, put his life jacket on a soldier who didn't have one, refusing to listen to any protest that they should not make such a sacrifice.
	www.vawatchdog.org /07/nf07/nfFEB07/nf020307-1.htm (1476 words)

	The Story of the Immortal Chaplains
		The four Chaplains on board, two Protestant pastors, a Catholic priest and a Jewish rabbi, were among the first on deck, calming the men and handing out life jackets.
		These four Chaplains were later honored by the Congress and Presidents.
		According to the First Sergeant on the ship, "They were always together, they carried their faith together." They demonstrated throughout the voyage and in their last moments, interfaith compassion in their relationship with the men and with each other.
	www.immortalchaplains.org /Story/story.htm (338 words)

	Military.com Content (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The four men were assigned to the USAT Dorchester, a former luxury liner filled to capacity in February 1943 with 751 troops.
		The "four chaplains," as they came to be known, spent their time calming nervous young soldiers, even putting on evening variety shows to help pass the time.
		No one knows which of the four gave up his vest first, but a witness said, "It was the finest thing I have ever seen this side of heaven." Fox and his colleagues then linked arms and held tight against the starboard-listing deck as each prayed in his own words to their one God.
	www.military.com /Content/MoreContent?file=ML_gfox_bkp (534 words)

	Chaplain's Medal for Heroism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Chaplain's Medal for Heroism is a decoration of the United States military which was authorized by an act of the United States Congress on January 18, 1961.
		Also known as the Chaplain's Medal of Honor and the Four Chaplains' Medal, the decoration commemorates the actions of four United States military chaplains who gave their lives in the line of duty on February 3, 1943.
		The chaplains also gave up their own life vests and the last thing seen of the ship by witnesses was the four chaplains, standing on deck with their arms linked, praying as the ship went down.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chaplain's_Medal_for_Heroism (434 words)

	DefenseLink News Article: Pentagon Display Honors Military Chaplains
		Eight chaplains and one chaplains' assistant have received the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for valor.
		Four of these recipients were chaplains who died aboard the U.S. Army transport ship Dorchester during World War II.
		As the ship sank the four chaplains - two protestant ministers, a Jewish rabbi, and a Roman Catholic priest - gave up their life jackets to save others.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/newsarticle.aspx?id=15950 (558 words)

	2005 Four Chaplains - Branson Veterans Task Force
		Inspired by the heroic deed of the four chaplains recognized by Four Chaplains Sunday, the Branson Veterans Task Force marks the anniversary of their sacrifice each year with a special service and this year the ceremony will be held Jan. 30 at 1:30 p.m.
		The four calmly issued life-belts to American servicemen aboard the troop transport after it was torpedoed.
		When the supply of life preservers was exhausted, the four chaplains removed their own life belts and gave them to four soldiers.
	www.bransonveterans.com /2005-four-chaplains.htm (259 words)

	Memorial service set to honor four chaplains: 1/15/01
		ACUSHNET -- A memorial service to honor four chaplains lost at sea during the sinking of the Dorchester in World War II is being planned by the Long Plain United Methodist Church.
		Four chaplains gave their lives on Feb. 3, 1943, so others could live.
		The chaplains tried to calm the passengers; as the ship was sinking, they gave their life vests to four young soldiers.
	www.s-t.com /daily/01-01/01-15-01/a05lo027.htm (216 words)

	The History Place - Four Chaplains (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		News of the tragedy and the heroic conduct of the four chaplains caused a sensation in America.
		George was the oldest of the four chaplains.
		Clark was the youngest of the four chaplains.
	www.historyplace.com /specials/heroes/four-chaplains.htm (2851 words)

	Discussion Guide
		The four chaplains moved throughout the ship, offering words of encouragement, a prayer, a joke to the sea sick and frightened soldiers.
		Amidst the panic, the chaplains, working together, struggled to organize the chaos; they distributed life jackets and directed the men to the lifeboats.
		When there were no more life jackets, the four chaplains took off their own jackets and gave them to desperate men, giving them a chance to survive.
	www.thefourchaplains.com /discussion.jsp (433 words)

	A Moment of Ecumenical Grace - The Story of the Four Immortal Chaplains
		Many of these survivors said they were inspired and forever changed by seeing the love and dedication with which the four chaplains assisted the wounded, comforted the dying, and helped many to safety during the critical twenty- seven minutes between the torpedo strike and the Dorchester's sinking.
		Their voices were the only thing that kept me going." Many onlookers who witnessed the four chaplains take off their own life jackets and hand them to others preserved this memory as one of the most significant of their lives.
		The four chaplains' final, dramatic witness to unity on the deck of the Dorchester was a continuation of the openness they had each been showing all of God's children over the course of many years.
	www.wau.org /current/jan03_essay6.html (1682 words)

	Congressman Todd Russell Platts, Representing the People of the 19th District of Pennsylvania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The example of these four chaplains is an important reminder to all Americans, especially now when another generation of soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen are once again serving our great nation overseas in harm’s way, of both the sorrow and heroism found in war.
		The four chaplains were last seen on the hull of the ship, arm-in-arm in prayer as the ship sank into the icy waters.
		There is no greater example of love than the four chaplains’ selfless service to and sacrifice for their fellow human beings.
	www.house.gov /list/speech/pa19_platts/chaplains.html (280 words)

	The Four Chaplains: United States Army
		The four who perished, a priest, a rabbi and two Protestant minsters, gave up their own life jackets and remained on board to comfort and pray with the hundreds of men who were lost when the ship went down February 3, 1943.
		When the news reached American shores, the nation was stunned by the magnitude of the tragedy and heroic conduct of the four chaplains.
		Without hesitation, he was appointed on June 10, 1942 as a chaplain with the 131st Quartermaster Truck Regiment and reported to Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on June 25, 1942.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /four-chaplains.htm (2818 words)

	Honor
		Chaplain George Fox was a Methodist minister from Vermont; Chaplain Alex Goode, a rabbi from Pennsylvania; Chaplain Clark Poling from Michigan, a former pastor in the Dutch Reformed Church; and Chaplain John Washington, a Roman Catholic priest from Newark, New Jersey.
		They were four men of widely diverse backgrounds, four men of different denominations, but all serving the same God; four brave men whose lives converged on a rusting troopship.
		These four chaplains were islands of calm in the confusion of the moment, and in the end, having given up their gloves and lifejackets to others, they were last seen standing together, their arms liked as the ship went down.
	www.usachcs.army.mil /Values/Honor.htm (354 words)

	GoArmy.com > Army Chaplain Corps > News Article
		Trained to minister on the frontlines, four Army Chaplains — all of different faiths — aboard the USAT Dorchester were among the first on deck, calming the men, handing out life jackets, directing them to lifeboats, and, by eyewitness account, turning over their own life jackets and gloves that others might survive.
		Chaplains are clergy in uniform, jumping out of planes, practicing field maneuvers, or working with medical units.
		Army Chaplains also serve in a variety of locations, throughout the world, to meet the religious and spiritual needs of soldiers and their family members.
	www.goarmy.com /chaplain/news_detail.jsp?article=story07 (544 words)

	The Four Chaplains
		In the nearly four years from December 7, 1941 to September 2, 1945 more than 16 million American men and women were called upon to defend human dignity and freedom on two fronts, in Europe and the Pacific.
		Chaplain Poling's son Corky was still an infant, and within a month or two his wife would be giving birth to their second child.
		In the last moments of the transport's existence, the Chaplains were too occupied opening lockers to pass out life jackets to note the threat to their own lives.
	www.homeofheroes.com /brotherhood/chaplains.html (3402 words)

	The Four Chaplains: Sacrifice at Sea (2004) (TV) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Plot Outline: Four Chaplains aboard the Navy ship Dorchester are shipwrecked on February 3, 1943, and are faced with the predicament of giving their ultimate sacrifice to save a few mere souls in exchange for their life.
		Four chaplains during World War II, went down together on the Dorchester on Feb. 3, 1943.
		Even though the men on the transport ship, the Dorchester, were told to sleep with their life jackets on, many were caught off guard when the German wolf pack hit their ship with 2 torpedoes at 1 am.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0428551 (428 words)

	Memorial service today for four heroic chaplains \| www.azstarnet.com ®
		They are known as the Four Immortal Chaplains: Lt. George L. Fox, a Methodist; Lt. Alexander D. Goode, a rabbi; Lt. John P. Washington, a Roman Catholic priest; and Lt. Clark V. Poling, Dutch Reformed.
		To stem the chaos, the four Army chaplains took charge of passing out the life jackets and life boats, praying and preaching courage.
		When the life jackets ran out, the chaplains took off their own and handed them to the next four men in line.
	www.azstarnet.com /sn/printDS/116552 (276 words)

	cantonrep.com - In memory of brave ‘Four Chaplains’
		The four “men of God” — Protestant ministers Clark V. Poling and George L. Fox, Catholic priest John P. Washington, and Jewish rabbi Alexander D. Goode — “had given away their only means of saving themselves in order to save others,” the brochure says.
		Four selections will be provided by the Church of St. Mary choir, under the direction of Thomas Kolar.
		The brochure for the Four Chaplains Chapel notes the image that this survivor and others in the frigid water might have carried with them in the years after Feb. 3, 1943.
	www.cantonrep.com /printable.php?ID=82126 (599 words)

	Four Chaplains Sunday ceremony January 30, 2005 [Branson Courier]
		Inspired by the heroic deed of the four chaplains recognized by Four Chaplains Sunday, the Branson Veterans Task Force marks the anniversary of their sacrifice each year with a special service and this year the ceremony will be held Jan. 30 at 1:30 p.m.
		The four calmly issued life-belts to American servicemen aboard the troop transport after it was torpedoed.
		When the supply of life preservers was exhausted, the four chaplains removed their own life belts and gave them to four soldiers.
	www.bransoncourier.com /branson-entertainment/four-chaplains-sunday-ceremony-january-30-324.html (284 words)

	No Greater Glory - Prison Fellowship
		The ship was the Dorchester, and her four chaplains would soon unite in a famous act of heroism.
		Chaplain Clark Poling was the son of a famous radio evangelist.
		All four were loved by the men for their spiritual strength and sense of humor.
	www.breakpoint.org /listingarticle.asp?ID=5105 (662 words)

	Spero News: New documentary follows the four chaplains
		Yet these four remarkable men joined together, first to minister to the young men going off to war and, later, to provide spiritual comfort to many of these same soldiers as their ship sank into the icy waters of the North Atlantic.
		In 1943, the four young Army chaplains joined 900 raw recruits who were headed for battle in Nazi-occupied Europe on the Dorchester.
		During the voyage, the chaplains guided and reassured those on board, providing comfort to men suffering from seasickness and from fear of the battles that lay ahead.
	www.speroforum.com /site/print.asp?idarticle=979 (435 words)

	The Immortal Chaplains - Scouters on Stamps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Chapel of the Four Chaplains was dedicated at Valley Forge in their memory.
		Three of the four chaplains had been active in their home communities before World War II by serving as important role models to youth as Scout leaders.
		The memory of these men is preserved during Four Chaplains Memorial Services in communities across the United States on or near the anniversary of the sinking of the U.S.S. Dorchester (February 3) to raise awareness of the need for cooperation among all people.
	www.sossi.org /scouters/chaplains.htm (344 words)

	Life lesson \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		They had befriended one another at chaplains' school and already had a kinship when, in the winter of 1943, they were assigned to accompany 900 soldiers and sailors being transported to the war in Europe on a converted cruise ship called the Dorchester.
		"When the four chaplains came together and were seen together and telling jokes together, sitting together at dinner and all, it really shocked a lot of the men on the ship, because in their hometowns they didn't see much of that," says biographer Kurzman.
		Mowry, who is familiar with the story of the four chaplains, touts the military chaplaincy as a pioneer in religious cooperation.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20041104/news_lz1c4chapl.html (1430 words)

	February 3: Four Dorchester chaplains die heroes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Four who obeyed the captain's command were the ship's chaplains.
		Above the din, the chaplains could be heard calming the men, comforting them, urging them to be brave and directing them where to go.
		Each of the four chaplains then peeled off his own jacket and handed it to a man. "It was the finest thing I have seen or hope to see this side of heaven," said John Ladd, one of the 230 men who survived the attack.
	chi.gospelcom.net /DAILYF/2002/02/daily-02-03-2002.shtml (523 words)

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