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Ceremony to honor four Army chaplains

Honoring Those Who Served-Ministry breakfast group of Minot will hold a ceremony for the 76th anniversary of the four Army chaplains who met their final death on Feb. 3, 1943, during World War II.

The ceremony will be conducted at Trinity Homes, Minot, on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at 3 p.m. in the chapel located on the third floor. The ceremony is open to the public.

Sunday, Feb. 3 marks the 76th anniversary of the sinking of the U.S. Army Transport Dorchester and the selfless acts of four Army chaplains aboard.

According to the U.S. Navy Memorial website, the four chaplains sacrificed their lives for their fellow crew members when the Dorchester was torpedoed by the German submarine U-223 and sank. Of the crew of 902 men, 672 were killed. In one of the most remarkable stories of World War II, the four chaplains – Lt. George L. Fox, a Methodist minister; Lt. Alexander D. Goode, a Jewish rabbi; Lt. John P. Washington, a Roman Catholic priest; and Lt. Clark V. Poling, a Dutch Reformed minister – distributed life jackets to their fellow soldiers, and when the ship ran out, gave up their own. They locked arms with each other and sang hymns together as the ship went down.

This will be one of the first of many veterans’ programs that Honoring Those Who Serve-Ministry breakfast group will be hosting. The group plans to host other programs in the future months at other assisted living facilities such as; Medal of Honor-March, Memorial Day-May, Flag Folding-June, Purple Heart-August, POW/MIA-September, Veterans Day-November, Pearl Harbor- December.Watch the Minot Daily News for more information on date, time and location.

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