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Four Chaplains Day is February 3, 1943, when a Nazi submarine sunk the Allied ship Dorchester in icy waters off of Greenland.
'''Four Chaplains Day''' is February 3. It marks an event in 1943 when a Nazi submarine sunk the Allied ship ''Dorchester'' in icy waters off of Greenland.
Four chaplains were on board: a priest, a rabbi and two protestant ministers. They distribute life jackets to the servicemen and then gave up their own jackets to save more lives. The chaplains went down with the ship, giving their lives for other servicemen. Their final words were prayer.
Four chaplains were on board: a priest, a rabbi and two Protestant ministers. They distributed life jackets to the servicemen and then gave up their own jackets to save more lives. The chaplains went down with the ship, giving their lives for other servicemen. Their final words were prayers.
On February 7, 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower honored them with this remark:
On February 7, 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower honored them with this remark: