On February 23rd, 1943, the Dorchester was hit by a torpedo. On board were 902 servicemen, only approx. 230 survived. Of the lives lost were four Chaplains, George L. Fox, Methodist; Lt. Alexander D. Goode, Jewish; Lt. John P. Washington, Roman Catholic; and Lt. Clark V. Poling, Dutch Reformed. The ship did not have enough live vests for their passengers; these four men willingly gave theirs up and did their best to calm the nerves of other servicemen. Learn more about their story at our program on January 29th, with the presentation of the Four Chaplains aboard the U.S.A.T Dorchester.

Joining us will be two local military Chaplains, including the first woman Chaplain of the U.S. military, and an army veteran.

Please RESERVE a spot here.