When is Four Chaplains Day?
Friday February 3rdFour Chaplains Day honors four military chaplains from World War II who sacrificed their lives for fellow service members on February 3rd each year.
Chaplains in the military are an integral part of the service environment. They provide counseling, spiritual direction, practice services, and religious rites, among other things, and are present all around the world. If there are military troops stationed there, chaplains are also present.
Four chaplains from Harvard's Chaplain School together at Harvard boarded the Dorchester en route to the Army Command Base in southern Greenland during World War II. 904 service members were aboard the ship.
Father John P. Washington of the Roman Catholic Church of America, Reverend George L. Fox, a Methodist minister, Reverend Clark V. Poling of the Reformed Church of America, Rabbi Alexander D. Goode, and Father John P. Washington were among the four chaplains. Their voyage began on January 23, 1943, and they continued on January 23, 1943. At the time, German U-Boats were patrolling the area, and the convoy was on alert, and German U-Boats were patrolling the area. Chaos ensued when a German submarine torpedoed the Dorchester off the coast of Newfoundland on February 3, 1943.
Eyewitnesses reenacted the chaplains' heroism, including the gift of their life jackets and gloves to other service members. They pleaded with service members, assisting them in lifeboats and assisting them in lifeboats. The four chaplains remained on the sinking Dorchester. Only 230 men were rescued from the waters, and only 230 were rescued from the sea.
