Lewis Center in Delaware County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Four Chaplains

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 28, 2008

1. The Four Chaplains Marker

Inscription. A convoy of 3 ships and 3 Coast Guard cutters passed through “Torpedo Alley” some 100 miles off the coast of Greenland at about 1 a.m. on February 3, 1943. The submarine U-223 fired 3 torpedoes 1 of which hit the midsection of the Dorchester, a US Army troopship with more than 900 men on board. Ammonia and oil were everywhere in the fast-sinking vessel and upon the freezing sea. The 4 chaplains on board, 2 Protestant pastors, a Catholic priest and a Jewish rabbi were among the first on deck calming the men and handing out life jackets. When they ran out they took off their own jackets and placed them on waiting soldiers without regard to faith or race.

Erected by Kingwood Memorial Park.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Heroes • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the The Four Chaplains series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 3, 1943.

Location. 40° 10.338′ N, 83° 1.374′ W. Memorial is in Lewis Center, Ohio, in Delaware County. It can be reached from Columbus Pike (U.S. 23). Marker is in Kingwood Memorial Park, the centerpiece of the Garden of The Four Chaplains. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 8230 Columbus Pike, Lewis Center OH 43035, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Scioto Valley

and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Kingwood Memorial Park Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); James Kilbourne / Anson Williams (about 400 feet away); In Memory of all World War II Veterans (about 700 feet away); In Memory of all American Veterans (about 700 feet away); In Memory of all Vietnam Veterans (about 700 feet away); In Memory of all Korean War Veterans (about 700 feet away); Kingwood Memorial Park Vietnam Wall (about 700 feet away); In Memory of all Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewis Center.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Other Four Chaplain markers

Also see . . . The Four Chaplains Memorial. (Submitted on April 26, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

The Four Chaplains Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 28, 2008

2. The Four Chaplains Memorial

The Garden of The Four Chaplains Memorial Engraving image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 28, 2008

3. The Garden of The Four Chaplains Memorial Engraving

The Garden of The Four Chaplains Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 28, 2008

4. The Garden of The Four Chaplains Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,596 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 23, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.