South Newport News , Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Four Heroic Chaplains
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010
1. Four Heroic Chaplains Monument
Four Heroic Chaplains
of World War II who gave their
lives so that others could live
when the S.S. Dorchester
sank off Greenland February 3, 1943
Lt. G.L. Fox
Protestant
Lt. J.D. Washington
Catholic
Lt. C.V. Poling
Protestant
Lt. A.D. Goode
Jewish
Under one God
Catholic Jewish Protestant
Dedicated November 12, 1989
Erected 1989.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • 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, 1867.
Location. 37° 1.235′ N, 76° 27.234′ W. Marker is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in South Newport News. It can be reached from Kawana Circle 0.1 miles west of Biggins Circle, on the right when traveling west. This monument is located adjacent to the Virginia War Museum in Huntington Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9285 Warwick Boulevard, Newport News VA 23607, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula, in Hampton Roads, in Coastal Virginia, and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: U.S.S. Scorpion SSN 589 (a few steps from this marker); WW II U.S. Submarine Memorial
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Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Three other markers about the four Chaplains and the Dorchester.
Also see . . .
1. Virginia War Museum. Historic Newport News (Submitted on August 4, 2010.)
2. Four Chaplains. Wikipedia (Submitted on August 4, 2010.)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010
2. Four Heroic Chaplains Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 945 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
