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By Beverly Pfingsten, January 5, 2008
Full view of mural
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| Near W. Market Street, 0.2 miles east of Pershing Ave., on the left. |
| | On February 3, 1943, The Four Chaplains aboard the troop carrier USS Dorchester gave their life jackets to others aboard the torpedoed ship. As the ship sank into the cold waters of the North Atlantic, the four men of God linked arms and died . . . — — Map (db m4572) WM |
| Near Columbus Pike (U.S. 23). |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m18207) HM WM |
| On Riverside Drive, in the median. |
| | These London Plane trees were planted in memory of Four Chaplains of U.S. Army Rev. George L. Fox, Chc. Rabbi Alexander D. Goode, Chc. Rev. Clark V. Poling, Chc. Rev. Father John P. Washington, Chc. who, after giving their life belts to their fellow . . . — — Map (db m40510) HM |
| On Rt. 50 close to Quantico Road. |
| | During the early morning hours of February 3, 1943, the USAT Dorchester was part of a convoy of six ships heading for Greenland when an enemy u-boat attacked, firing a torpedo into the ship's midsection. The Dorchester quickly began taking on water . . . — — Map (db m41887) HM |
| On Madison Avenue just north of Eagle St. |
| | George L. Fox, Methodist minister
Alexander D. Goode, Jewish Rabbi
Clark V. Poling, Dutch Reformed Minister
John P. Washington, Catholic Priest
During the early morning hours of February 3, 1943 the USAT Dorchester was part of a convoy of . . . — — Map (db m64989) HM WM |
| On Oregon Road, 3 miles south of West Lunenberg Road (U.S. 2), on the left when traveling south. |
| | Called from his Gilman parish to serve as a Chaplain in World War II, First Lieutenant Fox died when the Dorchester was torpedoed in the North Atlantic. Giving his life jacket to a soldier, he perished with three other chaplains, in one of the most . . . — — Map (db m77604) HM |
Apr. 28, 2024