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Four chaplains united to save lives in 1943
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military personnel transport vessel, on Feb. 3, 1943, in the North Atlantic, between LabraAilene D’Avanzo continued dor and Greenland. Of the 904 people aboard, 675 perished in to recognize the heroism of four chaplains who saved her the attack. D’Avanzo’s father, Joseph, father and other crewmates when the SS Dorchester was who was a Baldwin resident, torpedoed in the was the last known Atlantic during survivor of the World War II. vessel. Local officials, In the final veterans and commoments before munity members the ship sank into packed Baldwin the frigid Atlantic, American Legion the four chaplains Post 246 headquarlinked ar ms and ters, at 2754 Grand recited prayers to Ave., last Wednesgive hope to the day for the annual dying men. As the Fo u r C h ap l a i n s Dorchester began Commemoration to sink, the chapCeremony. lains helped the Fo r 8 0 ye a r s, soldiers board the Post 246 has held a lifeboats, and ceremony to recog- BoB FARE relinquished their nize the bravery Commander, Baldwin life jackets so that and sacrifice of Lt. American Legion Post others would surG e o r g e Fox , a v ive. T h e f o u r, 246 Methodist minisoften referred to as ter; Lt. Alexander “the Immortal Goode, a rabbi; Lt. Clark Pol- Chaplains,” ultimately died in ing, a Dutch reform minister; the tragedy. and Lt. John Washington, a “We recognize this event as Catholic priest. perhaps no greater example of World War II was raging selfless service in the military when a German U-boat torpe- than the story of the four chapdoed the SS Dorchester, a U.S. Continued on page 5
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FDNY’s Bob Beckwith remembered Firefighters, local officials, family, and friends united to pay tribute to former FDNY firefighter Bob Beckwith, who became a symbol of hope when he stood atop the rubble of the twin towers with former President George W. Bush. Story and more photos found on Page 3.
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e recognize this event as perhaps no greater example of selfless service in the military than the story of the four chaplains.