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Chaplains Memorial
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 service men locked arms
and praying went down together,
with the transport Dorchester sunk by
a German submarine February 3, 1943.
Presented to the City of New York
by Daughters of the Defenders of the Republic, U.S.A.
November 5, 1950 |