Four Chaplains Sunday observed at Emmanuel UCC Feb. 6
The Bluffton American Legion Post 382 will commemorate Four Chaplains' Sunday on Feb. 6. Members of the Legion will attend the Emmanuel United Church of Christ morning worship service at 10 a.m. The church is at 8375 Phillips Road.
The commemoration is in conjunction with the Legion's observance of Religious Emphasis Week, Feb. 1 to 7.
Four Chaplains Sunday marks the 68th anniversary of the sinking of the USS Dorchester and the heroism demonstrated by four chaplains.
The four men's efforts were credited with the saving of more than 200 lives. The four, a Jewish rabbi, a Catholic priest and two protestant ministers calmly issued life belts to American servicemen aboard a troop transport after it was torpedoed on Feb. 3, 1943.
When the supply of life preservers were exhausted, the four removed their own life belts and gave them to four soldiers and then stood calmly on the sinking ship.
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