- March 22, 2025
American Legion Flagler Post 115 and other veterans groups held a memorial service at the Veterans of Foreign War to honor the four chaplains that sacrificed their lives in 1943, during World War II.
The Dorchester, a U.S. Army troop transport ship, was torpedoed Feb. 3, 1943, with more than 900 servicemen on board. Of the 900, 230 survived the sinking off Greenland.
The four U.S. Army chaplains on board gave up their life jackets, kept the soldiers claim, helped organized the chaos and went down with the ship, standing by the rail.
More than 140 veterans and local representatives attended the service conducted by Legion Post 115 Commander Bill Hennenlotter and retired U.S. Army Chaplain Lt. Col. Harry Gilman.
VFW 8696 hosted the event in its hall, and with Chaplain Julius Goodman, Marine Corps League Chaplain Henry Red Gensch, Jewish War Veterans Post 300 Chaplain Howard Schwartz, and Legion Post 115 Chaplain Ken Wall all participating in the service.
