Four Chaplains story (SS Dorchester, 1943)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:commemoratedBy |
gptkb:Chapel_of_the_Four_Chaplains
gptkb:Four_Chaplains_Day |
| gptkbp:date |
1943-02-03
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| gptkbp:describes |
Four U.S. Army chaplains gave up their life jackets to save others after the SS Dorchester was torpedoed.
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| gptkbp:eventType |
heroic sacrifice
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Four Chaplains story (SS Dorchester, 1943)
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| gptkbp:involves |
gptkb:SS_Dorchester
gptkb:Alexander_D._Goode gptkb:Clark_V._Poling gptkb:George_L._Fox gptkb:John_P._Washington |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
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| gptkbp:recognizedBy |
gptkb:Special_Medal_for_Heroism_(1961)
gptkb:posthumous_Purple_Heart posthumous Distinguished Service Cross |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:World_War_II
U-boat attack |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
death of the four chaplains
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| gptkbp:survived |
230
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| gptkbp:victim |
over 600 men lost
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:United_States_Army_Chaplain_Corps
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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