The Book of Remembrance was created by Chaplain Daniel A. Poling,
father of Clarke Poling, one of the Four Chaplains who perished
along with 668 others when the U.S.A.T. Dorchester
sunk in the
chilly North
Atlantic waters in the early
morning of Feb. 3, 1943.
As stated in the preface of the book:
"On these
pages are inscribed the names of men and women of all faiths, colors
and races in all the armed services who in World War II gave the
"last full measure" for God and country."*
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* This list of names is unfortunately incomplete. The book "The Men The Ship" by Chester J. Szymczak
lists all the names of survivors and the fallen. Here is a quote from it:
"Only 230 persons survived the sinking, on etc. Total
dead were 672. There were 902 persons on board including 540 US
Army personnel, 155 Civilian employees of the war department, 33
US Coast Guard, 16 Danish citizens, and 2 US Navy personnel, 132
members of the Merchant Marines, and 24 Naval Armed Guard." |
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