Photo by Master Sgt. Chris Botzum | 111th Attack Wing | 01.26.2018
Dating back to 1946, the comic book, Chaplains at War, tells the story of the four chaplains who sacrificed their lives for their country and their fellow Soldiers during the 1943 sinking of the Army transport ship; Dorchester; on display at the Chapel of the Four Chaplains located at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 26, 2018. The 111th Attack Wing Religious Support Team......
Photo by Master Sgt. Chris Botzum | 111th Attack Wing | 01.26.2018
One of the archived items related to The Four Chaplains from the sinking of the Army transport ship; Dorchester; in 1943 in on display at the Chapel of the Four Chaplains located at the Philadelphia Naval Yard, Philadelphia, Pa., Jan, 26, 2018. The powerful words were from a quote by William Bednar, one of only 230 survivors following the torpedoing of the U.S.A.T Dorchester on Feb. 3, 1943.......
Photo by Master Sgt. Chris Botzum | 111th Attack Wing | 01.26.2018
Forward in the sanctuary at the Chapel of the Four Chaplains located at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pa. is a display tablet showcasing artifacts from the World War II dedicated to the four chaplains that, 1943, knowingly sacrificed their lives for fellow Soldiers on the Army transport ship; Dorchester; Jan. 26, 2018 . The 111th Attack WIng Religious Support Team toured the......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tim Comerford | U.S. Navy | 01.13.2014
Congressman Scott Rigell, House of Representatives, second congressional district and a member of the House Armed Service Committee, is shown a German Navy U-boat headquarters war diary by Glenn Helm, Navy Department Library Director, in the library's special collections room during a tour of Navy History and Heritage Command (NHHC) at the Washington Navy Yard. Rigell also visited the Navy......