Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 30—STERLING — Sterling American Legion Chaplain Gordon E. Harris is reviving a mostly forgotten story about the sinking of ...

The ship sank 18 minutes after being struck by a torpedo from a German U-boat on the night of Feb. 3, 1942. “Those on lifeboats or floating in the water in life vests could see the four chaplains of ...

Military identification tags — popularly known as dog tags — became standard issue for U.S. troops at the request of an Army ...

The first Sunday in February is set at American Legion Post 24 as the day to honor the sacrifices of the four chaplains, who helped save hundreds from sinking ship. A crowd at American Legion Post 24 ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) — Steve Sloan says his great uncle, Father Aloysius H. Schmitt, was better known as Father Al. “He had a great sense of humor is what I’ve been told more than once,” Sloan said.

Tulsa's American Legion Post 1 will host a special program Tuesday to honor four World War II chaplains who selflessly sacrificed their lives to help others aboard a sinking troop ship. The program, ...

NORTH MANKATO — American Legion Post 518 will fly a flag in February in honor of the “Four Chaplains.” At 10 a.m. Feb. 7, members will gather indoors at the post, 256 Belgrade Ave., to begin the ...

Mess Attendant 1st Class Charles Walter David Jr. rescued 93 Dorchester survivors from the icy North Atlantic. A new monument in York’s Veterans Memorial Park will honor David and the four chaplains ...

For 250 years, U.S. Army chaplains have stood in foxholes, field hospitals, and forward operating bases, offering Soldiers hope in their darkest hours and strength in their greatest trials. At Fort ...

At Army Expo '25 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 13, 2025, a World War II chaplain veteran demonstrated a field organ. He explained how the instrument uses foot pedals to pump air through internal ...

Each year on the first Sunday in February, St. Stephen’s Roman Catholic Church here rings with the remembrance of a selfless act of valor now 75 years old. Panic ensued. The sailors who were not ...