Rabbi Goode and the .22Immortal Chaplains.22 Military history of Jewish Americans
chaplain goode
chaplain alexander d. goode, rabbi, 1 of 4 chaplains or immortal chaplains , name given honor 4 military chaplains sacrificed lives save other soldiers during sinking of troop transport dorchester u-boat off coast of newfoundland in february 1943. goode , 3 other chaplains, methodist, roman catholic, , reformed church in america, helped evacuate ship. when lifejackets ran out, gave own save more troops. 4 sang , prayed went down ship.
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