The memorial is a small granite tablet set on a concrete foundation approximately 2ft. x 4 ft. located at the entrance to the Temple Emanuel in Wakefield, Massachusetts. The tablet describes the heroic sacrifices made by the four chaplains aboard the USS Dorchester after it was torpedoed on February 3, 1943.
Installation Date:
30 May 1955
Organization Responsible for Installation:
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Leavitt
Memorial War Era(s):
- WWII
Memorial Condition:
Average
Location:
Temple Emanuel, Wakefield, MA