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Putnam County recognizes Four Chaplains Day; Patterson American Legion vice commander recounts WWII rescue story
2378776 · February 4, 2025
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The legislature issued a proclamation recognizing Four Chaplains Day; Andrew Giusteffano, vice commander of Patterson American Legion Post 1542, recounted the 1943 Dorchester sinking and the rescue of Coast Guardsman Charles David.
Putnam County legislators read a proclamation recognizing Four Chaplains Day on Feb. 3, recalling the 1943 sinking of the U.S. Army transport Dorchester and honoring four chaplains who gave life jackets to other servicemen as the ship went down.
After the proclamation was read, Andrew Giusteffano, identified in the…
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