Troop Ship's Demise 80 Years Ago Sparked Story of Faith, Heroism

Eighty years ago, "Four Chaplains," including a Catholic priest from Newark, gave up their life jackets so that other men might survive the sinking of the SS Dorchester troop ship in the deadly cold waters of the North Atlantic. The chaplains went down with the ship.

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