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Desmond Doss, John R. Crews, Eugene B. Fluckey, and Ernest Childers autographed a commemorative cover honoring the Four Chaplains who lost their lives aboard the USAT Dorchester on February 3, 1943. The four Medal of Honor recipients have signed across the front of the cover, with several adding military or biographical notations.

Ernest Childers has additionally inscribed the very upper edge, "To: Chuck Morgan," followed by his signature and a notation referencing his Medal of Honor action at Oliveto, Italy, on September 22, 1943. Crews has added "WWII 4-8-45," while additional handwritten notes identify Fluckey as a Medal of Honor and Navy Cross recipient and skipper of USS Barb.

The Cachet Craft design memorializes the Four Chaplains—John P. Washington, George L. Fox, Clark V. Poling, and Alexander D. Goode—who gave up their life jackets and went down with the Dorchester after it was torpedoed during World War II.

Fine condition.

Desmond T. Doss (1919–2006), John R. Crews (1923–1999), Eugene B. Fluckey (1913–2007), and Ernest Childers (1918–2005) were decorated American servicemen who each received the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism during World War II. Doss, an Army medic and conscientious objector, became renowned for rescuing wounded soldiers on Okinawa without carrying a weapon. Crews received the Medal of Honor for actions in Germany in April 1945. Fluckey commanded the submarine USS Barb and became one of the most highly decorated naval officers of the war. Childers received the Medal of Honor for heroic action in Italy during the Allied campaign.

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Reference sku: 11699 1419036-1