 There he met fellow chaplains George L. Fox, Alexander D. Goode and John P. Washington.In January 1943, the chaplains embarked on board the "Dorchester", which was transporting over 900 soldiers to the United Kingdom via Greenland.On February 2, 1943 the German submarine "U-223" spotted the convoy on the move and closed with the ships, firing a torpedo which struck the "Dorchester" shortly after midnight.