Remembering the 1st Chaplain Captured by the Germans in WW2

Feb 16

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On this day in Chaplain Corps history, 16 February 1943, Chaplain Eugene Daniel was the first US chaplain to be captured by the Germans. Caring for wounded American -and German- soldiers, Chaplain Daniel was taken prisoner when the Afrika Korps overtook their position.

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You may find interesting the extended version of this video which includes video clips of Chaplain Daniel telling his story from a presentation he made to a high school class in the ’90s:

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About Daryl Densford

I am an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene, having served as a civilian pastor as well as an active-duty Army Chaplain. After 20 years in the Army, I am back in civilian ministry pastoring a church in Logan, West Virginia.

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