Clark Vandersall Poling
Clark Vandersall Poling was one of the four chaplains that died in the sinking of the Dorchester during World War II. Eye witnesses stated that the chaplains gave others their own life jackets. The four chaplains were reportedly joined in hands, praying together as the ship sank.
Clark Vandersall Poling was the son of Daniel Poling and Susie Vandersall. Susie Vandersall was from East Libtery in Green Township (near the intersection of Arlington and Turkeyfoot Lake Roads). Daniel Poling's mother was Savilla Kring, who spent part of her childhood in Greensburg (intersection of Greensburg and Massillon Roads). For more information about Clark Vandersall Poling, click here: The Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation - Clark V. Poling. For more information about the story of the Four Chaplains, click here: The Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation - The Saga of the Four Chaplains.
Clark Vandersall Poling was the son of Daniel Poling and Susie Vandersall. Susie Vandersall was from East Libtery in Green Township (near the intersection of Arlington and Turkeyfoot Lake Roads). Daniel Poling's mother was Savilla Kring, who spent part of her childhood in Greensburg (intersection of Greensburg and Massillon Roads). For more information about Clark Vandersall Poling, click here: The Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation - Clark V. Poling. For more information about the story of the Four Chaplains, click here: The Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation - The Saga of the Four Chaplains.
