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Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, Hanks is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is widely regarded as an American cultural icon. Hanks made his breakthrough with leading roles in the comedies Splash (1984) and Big (1988). He won two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor for starring as a gay lawyer suffering from AIDS in Philadelphia (1993) and a young man with below-average IQ in Forrest Gump (1994). Hanks collaborated with film director Steven Spielberg on five films: Saving Private Ryan (1998), Catch Me If You Can (2002), The Terminal (2004), Bridge of Spies (2015), and The Post (2017), as well as the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers, which launched him as a director, producer, and screenwriter. Hanks' other notable films include the romantic comedies Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and You've Got Mail (1998); the dramas Apollo 13 (1995), The Green Mile (1999), Cast Away (2000), Road to Perdition (2002), and Cloud Atlas (2012); and the biographical dramas Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Captain Phillips (2013), Sully (2016), and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019). He has also appeared as the title character in the Robert Langdon film series, and has voiced Sheriff Woody in the Toy Story film series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Hanks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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On February 3, 1943, the Dorchester was en route from Newfoundland to an American base in Greenland, carrying 902 soldiers, civilians, and crew members. The ship was part of a convoy of three vessels but was not adequately protected by military escorts. The ship was equipped with lifeboats and lifevests, but conditions were cold. 12:55 AM, a German submarine U-223 fired a torpedo that struck the Dorchester below the waterline, near the engine room. The explosion knocked out power, and the ship quickly began taking on water. Panic broke out as soldiers tried to escape. Many were trapped below decks, and the situation became desperate. Amidst the chaos, the 4 chaplains worked to calm the frightened men, guiding them toward the lifeboats and helping distribute life jackets. The chaplains moved among the men, offering prayers, words of encouragement, and urging them not to lose hope. When the supply of life jackets ran out, the four chaplains made a decision that would make them legendary. They removed their own life jackets and gave them to soldiers who had none, knowing full well that doing so meant certain death. In 20 minutes, the Dorchester sank into the icy Atlantic. Of the 902 men aboard, only 230 survived. The four chaplains, along with more than 600 others, perished in the frigid waters. They represented different faiths—Catholicism, Judaism, Methodism, and Dutch Reformed Church—but in death, they acted as one, embodying the highest ideals of their faiths.
