George Benedict Zabelka
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George Benedict Zabelka
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George Benedict Zabelka (1915–1992) was a Catholic wartime chaplain of the U.S. Army Air Force. He was assigned to the 509th Composite Group, the unit which was responsible for dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Stationed on Tinian Island, his duties included saying Mass on Sunday and during the week, hearing confessions, talking with the soldiers, and other typical duties of a wartime chaplain. He later followed a theology of Gospel nonviolence.
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Chaplain of the U.S. Army Air Force
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benedict_Zabelka
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2015-04-11T23:54:17Z
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2024-09-03T10:42:19Z
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