A total of 66 full-time chaplains are now serving with the American military forces throughout the world, it was announced here today by the National Jewish Welfare Board. Of them, 17 are on duty in Korea, Japan, Hawaii, Alaska and Europe. In addition to the work of the regular chaplains, religious ministrations are provided at domestic military installations and veterans hospitals by a corps of 208 part-time Jewish chaplains.
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