Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army | |
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Formation | June 4, 1920 |
First holder | CH (COL) John T. Axton |
Deputy | Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army |
Website | Official Website |
The Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army (CCH) is the chief supervising officer of the
National Defense Act of 1920 in order to better organize the Chaplaincy.[3] Chaplain (Major General) William Green Jr.
is the current Chief of Chaplains.
U.S. Army Chiefs of Chaplains
No. | Name | Photo | Denomination | Term began | Term ended |
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1 | CH (COL) John T. Axton | Congregational | July 15, 1920 | April 6, 1928 | |
2 | CH (COL) Edmund P. Easterbrook | Methodist | April 7, 1928 | December 22, 1929 | |
3 | CH (COL) Julian E. Yates | Northern Baptist | December 23, 1929 | December 22, 1933 | |
4 | CH (COL) Alva J. Brasted | Baptist | December 23, 1933 | December 22, 1937 | |
5 | CH (MG) William R. Arnold | Roman Catholic |
December 23, 1937 | February 14, 1945 | |
6 | CH (MG) Luther D. Miller | Episcopalian | April 12, 1945 | August 1, 1949 | |
7 | CH (MG) Roy H. Parker | Southern Baptist | August 2, 1949 | May 27, 1952 | |
8 | CH (MG) Ivan L. Bennett | Southern Baptist | May 28, 1952 | April 30, 1954 | |
9 | CH (MG) Patrick J. Ryan | Roman Catholic |
May 1, 1954 | October 30, 1958 | |
10 | CH (MG) Frank A. Tobey | American Baptist | November 1, 1958 | October 31, 1962 | |
11 | CH (MG) Charles E. Brown, Jr. |
United Methodist | November 1, 1962 | July 31, 1967 | |
12 | CH (MG) Francis L. Sampson | Roman Catholic |
August 1, 1967 | July 31, 1971 | |
13 | CH (MG) Gerhardt W. Hyatt | Lutheran |
August 3, 1971 | July 29, 1975 | |
14 | CH (MG) Orris E. Kelly | Methodist | August 1, 1975 | July 1, 1979 | |
15 | CH (MG) Kermit D. Johnson | United Presbyterian | July 2, 1979 | June 30, 1982 | |
16 | CH (MG) Patrick J. Hessian | Roman Catholic | July 1, 1982 | June 30, 1986 | |
17 | CH (MG) Norris L. Einertson | Lutheran | July 1, 1986 | August 26, 1990 | |
18 | CH (MG) Matthew A. Zimmerman, Jr. | National Baptist Convention | August 27, 1990 | August 6, 1994 | |
19 | CH (MG) Donald W. Shea | Roman Catholic | August 7, 1994 | May 31, 1999 | |
20 | CH (MG) Gaylord T. Gunhus | Lutheran Brethren |
July 1, 1999 | July 28, 2003 | |
21 | CH (MG) David H. Hicks | Presbyterian | August 16, 2003 | July 11, 2007 | |
22 | CH (MG) Douglas L. Carver | Southern Baptist | July 12, 2007 | July 21, 2011 | |
23 | CH (MG) Donald L. Rutherford | Roman Catholic | July 22, 2011 | May 21, 2015 | |
24 | CH (MG) Paul K. Hurley | Roman Catholic | May 22, 2015 | May 30, 2019 | |
25 | CH (MG) Thomas L. Solhjem | Assemblies of God | May 31, 2019 | June 20, 2023 | |
26 | CH (MG) William Green Jr. | National Baptist Convention | June 20, 2023 (acting) December 5, 2023 |
Incumbent |
See also
- Armed Forces Chaplains Board
- Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
- Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States
- International Military Chiefs of Chaplains Conference
References
- ^ 10 U.S.C. § 7031 - The Army Staff: function; composition.
- ^ Army Command Policy (PDF). Department of the Army. 2010.
- ^ Army Birthdays Archived 2010-04-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 6, 2010.