Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army

Chief supervising officer of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps

Chief of Chaplains of the
United States Army

Seal of the Office of the Chief of Chaplains

Flag of the chief of chaplains

Incumbent
CH (MG) William Green Jr.

since December 5, 2023

U.S. Army Chaplain Corps
Army Staff[1]
Abbreviation| OCCH
Reports to| Chief of Staff of the Army
Appointer| The president
with Senate advice and consent
Constituting instrument| National Defense Act of 1920
10 U.S.C. § 7073
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 U.S. Army Chaplain Corps. (Chaplains do not hold commanding authority.)[2] From 1775 to 1920, chaplains were attached to separate units. The Office of the Chief of Chaplains was created by 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

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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 (acting)

July 14, 1945 (appointed)

| 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

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2008 meeting of current and former Army chiefs of chaplains, Arlington, VA

* 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

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1. ^ 10 U.S.C. § 7031 \- The Army Staff: function; composition.
2. ^ Army Command Policy (PDF). Department of the Army. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 15, 2004.
3. ^ Army Birthdays Archived 2010-04-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 6, 2010.

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United States Army

Leadership|

* Secretary of the Army
* Under Secretary of the Army
* Chief of Staff
* Vice Chief of Staff
* 4-star generals
* 3-star generals
* 1798–1959
* 1990–1999
* 2000–2009
* 2010–2019
* 2020–present
* Army Staff Senior Warrant Officer
* Sergeant Major of the Army
* House Armed Services Committee (House Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces)
* Senate Committee on Armed Services (Senate Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces)

Components
and
commands|

* Regular Army
* Army Reserve
* Army National Guard
* Active Units
* Reorganization plan of United States Army

| Commands|

* Forces
* Futures
* Materiel
* Training and Doctrine

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Service
components|

* Central
* Europe and Africa
* Pacific
* North
* South
* Special Operations
* Surface Deployment and Distribution
* Space and Missile Defense
* Cyber Command

Direct reporting
units|

* Second Army
* Medical
* Intelligence and Security
* Criminal Investigation Division
* Corps of Engineers
* Military District of Washington
* Test and Evaluation
* Military Academy
* Reserve
* Acquisition Support Center
* Installation Management
* War College

Field armies|

* First
* Third
* Fifth
* Sixth
* Seventh
* Eighth
* Ninth

Branches|

* Acquisition Corps
* Adjutant General's Corps
* Air Defense Artillery Branch
* Armor Branch
* Aviation Branch
* Army Band
* Chaplain Corps
* Chemical Corps
* Civil Affairs Corps
* Corps of Engineers
* Cyber Corps
* Dental Corps
* Field Artillery Branch
* Finance Corps
* Infantry Branch
* Inspector General's Corps
* Judge Advocate General's Corps
* Logistics Branch
* Medical Corps
* Medical Service Corps
* Medical Specialist Corps
* Military Intelligence Corps
* Military Police Corps
* Nurse Corps
* Ordnance Corps
* Psychological operations
* Quartermaster Corps
* Signal Corps
* Special Forces
* Transportation Corps
* Veterinary Corps

Installations|

* United States and overseas
* Germany
* Japan
* Kuwait
* South Korea

Training|

* Basic Training
* BOLC
* ROTC (ECP)
* OCS
* WOBC
* WOCS
* Military Academy (West Point)
* MOS

Uniforms and
insignia|

* Awards and decorations
* Badges
* Branch
* Officer
* Warrant
* Enlisted
* World War I
* World War II
* Uniforms

Equipment|

* Crew-served weapons
* Individual weapons
* Vehicles

Premier
ensembles|

* Army Band
* Army Field Band
* Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
* West Point Band

History and
traditions|

* History
* Continental Army
* Union army
* National Army
* Army of the United States
* Center of Military History
* Institute of Heraldry
* America's Army
* Army Art Program
* Flag
* National Museum
* West Point Museum
* Rangers
* U.S. Army Regimental System
* Soldier's Creed
* "The Army Goes Rolling Along"
* Division nicknames
* Draft
* Service numbers
* Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra

Historical|

* Buffalo Soldiers
* Army Air Forces
* Army Service Forces
* Women's Army Corps
* Rough Riders
* U.S. Cavalry
* United States Colored Troops
* United States Army Hospital Corps
* U.S. Sanitary Commission
* 250th Anniversary Parade

* Category

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United States Armed Forces

Legend
A = Army
MC = Marine Corps
N = Navy
AF = Air Force
SF = Space Force
CG = Coast Guard

Leadership|

* President of the United States
* Secretary of Defense
* Deputy Secretary of Defense
* Secretary of Homeland Security
* Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
* Joint Chiefs of Staff
* Chairman
* Vice Chairman
* Committees on Armed Services
* Senate
* House
* Active duty four-star officers
* Active duty three-star officers
* United States military seniority
* National Security Act of 1947
* Goldwater–Nichols Act

Components|

| Military departments|

* Department of Defense
* Secretary
* Department of the Army
* Secretary
* Department of the Navy
* Secretary
* Department of the Air Force
* Secretary
* Department of Homeland Security
* Secretary

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Service branches
and heads|

* Chief of Staff of the United States Army
* Commandant of the Marine Corps
* Chief of Naval Operations
* Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
* Chief of Space Operations
* Commandant of the Coast Guard

Reserve components|

* Reserves:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* CG
* National Guard:
* A
* AF

Civilian auxiliaries|

* Military Auxiliary Radio System
* Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary
* Merchant Marine
* Civil Air Patrol
* Coast Guard Auxiliary

Unified combatant
command|

* Africa
* Central
* European
* Indo-Pacific
* Northern
* Southern
* Space
* Cyber
* Special Operations
* Strategic
* Transportation

Structure|

* United States Code
* Title 10
* Title 14
* Title 32
* Title 50
* The Pentagon
* Installations
* Units:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* SF
* CG
* Logistics
* Media
* Unit mottoes

Operations
and history|

* Budget
* Current deployments
* Conflicts
* Wars
* Civil affairs

History|

* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* SF
* CG

Timeline|

* Colonial
* World War II

Demographics|

* African Americans
* Asian Americans
* Buddhist Americans
* Jewish Americans
* Muslim Americans
* Sikh Americans
* Hispanic Americans
* Civil War
* Air Force
* Coast Guard
* Marine Corps
* Navy
* Academy

History centers|

* Army Center of Military History
* Marine Corps History Division
* Naval History and Heritage Command
* Air Force Historical Research Agency

War artists|

* Army Art Program
* Air Force Art Program

Personnel|

| Training|

* Service academies:
* A (prep)
* MC/N (prep)
* AF/SF (prep)
* CG
* Merchant Marine
* ROTC
* A
* MC/N
* AF/SF
* Officer candidate/training school:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF/SF
* Warrant officer:
* A
* MEPS
* ASVAB
* The Basic School (MC)
* Enlisted recruit training:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF/SF
* CG
* Other education

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Uniforms|

* Uniforms:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* SF
* CG
* Awards & decorations:
* Inter-service
* A
* MC/N
* AF/SF
* CG
* Foreign
* International
* Devices
* Badges:
* Identification
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* SF
* CG

Ranks|

* Officer:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* SF
* CG
* Warrant officers
* Enlisted:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* SF
* CG

Other|

* Oath:
* Enlistment
* Officer
* Creeds & Codes:
* Code of Conduct
* NCO
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* CG
* Service numbers:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* CG
* Military Occupational Specialty/Rating/Air Force Specialty Code
* Pay
* Uniform Code of Military Justice
* Judge Advocate General's Corps
* Military Health System/Tricare
* Separation
* Veterans Affairs
* Conscription
* Chiefs of Chaplains:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* CG

Equipment|

* A (Designations)
* MC:
* vehicles
* weapons
* other
* N
* AF
* CG

| Land|

* Individual weapons
* Crew-served weapons
* Vehicles (active)

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Sea|

* All watercraft
* Ships:
* A
* N
* active
* future
* AF
* CG
* MSC
* Weapons:
* N
* Reactors

Air|

* Aircraft
* World War I
* active
* future
* Aircraft designation
* Helicopter arms

Other|

* WWII equipment
* Nuclear football
* Electronics (designations)
* Flags:
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* SF
* CG
* Ensign
* Jack
* Guidons
* Food
* WMDs:
* Nuclear
* Biological
* Chemical

* Category
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* SF
* CG
* Navboxes
* A
* MC
* N
* AF
* SF
* CG

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Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States

Chiefs of Chaplains|

* Chaplain (Major General) William Green Jr. (Army)
* Rear Admiral Gregory N. Todd (Navy)
* Chaplain (Major General) Trent C. Davis (Air Force)

Senior USMC/USCG Chaplains
(working under USN Chief of Chaplains)|

* Rear Admiral Carey H. Cash (Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps, and Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Navy)
* Captain Jennifer Bowden (Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard)
* Chaplain (Major General) Trent C. Davis (Chaplain of the United States Space Force)

Armed Forces Chaplains Board

Chiefs of Chaplains|

* CH (MG) William Green Jr. (USA Chief of Chaplains)
* RADM Gregory N. Todd (USN Chief of Chaplains)
* CH (Maj Gen) Trent C. Davis (USAF Chief of Chaplains)

Deputy Chiefs of Chaplains|

* CH (BG) Jack Stumme (USA Deputy Chief of Chaplains)
* RDML Carey Cash (USN Deputy Chief of Chaplains/ Chaplain of the USMC)
* CH (Brig Gen) David W. Kelley (USAF Deputy Chief of Chaplains)

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