Donald William Shea (April 15, 1936 – May 18, 2016) was an American Army officer who served as the 19th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1994 to 1999.[1][2]
Donald W. Shea | |
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Birth name | Donald William Shea |
Born | Butte, Montana, U.S. | April 15, 1936
Died | May 18, 2016 Kalispell, Montana, U.S. | (aged 80)
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1966–1999 |
Rank | Major general |
Commands held | U.S. Army Chaplain Corps (CCH) |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Awards | |
Alma mater | |
Church | Catholic (Latin Church) |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 2, 1962 |
Rank | Protonotary apostolic (2002) |
Shea went to seminary at the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity in St. Paul, MN.[3] Ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena in 1962, Brigadier General Shea was granted the honorary title of monsignor by Pope John Paul II in 1991.[4] He was designated a protonotary apostolic supernumerary in 2002 after his military retirement and return to Montana in 1999.[5]
Distinguished Service Medal | |
Legion of Merit | |
Bronze Star (with valor device and two bronze oak leaf clusters) | |
Purple Heart | |
Meritorious Service Medal (with two bronze oak leaf clusters) | |
Air Medal | |
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 bronze oak leaf clusters) | |
National Defense Service Medal (with one bronze service star) | |
Vietnam Service Medal (with one silver service star) | |
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal | |
Army Service Ribbon | |
Overseas Service Ribbon (with award numeral 3) | |
Vietnam Gallantry Cross | |
Vietnam Civil Actions Medal, First Class | |
Vietnam Campaign Medal |
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