Donald W. Shea
Chaplain (Major General) Donald William Shea, USA (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 William Shea | |
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 Major General Donald William Shea 19th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army | |
| Born | April 15, 1936 Butte, Montana |
| Died | May 18, 2016 (aged 80) Kalispell, Montana |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/ |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1966–1999 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Commands held | U.S. Army Chaplain Corps |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
| Awards |  Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star (V) |
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]
Awards and decorations
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Distinguished Service Medal |
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Legion of Merit |
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Bronze Star (with valor device and two bronze oak leaf clusters) |
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Purple Heart |
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Meritorious Service Medal (with two bronze oak leaf clusters) |
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Air Medal |
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Army Commendation Medal (with 2 bronze oak leaf clusters) |
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National Defense Service Medal (with one bronze service star) |
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Vietnam Service Medal (with one silver service star) |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal |
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Army Service Ribbon |
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Overseas Service Ribbon (with award numeral 3) |
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Vietnam Gallantry Cross |
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Vietnam Civil Actions Medal, First Class |
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Vietnam Campaign Medal |
Gallery
Brig. Gen. Shea in 1991
Maj. Gen. Shea in 1994
References
- "Monsignor (Major General) Donald W. Shea Funeral Mass to be Held May 27". diocesehelena.org. May 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- Marquis Who's Who on the Web
- "For God and Country" (PDF). The Oracle. Winter 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- "Prelati d'onore di Sua Santità" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis (in Italian). LXXXIV (4). April 1992. p. 343. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- "Protonotari Apostolici soprannumerari" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis (in Italian). XCV (4). April 2003. p. 287. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
External links
Media related to Donald W. Shea at Wikimedia Commons
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Matthew A. Zimmerman, Jr. |
Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army 1990 – 1994 |
Succeeded by Gaylord T. Gunhus |
| Preceded by Matthew A. Zimmerman, Jr. |
Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army 1994 – 1999 |
Succeeded by Gaylord T. Gunhus |
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