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United States Army general

The Reverend Monsignor
Donald W. Shea
Official portrait of CH (MG) Shea, 1994
Birth nameDonald William Shea
Born(1936-04-15)April 15, 1936
Butte, Montana, U.S.
DiedMay 18, 2016(2016-05-18) (aged 80)
Kalispell, Montana, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Army
Years of service1966–1999
RankMajor general
CommandsU.S. Army Chaplain Corps (CCH)
Battles / warsVietnam War
Awards
Alma mater
ChurchCatholic (Latin Church)
Orders
OrdinationJune 2, 1962
RankProtonotary apostolic (2002)

Donald William Shea (April 15, 1936 – May 18, 2016) was an American Army officer and Catholic priest who served as the 19th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1994 to 1999.

Shea went to seminary at the Saint Paul Seminary in St. Paul, MN. 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. He was designated a protonotary apostolic supernumerary in 2002 after his military retirement and return to Montana in 1999. He is one of four alumni of the Saint Paul Seminary in St. Paul, MN to become the Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army, the other three being Patrick J. Ryan, Francis L. Sampson, and Patrick J. Hessian.

Awards and decorations

Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
VBronze oak leaf clusterBronze oak leaf cluster Bronze Star (with valor device and two bronze oak leaf clusters)
Purple Heart
Bronze oak leaf clusterBronze oak leaf cluster Meritorious Service Medal (with two bronze oak leaf clusters)
Air Medal
Bronze oak leaf clusterBronze oak leaf cluster Army Commendation Medal (with 2 bronze oak leaf clusters)
Bronze star National Defense Service Medal (with one bronze service star)
Silver star Vietnam Service Medal (with one silver service star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with award numeral 3)
Silver star Vietnam Gallantry Cross
Vietnam Civil Actions Medal, First Class
Vietnam Campaign Medal

Gallery

  • Brig. Gen. Shea in 1991 Brig. Gen. Shea in 1991
  • Maj. Gen. Shea in 1994 Maj. Gen. Shea in 1994

References

  1. "Monsignor (Major General) Donald W. Shea Funeral Mass to be Held May 27". diocesehelena.org. May 2016. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  2. Marquis Who's Who on the Web
  3. "For God and Country" (PDF). The Oracle. Winter 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  4. "Prelati d'onore di Sua Santità" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis (in Italian). Vol. LXXXIV, no. 4. April 1992. p. 343. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  5. "Protonotari Apostolici soprannumerari" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis (in Italian). Vol. XCV, no. 4. April 2003. p. 287. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  6. "For God and Country" (PDF). The Oracle. Winter 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

External links

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Military offices
Preceded byMatthew A. Zimmerman Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
1990–1994 		Succeeded byGaylord T. Gunhus
Preceded byMatthew A. Zimmerman Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
1994–1999 		Succeeded byGaylord T. Gunhus
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