The Four Chaplains' Medal was a decoration approved by an Act of Congress on July 14, 1960 (P.L. 86-656, 74 Stat. 521). The decoration recognizes the...
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Four Chaplains George L. Fox, Alexander D. Goode Clark V. Poling, John P. Washington The Four Chaplains, also referred to as the Immortal Chaplains or...
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leadership. The Four Chaplains Medal, not to be confused with the Four Chaplains' Medal, a Commemorative decoration awarded posthumously to the medal's namesake...
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1902. The Cardenas Medal of Honor appears in regulations on order of wear as late as 1930. Congressional Gold Medal Four Chaplains' Medal Specially Meritorious...
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in Taunton, Massachusetts, and attended Chaplains School at Harvard University. There he met fellow chaplains Alexander D. Goode, Clark V. Poling and...
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States Army Chaplain Corps (USACC) consists of ordained clergy of multiple faiths who are commissioned Army officers serving as military chaplains as well...
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1960 when Congress authorized the awarding of the Four Chaplains' Medal recognizing the Four Chaplains who died together during World War II. There have...
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Alexander D. Goode (category United States Army chaplains)
in Taunton, Massachusetts, and attended Chaplains School at Harvard University. There he met fellow chaplains George L. Fox, Clark V. Poling and John...
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upon Naval chaplains. Military chaplains are normally accorded officer status, although Sierra Leone had a Naval Lance Corporal chaplain in 2001. In...
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Clark V. Poling (category World War II chaplains)
America and a lieutenant in the United States Army. He was one of the Four Chaplains who gave their lives to save other soldiers during the sinking of the...
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John P. Washington (category United States Army chaplains)
priest and a lieutenant in the United States Army. He was one of the Four Chaplains, who gave their lives to save other soldiers during the sinking of the...
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was the first of twelve chaplains killed or missing at that point in the war, including Emil J. Kapaun, the second chaplain of the war to be awarded...
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and chaplains is suggested as a means of psychological warfare." Military chaplains are often supervised by a chaplain general or chief of chaplains, on...
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Emil Kapaun (category Korean War chaplains)
December 2014 Chaplains Memorial; The Medal of Honor Grove; Freedoms Foundation; Valley Forge, PA; Induction, October 18, 2014. Chaplain Emil J. Kapaun...
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Navy chaplains come from a variety of religious backgrounds; chaplains are Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Jewish, Muslim, and Buddhist. Chaplains have...
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The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines...
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Francis L. Sampson (category World War II chaplains)
who served as the 12th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1967 to 1971. A World War II paratrooper chaplain who participated in the D-Day...
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The Royal Army Chaplains' Department (RAChD) is an all-officer department that provides ordained clergy and non-religious chaplains to the British Army...
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SS Dorchester (section The Four Chaplains)
survivors lost after rescue. The story of four Army chaplains, known as the "Four Chaplains" or the "Immortal Chaplains," who all gave away their life jackets...
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his time as Chief of Chaplains, Ryan established a 16-week "postgraduate" course for senior chaplains. He stated that a chaplain must not be "some effete...
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Thomas L. Solhjem (category Deputy chiefs of Chaplains of the United States Army)
Chiefs of Chaplains (Reserve Component) and the USACHCS Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army. As a member of the Armed Forces Chaplains Board, he...
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Patrick J. Hessian (category Catholic military chaplains)
became the 16th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army in 1982 and served in that role until 1986. His time as Chief of Chaplains was marked by a focus...
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Vincent R. Capodanno (category United States Navy chaplains)
chaplain with a Marine Corps infantry unit during the Vietnam War. He was a posthumous recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of...
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Douglas L. Carver (redirect from Douglas carver chaplain)
chaplains around the world. Armed Forces Chaplains Board Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States Tice, Jim (May 14, 2007). "New chief of chaplains nominated"...
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receive the medal. Thomas Bennett and Joseph LaPointe were conscientious objectors who received the medal for their actions as medics; three chaplains received...
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States military chaplains Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States Chaplain's Medal for Heroism Armed Forces Chaplains Board Chief of Chaplains of the United...
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (category American military chaplains)
Duffy The Four Chaplains: Sacrifice at Sea (2004), TV movie about Reverend John P. Washington and the three other heroic chaplains Chaplain Assistant...
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Dondi E. Costin (category United States Air Force chaplains)
Air Force. He has led the United States Air Force Chaplain Corps and served as Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force from 2015 to 2018. He...
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John O'Connor (cardinal) (category Korean War chaplains)
O'Connor previously served as a U.S. Navy chaplain (1952 to 1979), including four years as chief of chaplains, as an auxiliary bishop of the Military Vicariate...
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Gerhardt W. Hyatt (category Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States Army)
OF ARMY CHAPLAINS". The New York Times. Retrieved April 10, 2011. Hyatt, Gerhardt (Summer 1978). "The Special Ministry of the Chief of Chaplains". Military...
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