Alva J. Brasted

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Alva Jennings Brasted
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Colonel Alva Jennings Brasted
4th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
Born(1876-07-05)July 5, 1876
Findley Lake, New York
DiedMay 27, 1965(1965-05-27) (aged 88)
Washington, D.C.
Resting Place
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branchUnited States Department of the Army Seal.svg United States Army
Years of service1913–1937
RankUS-O6 insignia.svg Colonel
Commands heldU.S. Army Chaplain Corps
Battles/warsWorld War I

Chaplain (Colonel) Alva Jennings Brasted, USA (July 5, 1876 – May 27, 1965) was an American Army officer who served as the 4th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1933 to 1937.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Hewes, James E. (1983). PRINCIPAL OFFICIALS OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT AND DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, 1900–1963. U.S. Government Printing Office.

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Military offices
Preceded by Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
1933 – 1937
Succeeded by
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