Donald W. Shea

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Donald William Shea
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Major General Donald William Shea
19th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
Born(1936-04-15)April 15, 1936
Butte, Montana
DiedMay 18, 2016(2016-05-18) (aged 80)
Kalispell, Montana
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchUnited States Department of the Army Seal.svg United States Army
Years of service1966–1999
RankUS-O8 insignia.svg Major General
Commands heldU.S. Army Chaplain Corps
Battles/warsVietnam War
AwardsDistinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit ribbon.svg Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal ribbon with "V" device, 1st award.svg Bronze Star (V)

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]

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[]

Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
V
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Bronze Star (with valor device and two bronze oak leaf clusters)
Purple Heart
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Meritorious Service Medal (with two bronze oak leaf clusters)
Air Medal
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze 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
Award numeral 3.png 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

  • 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 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  2. ^ Marquis Who's Who on the Web
  3. ^ "For God and Country" (PDF). The Oracle. Winter 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Prelati d'onore di Sua Santità" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis (in Italian). LXXXIV (4). April 1992. p. 343. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  5. ^ "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
Preceded by Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
1990 – 1994 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
1994 – 1999 		Succeeded by
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