Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army

The Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army (DCCH) is the assistant and second in command of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps

Chaplain Corps (United States Army)

The Chaplain Corps of the United States Army consists of ordained clergy who are commissioned Army officers as well as enlisted soldiers who serve as assistants. Their purpose is to offer religious services, counseling, and moral support to the armed forces, whether in peacetime or at war.-Army...

to the Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army

Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army

The Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army is the chief supervising officer of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps. . From 1775 to 1920, chaplains were attached to separate units. The Office of the Chief of Chaplains was created by the National Defense Act of 1920 in order to better organize the...

. The current DCCH is Brigadier General Charles R. Bailey

Charles R. Bailey

Chaplain Charles Ray Bailey, USA is an American Army officer who is currently serving as the 24th Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army....

U.S. Army Deputy Chiefs of Chaplains

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1.	BG George F. Rixey George F. Rixey Chaplain George Foreman Rixey, USA was an American Army officer who served as the 1st Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army.-References:...	1942	1945
2.	BG Patrick J. Ryan Patrick J. Ryan (chaplain) Chaplain Patrick James Ryan, OBE, USA was an American military officer who served as Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1954 to 1958.-Biography:...	April 1946	July 1948
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4.	BG Patrick J. Ryan Patrick J. Ryan (chaplain) Chaplain Patrick James Ryan, OBE, USA was an American military officer who served as Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1954 to 1958.-Biography:...	August 1952	April 1954
5.	BG Frank A. Tobey	July 1954	October 1958
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12.	BG Gerhardt W. Hyatt	1970	1971
13.	BG Aloysius J. McElwee	1971	1973
14.	BG Thaddeus F. Malanowski Thaddeus F. Malanowski -Biography:A native of Stamford, Connecticut, Malanowski is an ordained Roman Catholic priest. In 1973, he was given the title of Monsignor by Pope Paul VI. He was a close friend of Elvis Presley.-Career:...	1973	1978
12.	BG Kermit D. Johnson	1978	1979
13.	BG Patrick J. Hessian	1979	1982
14.	BG Paul O. Forsberg	1982	1985
15.	BG Norris L. Einertson	1985	1986
16.	BG Charles J. McDonnell Charles J. McDonnell Chaplain Charles James McDonnell, USA is a retired American Army officer who served as the 16th Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1986 to 1989.-Awards and decorations:...	1986	1989
17.	BG Matthew A. Zimmerman, Jr.	1989	1990
18.	BG Donald W. Shea	1990	1994
19.	BG Gaylord T. Gunhus	November 1, 1994	June 2, 1999
20.	BG David H. Hicks David Hicks (chaplain) Chaplain David Hewitt Hicks, USA is a retired American Army officer who served as the 21st Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 2003 to 2007....	July 1, 1999	April 13, 2003
21.	BG Jerome A. Haberek Jerome A. Haberek Chaplain Jerome A. Haberek, USA is a retired American Army officer who served as the 21st Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 2003 to 2005.-Awards and decorations:-Further reading:...	April 14, 2003	September 26, 2005
22.	BG Douglas L. Carver	September 27, 2005	July 11, 2007
23.	BG Donald L. Rutherford Donald L. Rutherford Chaplain Donald L. Rutherford, USA is an American Army officer and a Roman Catholic priest of the Archdiocese for the Military Services who is serving as the 23rd Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army....	November 16, 2007	July 22, 2011
24.	BG Charles R. Bailey Charles R. Bailey Chaplain Charles Ray Bailey, USA is an American Army officer who is currently serving as the 24th Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army....	July 28, 2011	Incumbent

U.S. Army Deputy Chiefs of Chaplains

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