Donald W. Shea

Donald William Shea
Donald William Shea
	Major General Donald William Shea; 19th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
Born	April 15, 1936; Butte, Montana
Died	May 18, 2016 (aged 80); Kalispell, Montana
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1966–1999
Rank	Major General
Commands held	U.S. Army Chaplain Corps
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal; Legion of Merit; 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
	Bronze Star (with valor device and two bronze oak leaf clusters)
	Purple Heart
	Meritorious Service Medal (with two bronze oak leaf clusters)
	Air Medal
	Army Commendation Medal (with 2 bronze oak leaf clusters)
	National Defense Service Medal (with one bronze service star)
	Vietnam Service Medal (with one silver service star)
	Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
	Army Service Ribbon
	Overseas Service Ribbon (with award numeral 3)
	Vietnam Gallantry Cross
	Vietnam Civil Actions Medal, First Class
	Vietnam Campaign Medal

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"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.
Marquis Who's Who on the Web
"For God and Country" (PDF). The Oracle. Winter 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
"Prelati d'onore di Sua Santità" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis (in Italian). LXXXIV (4). April 1992. p. 343. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
"Protonotari Apostolici soprannumerari" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis (in Italian). XCV (4). April 2003. p. 287. Retrieved 2018-07-31.

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Military offices
Preceded by Matthew A. Zimmerman, Jr.	Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army 1990 – 1994	Succeeded by Gaylord T. Gunhus
Preceded by Matthew A. Zimmerman, Jr.	Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army 1994 – 1999	Succeeded by Gaylord T. Gunhus

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Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States
Chiefs of Chaplains	Chaplain (Major General) Thomas L. Solhjem (Army) Rear Admiral Brent W. Scott (Navy) Chaplain (Major General) Steven A. Schaick (Air Force)
Senior USMC/USCG Chaplains (working under USN Chief of Chaplains)	Rear Admiral Gregory N. Todd (Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps, and Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Navy) Captain Thomas J. Walcott (Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard)