Donald W. Shea

The Reverend Monsignor

Donald W. Shea
The Reverend Monsignor; Donald W. Shea
	Official portrait of CH (MG) Shea, 1994
Birth name	Donald William Shea
Born	April 15, 1936; Butte, Montana, U.S.
Died	May 18, 2016 (aged 80); Kalispell, Montana, U.S.
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1966–1999
Rank	Major general
Commands	U.S. Army Chaplain Corps (CCH)
Battles / wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal; Legion of Merit; Bronze Star Medal (3);
Alma mater	Carroll College; Saint Paul Seminary; U.S. Army War College; University of Oklahoma; Long Island University; Central Michigan University;
Church	Catholic (Latin Church)
Orders
Ordination	June 2, 1962
Rank	Protonotary apostolic (2002)

Donald William Shea (April 15, 1936 – May 18, 2016) was an American Army officer and Catholic priest 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 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] He is one of four alumni of the Saint Paul Seminary in St. Paul, MN to become the Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army, the other three being Patrick J. Ryan, Francis L. Sampson, and Patrick J. Hessian.^[6]

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

Gallery

Brig. Gen. Shea in 1991
Maj. Gen. Shea in 1994

References

^ "Monsignor (Major General) Donald W. Shea Funeral Mass to be Held May 27". diocesehelena.org. May 2016. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
^ Marquis Who's Who on the Web
^ "For God and Country" (PDF). The Oracle. Winter 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^ "Prelati d'onore di Sua Santità" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis (in Italian). Vol. LXXXIV, no. 4. April 1992. p. 343. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
^ "Protonotari Apostolici soprannumerari" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis (in Italian). Vol. XCV, no. 4. April 2003. p. 287. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
^ "For God and Country" (PDF). The Oracle. Winter 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

External links

Media related to Donald W. Shea at Wikimedia Commons

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

[1] "Monsignor (Major General) Donald W. Shea Funeral Mass to be Held May 27". diocesehelena.org. May 2016. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.

[2] Marquis Who's Who on the Web

[3] "For God and Country" (PDF). The Oracle. Winter 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

[4] "Prelati d'onore di Sua Santità" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis (in Italian). Vol. LXXXIV, no. 4. April 1992. p. 343. Retrieved July 31, 2018.

[5] "Protonotari Apostolici soprannumerari" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis (in Italian). Vol. XCV, no. 4. April 2003. p. 287. Retrieved July 31, 2018.

[6] "For God and Country" (PDF). The Oracle. Winter 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

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