United States Navy Chaplain Corps - Yearbook

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SS X LM BS LC AM P UC ADU McDonald, J. D. XX McDowell, N. L. X O'Neill, J. J. Parsons, P. D. Patton, R. L. Peck, W. S. x Peeters, R. T. X Phillips, L. R. Pigott, C. S. Power, J. G. Quirk, J. M. x Reilly, G. J. x Rennie, W. A. Robertson, A. W. Ruleman, R. N. Schwyhart, R. M. x Slattery, E. A. X Sporrer, O. E. x x Taylor, W. A. Tennant, W. G. x Trodd, J. P. x Van Antwerp, E. I. x Weber, Oscar Willets, R. H. x Wolfram, E. A. Jr. First Marine Air Wing Cleaves, R. D. x Cummins, G. W. x Horvath, S. G. LaDuca, P. J. X Lynch, E. M. x Markley, J. H. x Murphy, J. x Seymour, H. A. Sullivan, J. A. Webb, C. E. Weidler, E. R. Totals: 3 3 30 The Chaplains Division has followed the policy of rotating chaplains on duty in Korea by limit- ing the term of service there to a year. Many of the chaplains who were among the first to serve there were rotated at the end of six or seven months. CHAPLAINS ON-BOARD SHIPS IN KOREAN WATERS Navy Chaplains served in battleships, cruisers, carriers, destroyers Qwith squadronsl, hospital ships, tenders, repair ships, and most amphib- ious and Military Sea Transportation Service transports in Korean waters. Battleships, large carriers, and hospital ships had two chaplains onboard while in the forward areas. These chap- lains continued to serve naval personnel with the same devotion and effectiveness as those who ministered on ships inthe Pacific in World War II. The following chaplains serving onboard ships in the Far East have received awards as in- dicated: x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 32 1 31 4 Cook, A. R. Letter of Commendation with ribbon Fay, J. P. Letter of Commendation Knapp, P. J. Letter of Commendation fCombat V , Meade, H. E. Letter of Commendation with ribbon Salyer, O. B. Letter of Commendation with ribbon Szczesny, C. A. Letter of Commendation with ribbon The following chaplains serving ashore in Japan received awards as indicated: Mahler, W. W. Letter of Commendation with ribbon Reaves, J. E. Letter of Commendation with ribbon

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as 15 degrees below zero: men with frozen feet and legs, heroism and deeds of valor which officers and men had little thought that they would be called upon to perform .... Throughout the operation, the chaplains, all of them gave unsparingly of themselves to render assistance and to minister as chaplains wherever and whenever possible. Frankly, it is not possible to point out out- standing performances, because everyone in his own way did just that. We had eight chaplains with the regiments and attached units who made the march-back, fighting all the way from Yudamni-ni to Koto-ri. At the same time we had three chaplains at Hagaru-ri at Charlie and Easy Companies of the Medical Battalion. Up to 19 January 1953, 104 chaplains had served for varying periods of time with the First Marine Division in Korea and 15 chaplains with the First Marine Air Wing, or a total of 119. In addition on 19 January, Z6 chaplains were on duty with the First Division and eight with the SS LM BS Fir st Marine Division Austin, H. E. Barlik, R. F. Bonner, R. A. x Brooks, W. E. Brown, J. C. Brynes, J. P. Callahan, J. T. Capers, K. H. Craven, J. H. x Cummings, H. H. Duncan, H. C. Fenning, R. C. Ferris, J. S. Fitzgerald, J. C. Gallahger, J. P. J. Gibbons, A. R. Goodman, G. Griffin, C. G. x Groover, H. H. Guillaume, L. A. Hayes, H. H. Hearn, K. M. Hearn, W. M. Hickey, B. L. Hollingsworth, J. E. III Howland, B, C. Ingvoldstad, O. Jolly, D. W. Jones, G. Juntunen, A. J. Keaney, K. J. Killeen, P. A. Kulinski, A. M. Lewis, J. W. Lonergan, V. J. Lyons, W. N. Mendonsa, A. F. McCabe, W. D. 'Air Wing. This made a grand total of 153 Navy Chaplains who have had combat experience in Korea, during the present crisis. Chaplain Ingvoldstad was the first of thirteen Navy Chaplains to receive the Purple Heart as the result of wounds received while in combat in Korea when he was slightly wounded in one of his hands on 15 September 1950. Chaplain Tennant received severe back wounds as the result of enemy mortar fire near Seoul a few days later. By far the most severely wounded of the thirteen was Chaplain C. J. Griffin, when machine gun bullets pierced his upper arm and shattered his lower jaw in December 1950, during the withdrawal from the Chosin Reservoir. An unusually high percentage ofNavy Chaplains have received combat citations. The following list shows that 74 chaplains received a total of 117 citations indicated as follows: SS, Silver Star, LM, Legion of Merit, BS, Bronze Star, LC, Letter of Commendation with ribbon, AM, Air Medalg PUC, Presidential Unit Citation, ADU, Army Distinguished Unit Citation, and PH, Purple Heart. LC AM PUC ADU PH x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

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INTRODUCTION TO SKETCHES This volume contains complete or abbreviated sketches of 1829 chaplains who have had some active duty from 1 January 1946 to 31 December 1952 or who have been separated from the Corps, plus the sketch on a Continental Navy Chaplain. The following is a break-down of this number: a. 596 complete sketches of chaplains who were included in Volume III and who were still on active duty 1 January 1953. b. 273 complete sketches of new accessions to the Corps who have had at leasta month's active duty since accepting a commission. C. 106 abbreviated sketches of those who have had some active duty since 1 January 1946 and who have been released from active duty but are subject to call. d. 853 abbreviated sketches of chaplains who have been separated from the Corps by reason of death ltotal numbers, ZO, resig- nation 767, retirement 63, or transfer to another Corps 3. Some of these chaplains have had some active duty since 1 January 1946. All chaplains whose sketches appeared in Volume III who are not included in any of the above categories and who were listed as being in Reserve when Volume III was printed may be considered to be still in the same status as there indicated. ln general the sketches of this volume follow the same pattern as to style and content as do the sketches of Volume III. Among the changes in- troduced are the listing of file numbers and the elimination of the day of the month in the ter- minal dates of tours of duty. No effort was made to indicate civilian duties between terms of serv- ice in the chaplaincy. In a few instances Chap- lains have changed from one denomination to another. In such cases only the present affili- ation is indicated. As in the case of Volume III, references to Reserve Chaplains who accepted a commission but who have not had at least a month's active duty are not included. Appendix A of this volume contains a chrono- logical listing of new accessions to the Corps from l January 1946 to 31 December 1952. The names of Chaplains ordered to the January 1953 class of the Chaplains School have not been in- cluded even though some members of this class were called to temporary active duty prior to the end of December 1952. In only a few cases have any dates been given that extend into 1953. Appendix B contains an index of ecclesiastical affiliations. Appendix C contains a chart show- ing the religious affiliations of the 3624 chaplains whose sketches have appeared in either Volume III, in this volume, or in both. Conscientious efforts have been made to be correct in all data presented, but the following sketches are not to be considered as the official record of the Chaplains concerned. All Chap- lains who note errors or omissions in their re- spective sketches are invited to report such in a letter to the Chief of Chaplains in order that proper changes may be made in the official copy. The sketches are arranged in alphabetical order. The contents of each sketch are contained in one or more of the following paragraphs: QU Biographical information - name in full, present denominational affiliation and file num- berg place and date of birthg record of higher education, with degrees received and datesg name of ordaining body or bishop with date of ordina- tiong maiden name of wife, date of marriage, and number of childreng last civilian occupation be- fore accepting duty in the Navyg and titles of books published. Q21 Previous military service prior to the acceptance of a commission as a Navy Chaplain. 131 Service record as a chaplain beginning with the date of commissiong chronological list of tours of duty lthe day ofthe month of the begin- ning or ending of a tour of duty is not shownlg dates of prornotiong lists of medals tonly individ- ual or unit citations are shownlg method and date of separation from the service or release from active duty. C41 Date when a Reserve Chaplain was re- called to active duty with terminal dates of tours of duty and other data as outlined in the above paragraph. All sketches marked HHH indicate that the full sketch appears in Volume III and that the infor- mation herein contained is a correction or an amendment to the former sketch. The asterisk CH indicates that the chaplain is deceased. If a Catholic Chaplain is a member of a Religious Order, the name of the Order will be indicated by an abbreviation which will be found in the table which follows. The full number of the calendar year is given only at the beginning of a paragraph or at the turn of a century. Where no year date is given, it may be assumed that the year is the same as in the preceding reference. The names of large cities are often given without mention being made of the state in which the city is located. Ports- mouth, New Hampshire, is referred to simply