# Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army

The Deputy Chief of Chaplains (DCCH) serves as the chief strategist for the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps and senior coordinating general officer for actions assigned to Assistant Chiefs of Chaplains (Reserve Component) and the USACHCS Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army. As directed by the CCH, serves as the intermediate rater for senior-level active duty chaplains. The current DCCH is Chaplain (Brigadier General) Jack Stumme

## U.S. Army Deputy Chiefs of Chaplains

| | Name | Denomination | Term began | Term ended |
| 1. | CH (BG) George F. Rixey | Methodist | February 1942 | July 6, 1945 |
| 2. | CH (BG) William D. Cleary | Roman Catholic | July 10, 1945 | April 1946 |
| 3. | CH (COL) Patrick J. Ryan | Roman Catholic | April 1946 | August 31, 1948 |
| 4. | CH (BG) James H. O'Neill | Roman Catholic | September 1, 1948 | July 1952 |
| 5. | CH (BG) Patrick J. Ryan | Roman Catholic | July 1952 | April 30, 1954 |
| 6. | CH (BG) Frank A. Tobey | American Baptist | July 2, 1954 | October 31, 1958 |
| 7. | CH (BG) William J. Moran | Roman Catholic | November 1, 1958 | January 31.1966 |
| 8. | CH (BG) Francis L. Sampson | Roman Catholic | February 14, 1966 | August 17, 1967 |
| 9. | CH (BG) Ned R. Graves | Disciples of Christ | September 22, 1967 (nominated by the President to the Sentate in August 1967) | December 31, 1969 |
| 10. | CH (BG) Gerhardt W. Hyatt | Lutheran | January 1, 1970 | July 31, 1971 |
| 11. | CH (BG) Aloysius J. McElwee | Roman Catholic | August 1, 1971 | October 31, 1973 |
| 12. | CH (BG) Thaddeus F. Malanowski | Roman Catholic | March 1974* Chaplain (COL) Leonard F. Stegman was nominated and selected in November 1973 to be the Deputy Chief of Chaplains but declined the nomination for personal reasons) | July 1978 |
| 13. | CH (BG) Kermit D. Johnson | United Presbyterian | July 1978 | July 1, 1979 |
| 14. | CH (BG) Patrick J. Hessian | Roman Catholic | July 2, 1979 | June 30, 1982 |
| 15. | CH (BG) Paul O. Forsberg | Lutheran | October 1, 1982 | November 30, 1985 |
| 16. | CH (BG) Norris L. Einertson | Lutheran | December 1, 1985 | June 30, 1986 |
| 17. | CH (BG) Charles J. McDonnell | Roman Catholic | July 1, 1986 | September 30, 1989 |
| 18. | CH (BG) Matthew A. Zimmerman, Jr. | Baptist | October 1, 1989 | August 26, 1990 |
| 19. | CH (BG) Donald W. Shea | Roman Catholic | November 1, 1990 | August 31, 1994 |
| 20. | CH (BG) Gaylord T. Gunhus | Lutheran | November 1, 1994 | June 2, 1999 |
| 21. | CH (BG) David H. Hicks | Presbyterian (USA) | July 1, 1999 | April 13, 2003 |
| 22. | CH (BG) Jerome A. Haberek | Roman Catholic | April 14, 2003 | September 26, 2005 |
| 23. | CH (BG) Douglas L. Carver | Southern Baptist | September 27, 2005 | July 11, 2007 |
| 24. | CH (BG) Donald L. Rutherford | Roman Catholic | November 16, 2007 | July 22, 2011 |
| 25. | CH (BG) Charles R. Bailey | United Methodist | July 28, 2011 | July 31, 2015 |
| 26. | CH (BG) Thomas L. Solhjem | Assembly of God | July 31, 2015 | May 30, 2019 |
| 27. | CH (BG) William Green Jr. | National Baptist Convention | August 16, 2019 | December 5, 2023 |
| 28. | CH (BG) Jack Stumme | Liberty Baptist Fellowship | December 5, 2023 | Incumbent |