Patrick J. Ryan (chaplain)
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Patrick James Ryan | |
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 Major General Patrick James Ryan 9th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army | |
| Born | December 12, 1902 Manannah, Minnesota |
| Died | June 5, 1975 (aged 72) Washington, D.C. |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1928–1958 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Commands | U.S. Army Chaplain Corps |
| Battles / wars | World War II Korean War |
| Awards |  Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal |
Chaplain Patrick James Ryan (December 12, 1902 – June 5, 1975) was an American major general who served as Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1954 to 1958.
Biography
Ryan was born near Manannah Township, Minnesota, on December 12, 1902. He graduated from the College of St. Thomas and the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity and became an ordained Roman Catholic priest in 1927. He was later given the title of Monsignor by Pope Pius XII and the title of Prothonotary Apostolic by Pope Paul VI.[1] Ryan died on June 5, 1975, in Washington, D.C..
Career
Ryan joined the United States Army in 1928. Early in his career, he was stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Fort Riley and the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, among other places. During World War II, he served in Morocco and Italy. Following the war, he served as Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1946 to 1948 and from 1952 to 1954 with the rank of brigadier general. He would then serve as Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army with the rank of major general from 1954 until his retirement in 1958.
Awards he received include the Legion of Merit, the Army Distinguished Service Medal, the Bronze Star Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the Navy Presidential Unit Citation with award star.
Awards and decorations
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See also
References
- ^ "Monsignor Patrick J. Ryan Papers". University of St. Thomas. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
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- 1902 births
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- United States Army generals
- Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States Army
- Deputy Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States Army
- American Roman Catholic priests
- American army personnel of World War II
- American army personnel of the Korean War
- World War II chaplains
- Korean War chaplains
- Recipients of the Legion of Merit
- Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army)
- University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) alumni
- Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity alumni
- People from Meeker County, Minnesota
- Catholics from Minnesota
- 20th-century Roman Catholic priests