Patrick J. Hessian

Patrick John Hessian
Major General Patrick John Hessian 16th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
Born	(1928-05-20)May 20, 1928 Belle Plaine, Minnesota
Died	September 8, 2007(2007-09-08) (aged 79) Belle Plaine, Minnesota
Resting Place	Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Belle Plaine, Minnesota
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1958–1986
Rank	Major General
Commands held	U.S. Army Chaplain Corps
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Soldier's Medal Bronze Star Purple Heart

Chaplain (Major General) Patrick John Hessian (May 20, 1928 – September 8, 2007) was a United States Army officer who served as the 16th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1982 to 1986.

Awards and decorations

	Soldier's Medal
	Bronze Star Medal
	Purple Heart
	Meritorious Service Medal
	Air Medal
	Army Commendation Medal
	Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
	Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation
	National Defense Service Medal
	Vietnam Service Medal
	Armed Forces Reserve Medal
	Army Service Ribbon
	Overseas Service Ribbon
	Vietnam Gallantry Cross
	Vietnam Campaign Medal

Military offices
Preceded by Kermit D. Johnson	Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army 1979–1982	Succeeded by Paul O. Forsberg
Preceded by Kermit D. Johnson	Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army 1982–1986	Succeeded by Norris L. Einertson

Army commands	Forces Training and Doctrine Materiel

Service components	Africa Central Europe Pacific North South Special Operations Surface Deployment and Distribution Space and Missile Defense

Direct reporting units	Second Army Medical Intelligence and Security Criminal Investigation Corps of Engineers Military District of Washington Test and Evaluation Military Academy Reserve Acquisition Support Center Installation Management

Field armies	First Second Third Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth

Branches	Acquisition Corps Adjutant General's Corps Air Defense Artillery Branch Armor Branch Aviation Branch Army Band Chaplain Corps Chemical Corps Civil Affairs Corps Corps of Engineers Dental Corps Field Artillery Corps Finance Corps Infantry Branch Inspector General's Corps Judge Advocate General's Corps Logistics Branch Medical Corps Medical Service Corps Medical Specialist Corps Military Intelligence Corps Military Police Corps Nurse Corps Ordnance Corps Psychological Operations Quartermaster Corps Signal Corps Special Forces Transportation Corps Veterinary Corps

Installations

Training

Uniforms and
insignia

Coats of arms	Air Defense Artillery Aviation Engineer Support US Army Units

History and
traditions

Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States

Chiefs of Chaplains	Chaplain (Major General) Paul K. Hurley (Army) Rear Admiral Margaret_G._Kibben (Navy) Chaplain (Major General) Dondi E. Costin (Air Force)

Senior USMC/USCG Chaplains (working under USN Chief of Chaplains)	Rear Admiral Brent W. Scott (Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps, and Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Navy) Captain Gregory N. Todd (Chaplain of the Coast Guard)

Recipients of the Soldier's Medal

Marty Allen Glenn Andreotta Clift Andrus Aaron Bank James Leroy Bondsteel Leonard Boswell Allison Brooks William Francis Buckley Max Cleland Lawrence Colburn John Thomas Corley Wayne A. Downing Theodore Leslie Futch John Galvin Elmer Gedeon Carl Genian Hershel W. Gober John F. Goodman David E. Grange Jr. Ed Grady Edith Ellen Greenwood Francis Grevemberg Bo Gritz William W. Hartzog Mike Hayden Anthony Herbert Patrick J. Hessian Don Holleder Bob Hoover Eli D. Hoyle Otto Kerner Jr. Darwin K. Kyle Richard L. Lawson Reis Leming Charles Andrew MacGillivary William A. Matheny Charles J. McDonnell Jack N. Merritt Leo J. Meyer Henry Mucci José Antonio Muñiz Thomas Alexander Parrott Frank D. Peregory Colin Powell Edwin W. Rawlings Richard Scholtes Preston Schoyer Stephen Silvasy Jr. John K. Singlaub Alek Skarlatos Christopher Speer Donn A. Starry Joseph Warren Stilwell Jr. Hugh Thompson Jr. Clarence L. Tinker Alfred Valenzuela Leon L. Van Autreve David Wade Ron Welch Samuel Tankersley Williams Walter K. Wilson Jr.

Names are in alphabetical order

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