Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army

Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
Incumbent CH (BG) Thomas L. Solhjem since July 28, 2011
Formation	1942
First holder	CH (BG) George F. Rixey

The Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army (DCCH) is the assistant and second in command of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps to the Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army. The current DCCH is Chaplain (Brigadier General) Charles R. Bailey.

U.S. Army Deputy Chiefs of Chaplains

	Name	Photo	Term began	Term ended
1.	CH (BG) George F. Rixey		1942	1945
2.	CH (BG) Patrick J. Ryan		April 1946	July 1948
3.	CH (BG) James H. O'Neill	50px	August 1948	July 1952
4.	CH (BG) Patrick J. Ryan		August 1952	April 1954
5.	CH (BG) Frank A. Tobey		July 1954	October 1958
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12.	CH (BG) Gerhardt W. Hyatt		1970	1971
13.	CH (BG) Aloysius J. McElwee		1971	1973
14.	CH (BG) Thaddeus F. Malanowski		1973	1978
12.	CH (BG) Kermit D. Johnson		1978	1979
13.	CH (BG) Patrick J. Hessian		1979	1982
14.	CH (BG) Paul O. Forsberg		1982	1985
15.	CH (BG) Norris L. Einertson		1985	1986
16.	CH (BG) Charles J. McDonnell	50px	1986	1989
17.	CH (BG) Matthew A. Zimmerman, Jr.	50px	1989	1990
18.	CH (BG) Donald W. Shea	50px	1990	1994
19.	CH (BG) Gaylord T. Gunhus	50px	November 1, 1994	June 2, 1999
20.	CH (BG) David H. Hicks	50px	July 1, 1999	April 13, 2003
21.	CH (BG) Jerome A. Haberek	50px	April 14, 2003	September 26, 2005
22.	CH (BG) Douglas L. Carver	50px	September 27, 2005	July 11, 2007
23.	CH (BG) Donald L. Rutherford		November 16, 2007	July 22, 2011
24.	CH (BG) Charles R. Bailey	50px	July 28, 2011	July 31, 2015
25.	CH (BG) Thomas L. Solhjem		July 31, 2015	Incumbent

See also

• Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States
• International Military Chiefs of Chaplains Conference