Donald William Shea

Background

Shea, Donald William was born on April 15, 1936 in Butte, Montana, United States. Son of Edward Joseph and Agnes C. (Stanton) Shea.

Education

Bachelor, Carroll College, 1958. BTh, St. Paul (Minnesota) Seminary, 1962. Master of Arts in Human Relations, University Oklahoma, 1984.

Master of Education, Long Island University, 1975. Master of Arts in Personnel Management, Center Michigan University, 1981.

Career

Commissioned First lieutenant, United States Army, 1966; advanced through grades to major general, United States Army student, Basic Chaplain Officer School, Fort Hamilton, New York, 1966; student, Airborne School, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1966; with 3d Brigade, 5th Infantry Division, Department of the Army, Fort Carson, Colorado, 1966; student special forces officer course, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1967; chaplain 10th Special Forces Group, Department of the Army, Bad Toelz, Germany, 1967; chaplain 5th Special Forces Group, Department of the Army, Vietnam, 1968; chaplain 1st Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, Department of the Army, Republic of Korea, 1969; chaplain 15th Field Artillery Group, Department of the Army, Vietnam, 1970; chaplain 4th Battalion, 10th Infantry, Department of the Army, Panama, 1972; chaplain 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, Department of the Army, Fort Lewis, Washington, 1975; chaplain 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Department of the Army, Germany, 1977; student, Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1978; division chaplain 1st Armored Division, Department of the Army, Germany, 1978; with office Chief of Chaplains, Department of the Army, Washington, 1979; student, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, 1984; chaplain VII corpus, United States army, Germany, 1984; staff chaplain United States Army Europe, 7th Army, United States Army War College, Germany, 1986; Executive officer, chief of chaplains, United States Army, Washington, 1989; deputy chief of chaplains, United States Army War College, Washington, 1990-1994; chief of chaplains, United States Army, since 1994.

Achievements

• Donald William Shea has been listed as a noteworthy priest, military officer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Carroll College, Helena, Montana.

Connections

Father:

Edward Joseph Shea

Mother:

Agnes C. (Stanton) Shea