Education
Saint John"s Seminary.
Saint John"s Seminary.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1928, McDonough is an ordained Roman Catholic priest. He is a graduate of Saint John"s Seminary. McDonough joined the United States Air Force in 1963 and was stationed at Eglin Air Force Base.
In 1982, McDonough became Command Chaplain at Headquarters, United States Air Forces in Europe.
From there, he served as Command Chaplain at Headquarters, Tactical Air Command from 1984 until 1985, when he became Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force. He was promoted to Chief of Chaplains with the rank of Major General in 1988 and held the position until his retirement in 1991.