Background
Brinsfield, John Wesley was born on February 23, 1944 in Atlanta. Son of John Wesley Brinsfield and Marietta Strout Branson.
Brinsfield, John Wesley was born on February 23, 1944 in Atlanta. Son of John Wesley Brinsfield and Marietta Strout Branson.
Bachelor, Vanderbilt University, 1966. Master of Divinity, Yale University, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, Emory University, 1973.
Doctor of Ministry, Drew Theological Seminary, 1983.
Squadron chaplain Third Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss, Texas, 1974—1975. Adjunct assistant professor history University Texas, El Paso, 1974—1975. Protestant chaplain Turkish-United States Logistics Detachment, Sinop, Turkey, 1975—1976.
Instructor in world history University Maryland-Europe, 1975—1976. Instructor in ethics and world religions United States Army Aviation School, Fort Rucker, Alabama, 1976—1980. Assistant professor, history department United States Military Academy, West Point, 1980—1984.
Protestant pastor Mark Twain Chapel, Heidelberg, Germany, 1985—1987. Chief, unit and individual training United States Army Chaplain School, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, 1987—1990. Third army personnel chaplain United States Army Central Command, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1990—1991.
Personnel chaplain, forces command chaplain staff United States Army Forces Command, Fort McPherson, Georgia, 1991—1993. Historian/author Office of the Chief of Chaplains, The Pentagon, 1993—1995. Director of ethical program development United States Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1995—1999.
Deputy command chaplain United States Army Forces Command, Fort McPherson, 1999—2002. Senior historian United States Army Chaplain School, Fort Jackson, South Carolina, since 2002. Adjunct professor Erskine Theological Seminary, Due West, South Dakota, since 2004.
Director military family program for 320 military families United States Army War College, 1995—1999.
Board directors Participation Ministries, Campbellsville, Kentucky, 1999—2003. Member of Yale Alumni Association, New England History and Genealogical Society, Society Mayflower Descendants.
Married Patricia Tallon Brinsfield, July 6, 2002. Married Patsy Knighton, December 31, 1974 (divorced April 2, 1986). Children: Casey Marie, Cindee Marietta.