Kermit Douglas Johnson,
USA
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(September 2, 1928 – January 9, 2020) was an American Army
chaplain
A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secular institution (such as a hospital, prison, military unit, intellige ...
who served as the 15th
Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
The chief of chaplains of the United States Army (CCH) is the chief supervising officer of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps. (Chaplains do not hold commanding authority.) From 1775 to 1920, chaplains were attached to separate units. The Office of t ...
from 1979 to 1982.
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1928 births
2020 deaths
United States Army generals
Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States Army
United States Army personnel of the Korean War
Korean War chaplains
United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War
Vietnam War chaplains
Deputy chiefs of Chaplains of the United States Army
Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army)
Recipients of the Legion of Merit
Military personnel from Minneapolis
United States Military Academy alumni
20th-century American clergy
Burials at Arlington National Cemetery