William Richard Arnold (bishop)
| William Richard Arnold | |
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Major General William Richard Arnold
5th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army |
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| Born |
June 10, 1881 Wooster, Ohio |
| Died | January 7, 1965 (aged 83) New York, New York |
| Resting Place | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1913 - 1965 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Commands held | U.S. Army Chaplain Corps |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards |
 Distinguished Service Medal
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Chaplain (Major General) William Richard Arnold, USA (June 10, 1881 – January 7, 1965) was an American Army officer and prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the 5th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1937 to 1945 and Military Delegate of the Armed Forces from 1945 until his death in 1965.
William Arnold was born in Wooster, Ohio, to Augustine Adam and Catherine Mary (née Dalton) Arnold. He attended St. Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Indiana, graduating in 1902. Before beginning his studies for the priesthood, he learned his father's trade of cigar-making and later worked as a bar-straightener at a steel mill in Muncie. In Peru, he became acquainted and quartered with the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus.
Arnold then studied at St. Bernard's Seminary in Rochester, New York.
Arnold was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Fort Wayne on June 13, 1908. His first assignment was as a curate at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Peru. In April 1913, he entered the Army Chaplain Corps with the rank of First Lieutenant. Arnold then served at Fort Washington, Maryland, until 1915, when he was sent to Fort Mills at Corregidor in the Philippines. Returning to the United States in 1918, he briefly served at Fort Winfield Scott in California, and taught at the Chaplain Training School at Camp Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky.
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