The Reverend Monsignor

Patrick J. Ryan
Portrait of CH (MG) Ryan, c. 1956
Birth namePatrick James Ryan
Born(1902-12-03)December 3, 1902
Manannah, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedJune 5, 1978(1978-06-05) (aged 75)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Allegiance United States
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1928–1958
RankMajor general
Service number0-17363
Commands heldU.S. Army Chaplain Corps (CCH)
Battles/wars
Awards
Alma mater
ChurchCatholic (Latin Church)
Orders
Ordination1927
by Austin Dowling
RankProtonotary apostolic (1967)

Patrick James Ryan (December 3, 1902 – June 5, 1978) was an American major general who served as Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1954 to 1958.

Biography

CH (CPT) Ryan, c. 1937

Ryan was born in Manannah Township, Minnesota, on December 3, 1902. He graduated from the College of St. Thomas and the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity and became an ordained Roman Catholic priest in 1927. He was later made a domestic prelate by Pope Pius XII in 1947, entitling him to the title of "Monsignor", and made a prothonotary apostolic by Pope Paul VI in 1967.[1][2] Ryan died on June 5, 1978, in Washington, D.C.[3]

Career

Ryan joined the United States Army in 1928. Early in his career, he was stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Fort Riley and the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, among other places. During World War II, he served in Morocco and Italy. Following the war, he served as Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1946 to 1948 and from 1952 to 1954 with the rank of brigadier general. He would then serve as Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army with the rank of major general from 1954 until his retirement in 1958.

Awards he received include the Legion of Merit, the Army Distinguished Service Medal, the Bronze Star Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the Navy Presidential Unit Citation with award star.

Awards and decorations

Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Bronze star
 American Defense Service Medal (with one bronze service star)
Arrowhead
Silver star
 European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (with arrowhead device and five campaign stars)
American Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Order of the British Empire (Officer)

Dates of rank

Patton's dates of rank were:[1]

InsigniaRankComponentDate
  First lieutenantOfficers Reserve CorpsApril 27, 1928
  First lieutenantRegular ArmyNovember 2, 1928
  CaptainRegular ArmyOctober 5, 1933
  MajorRegular ArmyOctober 6, 1940
  Lieutenant colonel (temporary)Army of the United StatesFebruary 1, 1942
  Colonel (temporary)Army of the United StatesDecember 25, 1943
  Lieutenant colonelRegular ArmyJune 27, 1946
  ColonelRegular ArmyMarch 11, 1948
  Brigadier general (temporary)Regular ArmyMarch 6, 1953
  Major general (temporary)Regular ArmyMay 1, 1954

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Candee, Marjorie Dent, ed. (1956). Current Biography Yearbook 1955. Current Biography Yearbook. Vol. 16. New York: H. W. Wilson Company. pp. 522–524. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ↑ "Monsignor Patrick J. Ryan Papers". University of St. Thomas. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Msgr. Patrick Ryan Dies". The Washington Post. June 9, 1978. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
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