James Hugh O'Neill | |
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 Chaplain (Brigadier General) James Hugh O'Neill 3rd Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army | |
| Born | January 14, 1892 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | April 17, 1972 (aged 80) Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. |
| Buried | Roselawn Cemetery Pueblo, Colorado |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1926 – 1952 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General |
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Rt. Rev. Msgr. James Hugh O'Neill (January 14, 1892 – April 17, 1972) was an American Catholic priest who served as a chaplain in the United States Army from 1926 to 1952, rising to the rank of brigadier general. While serving as chaplain of the Third United States Army during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II, he composed the famous "Weather Prayer" at the request of the Third Army's commander, General George S. Patton.[1][2]
- ^ Donald R. McClarey, Patton’s Weather Prayer, American Catholic, December 12, 2008 accessed April 27, 2013
- ^ Msgr. James H. O’Neill, The True Story of the Patton Prayer, 1950 accessed April 27, 2013