William Richard Arnold (bishop)

William Richard Arnold
Brigadier General Arnold, circa 1942
Born(1881-06-10)June 10, 1881
Wooster, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJanuary 7, 1965(1965-01-07) (aged 83)
New York, New York, U.S.
Buried
Service / branchUnited States Army
Years of service1913–1965
RankMajor general
CommandsU.S. Army Chaplain Corps
Battles / wars
AwardsDistinguished Service Medal
ChurchCatholic (Latin Church)
DioceseMilitary Ordinariate of United States of America
Other post(s)Titular bishop of Phocaea
Orders
OrdinationJune 13, 1908 (priesthood)
ConsecrationOctober 11, 1945
by Francis Spellman, John F. Noll, and John Francis O'Hara

William Richard Arnold (June 10, 1881 – January 7, 1965) was an American Army officer and bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the 5th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1937 to 1945[1] and Military Delegate of the Armed Forces from 1945 until his death in 1965.

  1. ^ Hewes, James E. (1983). PRINCIPAL OFFICIALS OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT AND DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, 1900–1963. U.S. Government Printing Office. Archived from the original on 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2010-07-09.