Gerhardt W. Hyatt

Gerhardt Wilfred Hyatt
Major General Gerhardt Wilfred Hyatt 13th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
Born	(1916-07-01)July 1, 1916 Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died	August 30, 1985(1985-08-30) (aged 69) Arlington, Virginia
Resting Place	Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1945 - 1975
Rank	Major General
Commands held	U.S. Army Chaplain Corps
Battles/wars	World War II Korean War Vietnam War
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star

Chaplain (Major General) Gerhardt Wilfred Hyatt, USA (July 1, 1916 – August 30, 1985) was an American Army officer who served as the 13th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1971 to 1975.^[1]

Awards and decorations

	Distinguished Service Medal
	Legion of Merit
	Bronze Star
	Joint Service Commendation Medal
	Army Commendation Medal (with one bronze oak leaf cluster)
	Presidential Unit Citation
	Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
	Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
	American Campaign Medal
	Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
	World War II Victory Medal
	Army of Occupation Medal
	National Defense Service Medal (with one bronze service star)
	Korean Service Medal (with two bronze service stars)
	Vietnam Service Medal (with four bronze service stars)
	Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal
	Vietnam Staff Service Medal
	United Nations Service Medal for Korea
	Vietnam Campaign Medal

Gallery

References

↑ Unknown (September 1, 1985). "GERHARDT W. HYATT, 69, DIES: EX-CHIEF OF ARMY CHAPLAINS". The New York Times. Retrieved April 10, 2011.

Military offices
Preceded by Francis L. Sampson	Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army 1971 – 1975	Succeeded by Orris E. Kelly

Army commands	Forces Training and Doctrine Materiel

Service components	Africa Central Europe Pacific North South Special Operations Surface Deployment and Distribution Space and Missile Defense

Direct reporting units	Second Army Medical Intelligence and Security Criminal Investigation Corps of Engineers Military District of Washington Test and Evaluation Military Academy Reserve Acquisition Support Center Installation Management

Field armies	First Third Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth

Branches	Acquisition Corps Adjutant General's Corps Air Defense Artillery Branch Armor Branch Aviation Branch Army Band Chaplain Corps Chemical Corps Civil Affairs Corps Corps of Engineers Dental Corps Field Artillery Corps Finance Corps Infantry Branch Inspector General's Corps Judge Advocate General's Corps Logistics Branch Medical Corps Medical Service Corps Medical Specialist Corps Military Intelligence Corps Military Police Corps Nurse Corps Ordnance Corps Psychological Operations Quartermaster Corps Signal Corps Special Forces Transportation Corps Veterinary Corps

Installations

Training

Uniforms and
insignia

Coats of arms	Air Defense Artillery Armor Aviation Artillery Cavalry Engineer Infantry

Equipment

History and
traditions

Category
Portal

Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States

Chiefs of Chaplains	Chaplain (Major General) Paul K. Hurley (Army) Rear Admiral Margaret_G._Kibben (Navy) Chaplain (Major General) Howard D. Stendahl (Air Force)

Senior USMC/USCG Chaplains (working under USN Chief of Chaplains)	Rear Admiral Brent W. Scott (Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps, and Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Navy) Captain Gregory N. Todd (Chaplain of the Coast Guard)

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Gerhardt W. Hyatt

Awards and decorations

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