Chaplain (Major General) Patrick John Hessian (May 20, 1928 – September 8, 2007) was a United States Army officer who served as the 16th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1982 to 1986. He was ordained in 1953, and attended seminary at the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity in St. Paul, MN.

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1928 births

2007 deaths

United States Army generals

Recipients of the Soldier's Medal

Recipients of the Air Medal

Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States Army

United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War

Vietnam War chaplains

Deputy Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States Army

People from Belle Plaine, Minnesota

20th-century American clergy

Military personnel from Minnesota

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