Born | Kinderhook, New York | August 4, 1955
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Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1977–2015 |
Rank | Major General |
Commands held | U.S. Army Chaplain Corps |
Battles/wars | Gulf War War on Terror Iraq War |
Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (3) Bronze Star Medal Meritorious Service Medal (5) |
Chaplain (Major General) Donald L. Rutherford, USA (born August 4, 1955) is an American Army officer and a Roman Catholic priest of the Archdiocese for the Military Services who served as the 23rd Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army.
On February 18, 2011, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced that Rutherford was nominated for promotion to major general and assignment of Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army.[1] He assumed this role on July 22, 2011.[2] He was succeeded by Paul K. Hurley on May 22, 2015.[3]