Gehring – Chaplain during World War II. First Navy chaplain awarded the Legion of Merit for conspicuous gallantry. John F. Laboon Jr. – Chaplain during Vietnam War. Awarded the Legion of Merit. USS Laboon was named in his honor. Adam Marshall – First Catholic chaplain in the Navy. Joseph T. O'Callahan – Chaplain during World War II. Awarded the Medal of Honor. USS O'Callahan was named in his honor. John Joseph O'Connor – Chaplain during the Korean War and 14th Chief of Chaplains of the Navy. Later Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York and Cardinal. George S. Rentz – Chaplain during World War I and World War II. Only Navy chaplain to be awarded the Navy Cross during World War II. USS Rentz was named in his honor. Aloysius H. Schmitt – First chaplain to die in World War II; chaplain on USS Oklahoma during the attack on Pearl Harbor. USS Schmitt was named in his honor. William Nathaniel Thomas – 7th Chief of Chaplains of the US Navy 1945-1949. "One of the most distinguished Chaplains ever to serve in the US Navy." He wrote the Prayer of the Midshipman and the Dedication in Memorial Hall at the Naval Academy. Ships named for Navy chaplains USS Rentz (FFG-46) USS Kirkpatrick (DE 318) USS O'Callahan (FF-1051) USS Capodanno (FF-1093) USS Schmitt (DE-676) USS Laboon (DDG-58) See also Chaplain assistant (Army) Chaplain's Medal for Heroism Chaplains Hill (Arlington National Cemetery) Four Chaplains (When the troop-transport ship was torpedoed during World War II, four Army chaplains ministered to the soldiers and sailors on the sinking ship, gave up their life jackets, and sacrificed their lives when the ship sank. Those chaplains were LT George L. Fox, Methodist; LT Alexander D. Goode, Jewish; LT John P. Washington, Roman Catholic; and LT Clark V. Poling, Dutch Reformed.) Imam Insignia of Chaplain Schools in the US Military Minister Priest Rabbi United States Air Force Chaplain Corps United States Army Chaplain Corps United States military chaplains References Further reading See: O'Brien, Steve. Blackrobe in Blue: The Naval Chaplaincy of John P. Foley, S.J. 1942–1946. External links Chaplain Corps (USN official website) Official Blog of the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps (Navy Chief of Chaplains Office) Official Facebook page of the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps ChaplainCare (online Navy chaplain corps "Distance Support") Chaplain & Support (Navy Recruiting Command official website) Navy Chaplain School List of USN Chaplains 1778–1945. Bluejacket.com