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A resident of Atlanta’s Fort McPherson, Father Leonard F.
Stegman, has been nominated by the president for promotion to the rank of
Brigadier General and named to the position of Deputy Chief Chaplain for the
U.S. Army.
Chaplain (Colonel) Stegman will assume his new duties in November
with assignment at the Pentagon in Washington, DC.
Born in Offerle, Kansas, Chaplain Stegman was ordained a priest of
the Franciscan (Capuchin) order in 1944.
He received a direct commission in the U.S. Army Reserve in April
1948 and first entered active duty in 1950. He has served as division chaplain
of the 3rd Infantry Division in Germany and as staff chaplain of
Headquarters, U.S. Army Communications Zone in Europe. He also has served as an
instructor at the U.S. Army Chaplain School at Fort Hamilton, N.Y.
Just prior to coming to Atlanta’s Fort McPherson, he was
staff chaplain for the U.S. Army in Vietnam.
While here he has served as chaplain for the Third U.S. Army and
chaplain for the U.S. Armed Forces Command. He holds a master’s degree in
international affairs from George Washington University in Washington, DC.
His decorations include two Silver Stars, two awards of the Legion
of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation
Medal, and the Purple Heart in addition to numerous foreign citations. He wears
four campaign stars for service in Korea and two for service in Vietnam.
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