Kermit D. Johnson

United States Army chaplain (1928–2020)

Awards

Kermit Douglas Johnson, USA (September 2, 1928 – January 9, 2020) was an American Army chaplain who served as the 15th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1979 to 1982.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Awards and decorations

	Distinguished Service Medal
	Legion of Merit
	Bronze Star Medal (with one oak leaf cluster)
	Meritorious Service Medal
	Joint Service Commendation Medal
	National Defense Service Medal
	Korean Service Medal
	Vietnam Service Medal
	United Nations Service Medal
	Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
	Combat Infantryman Badge
	Parachutist Badge
	Foreign Awards

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^ "WP-ORG Eulogy for Kermit Douglas Johnson -- USMA '51".

Military offices
Preceded by Thaddeus F. Malanowski	Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army 1978 – 1979	Succeeded by Patrick J. Hessian
Preceded by Orris E. Kelly	Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army 1979 – 1982	Succeeded by Patrick J. Hessian

Commands	Forces Futures Materiel Training and Doctrine
Service components	Central Europe–Africa Pacific North South Special Operations Surface Deployment and Distribution Space and Missile Defense Cyber Command
Direct reporting units	Second Army Medical Intelligence and Security Criminal Investigation Division Corps of Engineers Military District of Washington Test and Evaluation Military Academy Reserve Acquisition Support Center Installation Management War College
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 Cyber Branch Dental Corps Field Artillery Branch 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

Premier
ensembles

History and
traditions

Historical

v t e Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States
Chiefs of Chaplains	Chaplain (Major General) William Green Jr. (Army) Rear Admiral Gregory N. Todd (Navy) Chaplain (Major General) Randall E. Kitchens (Air Force)
Senior USMC/USCG Chaplains (working under USN Chief of Chaplains)	Rear Admiral Carey H. Cash (Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps, and Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Navy) Captain Daniel L. Mode (Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard) Chaplain (Major General) Randall E. Kitchens (Chaplain of the United States Space Force)