“Army and Navy Chaplains who will officiate at the burial of An Unknown American Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, November 11th, 1921. Left to Right, Chaplain John T. Axton, D.S.M., Chief of Chaplains U.S.A. Dr. Morris S. Lazaron, Chaplain at Large, U.S.A. Right, Rev. Charles H. Brent, D.S.M., Senior Chaplain American Expeditionary Forces. Chaplain John B. Frazier, Supervisor Chaplains Corps U.S.N.” (Photo TCK Archives).

“Col George Dumont, Military Attache of the French Embassy, today pinned the medal of the Legion of Honor on the following American Officers–Left to right, Lt Col McGabe, Col J.T. Axton, Chief of Chaplains, Col Ashburn, Col John … Palmer, General Henry J Riley. SEP 11, 1922” (Photo TCK Archives).

At the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, sometime between 1921 and 1928. Of the five men facing the camera, from right to left: Dr. Morris S. Lazaron, one-time Chaplain at Large, U.S.A; Col J.T. Axton, Chief of Chaplains; Col. Julian E. Yates, future Chief of Chaplains. The two on the left I can’t identify (photo origin unknown).

“NEW CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS OF U.S. ARMY, SWORN IN. WASHINGTON, D.C. Colonel Edmund P. Easterbrook was sworn in as Chief of Chaplains, United States Army, to succeed Colonel John T. Axton, who retired from active service April 6th, 1928. The ceremony was performed in the Office of the Chief of Chaplains, at the State, War, and Navy Building. Major General John A. Hull, the Judge Advocate of the Army, administered the oath in the presence of Major General Charles P. Summerall, Chief of Staff; Colonel John T. Axton, retired Chief of Chaplains, and friends both military and civilian. Colonel Easterbrook, the new Chief of Chaplains, has recently arrived in Washington from duty at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Colonel Axton, retiring Chief of Chaplains will become dean of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J. PHOTO SHOWS- left to right- Major General John A. Hull; Major General Charles P. Summerall; Chaplain (retiring) Colonel John T. Axton and Colonel Edmund P. Easterbrook, newly-appointed chaplain. 1 October 1929” (Photo TCK Archives).

#3: “NEW CHIEF OF ARMY CHAPLAINS. The above photo shows Col. Julian E. Yates who has been appointed the new chief of Army chaplains, replacing Col. Edward D. Easterbrook, retired. 23 December 1929” (Photo TCK Archives).

#5: Colonel William R. Arnold, Chief of Chaplains, 1937-1945 (formerly in TCK Archives).

“Col. William R. Arnold, Chief of Chaplains of U.S. Army Chaplains reads at his desk in Washington, D.C. A Roman Catholic priest, he is the first of his denomination to be designated as Chief of the Chaplains’ Corps” 5/3/41 (Photo TCK Archives)

#6: Army Chief of Chaplains Luther D. Miller (standing, center) appearing with Army and Navy chaplains in Tokyo, Japan, 20 OCT 48. Miller was Chief of Chaplains from April 1945 through August 1949 (Photo TCK Archives)

#10: “WASHINGTON, March 31,–BANG FROM A BOOK– President Eisenhower laughs heartily with Air Force Chief of Chaplains Terence P. Finnegan, left, and Army Chief of Chaplains Frank A. Tobey during a White House visit today when they presented him with a copy of the new armed forces hymnal, which he holds…1959” (author’s collection). Chaplain Tobey was Chief of Chaplains 1958-1962. (Photo TCK Archives)

#13: Chaplain (MG) Gerhardt W. Hyatt, Chief of Chaplains 1971-1975 (Photo TCK Archives).

#21: The author with Chaplain (MG) David H. Hicks, Chief of Chaplains 2003-2007, at Camp As Sayliyah Qatar, 19 March 2007 (author’s photo).

#23: Not a great picture, but Chaplain (MG) Donald Rutherford, Chief of Chaplains 2011-2015, speaking with the author before signing for him his manuscript from the National Prayer Breakfast at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri in 2014. The autograph can be seen on this page (U.S. Army photo).