Alva J. Brasted Explained

Alva Jennings Brasted
Birth Date:1876 7, mf=y
Placeofburial Label:Resting Place
Placeofburial:Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Virginia
Birth Place:Findley Lake, New York
Death Place:Washington, D.C.
Branch: United States Army
Serviceyears:1913–1937
Rank: Colonel
Commands:U.S. Army Chaplain Corps
Battles:World War I

Chaplain (Colonel) Alva Jennings Brasted, USA (July 5, 1876  - May 27, 1965) was an American Army officer who served as the 4th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1933 to 1937.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hewes, James E. . PRINCIPAL OFFICIALS OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT AND DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, 1900–1963 . U.S. Government Printing Office . 1983 . 2010-07-09 . 2017-01-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170123130338/http://www.history.army.mil/books/root/appB.htm . dead .