| William Green Jr. | |
| Allegiance: | United States |
| Branch: | United States Army |
| Rank: | Major general |
| Battles: | Iraq war |
William 'Bill' Green Jr. is a United States Army major general serves as the 26th and current Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army. He is the third African-American to hold the position.
Born in Savannah, Georgia to William Green Sr. and Mary Green, Green grew up in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.[1] He has a brother, Calvin, who is a retired colonel; and three sisters, Rosalind, Samantha, and Brenda. After graduating from high school, Green enlisted in the army as a cannon crewman and radio repairman. Green married his wife Robin in 1984; they have three adult children.[2] A member of the National Baptist Convention, Green left active duty in 1986 to become an ordained minister. He originally served as the pastor of a small congregation in Garden City, Georgia.[3] In 1989 he received a BS in Criminal Justice from Savannah State University and in 1992 he received a Master of Divinity degree from Emory University. He became an army chaplain in 1994.
Green has served as I Corps Command Chaplain at Joint Base Lewis McChord; Division Chaplain for the 1st Armored Division in Germany and deployed as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom; chaplain of the 28th Combat Support Hospital at Fort Bragg, during which he deployed as part of Operation Joint Forge; chaplain for the 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery, Fort Lewis, Washington; chaplain for the 702nd Main Support Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea; and as chaplain for the 14th Field Artillery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma.[4]
From October 2016 to July 2019, Green was the command chaplain at Fort Shafter for the United States Army Pacific.[5]
Green was named deputy chief of chaplains and promoted to brigadier general in August of 2019. In December 2023, he was promoted to major general. He was formally promoted in a ceremony in March 2024.[5] [6]