First Roman Catholic priest to be named U.S. Chief of Catholics. Washington, D.C., Dec. 23. Col. William R. Arnold today became U.S. Chief of Chaplains. The first Roman Catholic priest ever named to this post in the Army. He is a Native of Wooster, Ohio and was ordained a priest on June 8, 1908. He
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"First Roman Catholic priest to be named U.S. Chief of Catholics. Washington, D.C., Dec. 23. Col. William R. Arnold today became U.S. Chief of Chaplains. The first Roman Catholic priest ever named to this post in the Army. He is a Native of Wooster, Ohio and was ordained a priest on June 8, 1908. He" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Roman_Catholic_priest_to_be_named_U.S._Chief_of_Catholics._Washington,_D.C.,_Dec._23._Col._William_R._Arnold_today_became_U.S._Chief_of_Chaplains._The_first_Roman_Catholic_priest_ever_LCCN2016872784.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 279098.
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