| 词条 | Edwin R. Chess |
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| name = Edwin R. Chess | image =Chess edwin r.jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1913|2|12}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|2000|6|12|1913|2|12}} | birth_place = Chicago, Illinois | death_place = San Antonio, Texas | placeofburial = | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial_coordinates = | nickname = | birth_name = | allegiance = {{US}} | branch = United States Air Force | serviceyears = | rank = Major General | servicenumber = | unit = | commands = Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force | battles = | battles_label = | awards = | relations = | laterwork = | signature = }} Edwin Ralph Chess (February 12, 1913 – June 12, 2000) was a major general and Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force. Early lifeHe was born Edwin R. Czeslawski in Chicago, Illinois in 1913 to Anna Zdonek and Mieczyslaw "Charles" Czeslawski. He attended Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary and DePaul University. He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest on April 3, 1937.[1] In 1962, he was given the title of monsignor by Pope John XXIII.[1] CareerChess was originally commissioned an officer in the United States Army Reserve in 1942. He would serve in World War II with the 47th Bombardment Group, the 57th Bombardment Wing and the Twelfth Air Force. In 1946, he was released from active duty. Edwin's brother Technical Sergeant Raymond Czeslawski was killed when the bomber in which he was a top turret gunner was downed by flak in Germany on May 8, 1944. In 1948, Chess was recalled to active duty as a member of the United States Air Force. During the Korean War, he served with the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing and the Fifth Air Force. Later in his career, Chess was named Command Chaplain of the U.S. Air Force Security Service before becoming Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force in 1961. He was promoted to Chief of Chaplains and achieved the rank of major general in 1966. Chess remained Chief of Chaplains until his retirement in 1970. Awards he received include the Bronze Star Medal, the Air Medal and the Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters. Chess died in 2000 at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. He had Parkinson's disease.[2] References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/107501/chaplain-major-general-edwin-r-chess/ |title=Chaplain (Major General) Edwin R. Chess |publisher=United States Air Force |accessdate=2011-10-03}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Chess, Edwin}}2. ^{{cite news| url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SAEC&p_theme=saec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFE95242485E3B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM | first=Carmina | last=Danini}} 15 : 1913 births|2000 deaths|American Roman Catholic priests|United States Air Force generals|United States Army officers|Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States Air Force|United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II|American air force personnel of the Korean War|Recipients of the Air Medal|University of Saint Mary of the Lake alumni|DePaul University alumni|World War II chaplains|Korean War chaplains|People from Chicago|Catholics from Illinois |
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