Norris L. Einertson

Norris Leonard Einertson
Norris Leonard Einertson
	Major General Norris Leonard Einertson; 17th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
Born	August 6, 1930 (age 93); Westbrook, Minnesota
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1961–1990
Rank	Major General
Commands held	U.S. Army Chaplain Corps
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal ; Legion of Merit; Bronze Star Medal; Meritorious Service Medal

Chaplain (Major General) Norris Leonard Einertson, USA (born August 6, 1930)^[1] is a retired American Army officer who served as the 17th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1986 to 1990.^[2] Einertson held degrees from Luther Theological Seminary and New York Theological Seminary. He was endorsed by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.^[3]

Awards and decorations[edit]

	Distinguished Service Medal (with one bronze oak leaf cluster)
	Legion of Merit
	Bronze Star
	Meritorious Service Medal (with two bronze oak leaf clusters)
	Army Commendation Medal (with one bronze oak leaf cluster)
	Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
	Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation
	National Defense Service Medal
	Vietnam Service Medal (with four bronze service stars)
	Armed Forces Reserve Medal
	Army Service Ribbon
	Overseas Service Ribbon
	Vietnam Campaign Medal

^ Marquis Who's Who on the Web
^ Cornell, George W (December 10, 1988). "Military chaplains tread fine line between faith, might". Anchorage Daily News.
^ Einertson, Norris (Winter 1990). "What do These Stones Mean?". Military Chaplains' Review: 15.

Military offices
Preceded by Paul O. Forsberg	Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army 1985–1986	Succeeded by Charles J. McDonnell
Preceded by Patrick J. Hessian	Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army 1986–1990	Succeeded by Matthew A. Zimmerman, Jr.

v t e Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States
Chiefs of Chaplains	Chaplain (Major General) William Green Jr. (Army) Rear Admiral Gregory N. Todd (Navy) Chaplain (Major General) Randall E. Kitchens (Air Force)
Senior USMC/USCG Chaplains (working under USN Chief of Chaplains)	Rear Admiral Carey H. Cash (Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps, and Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Navy) Captain Daniel L. Mode (Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard) Chaplain (Major General) Randall E. Kitchens (Chaplain of the United States Space Force)