Matthew A. Zimmerman
{{short description|United States Army general (born 1941)}}
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{{Infobox military person
| name = Matthew Augustus Zimmerman Jr.
| image =DA-SC-07-44930.JPEG
| caption = Major General Matthew Augustus Zimmerman, Jr.
18th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=y|1941|12|09}}
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| birth_place = Rock Hill, South Carolina
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| allegiance =United States of America
| branch =20px United States Army
| serviceyears = 1967–1994
| rank =30px Major General
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| commands = U.S. Army Chaplain Corps
| battles = Vietnam War
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Chaplain (Major General) Matthew Augustus Zimmerman Jr., USA (born December 9, 1941) is a retired American Army officer who served as the 18th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1990 to 1994. He was the first African American to hold this position.
He is a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity.
Awards and decorations
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Bronze Star ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=2|type=oak|ribbon=Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|Meritorious Service Medal (with two bronze oak leaf clusters) |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Vietnam gallantry cross unit award-3d.svg|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Joint Meritorious Unit Award-3d.svg|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=4|type=service-star|ribbon=Vietnam Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|Vietnam Service Medal (with four bronze service stars) |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}}11px
|Overseas Service Ribbon (with award numeral 2) |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal ribbon-First Class.svg|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Vietnam Campaign Medal ribbon with 60- clasp.svg|width=60}} |
External links
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- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070325205009/http://www.ques-lgg.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=781981&module_id=14042 Notable member of Omega Psi Phi]}}
Further reading
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{{succession box
|after = Donald W. Shea
|title = Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
|before = Charles J. McDonnell
|years = 1989–1990}}
{{succession box
|after = Donald W. Shea
|title = Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
|before = Norris L. Einertson
|years = 1990–1994}}
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Category:African-American United States Army personnel
Category:United States Army generals
Category:United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War
Category:Recipients of the Legion of Merit
Category:Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States Army
Category:Vietnam War chaplains
Category:Deputy chiefs of Chaplains of the United States Army
Category:20th-century American clergy