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ARMY CHAPLAINS

Chaplain School Personalities

Chaplain (Major) William D. Veazle, native son of Massachusetts, in a veteran soldier who brings to his work as Instructor in the Chaplain's School a wealth of practical experience and a well rounded educational background. Tufts College '24 (A.B.) and Crane Theological School '26 (S.T.B.) make up the formal groundwork in the educational realm, while three summers as principal of the Americanization School at East Boston and two years of field work as Chaplain in he Army and many years as a most successful Pastor in civilian life give him the practical experience that make him an asset to the School Faculty.

Chaplain Veazie made his first contact with military life as a private in Company L, 5th Infantry, M. N. G., at the age of fifteen. In 1928 he was commissioned as a Chaplain (1st Lt.) in the Reserves; promoted to Captain in '33 and to Major in '39. During these years he was assigned to the 906th C.A. (AA) and remained with this organization until '41 when he was appointed Harbor Chaplain by Brig. General Robert C. Garrett, then commanding officer of the Harbor Defenses of Portland. It was during this tour of duty that Chaplain Veazie had a thrill few Army Chaplain are fortunate enough to experience, that of building a Chapel for the men of his organization at Fort Williams.

His new field of endeavor finds him as active and constructive as he was in the past.

Chaplain (Major) Hal C. Keller halls from Savannah, Ga., and brings with him all the warmth and bonhomie of the Old South. As is the case with other Instructors on the School Faculty, Chaplain Keller has a wealth of specialized preparation that qualifies him in an unusual manner for his present duties.

His general school work in preparation for the Ministry was had at the Presbyterian College of South Carolina where he received his A.B. in '26 followed by his work at the Columbia Theological Seminary culminating with the B.D. degree in '29.

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Upon completion of his seminary studies Chaplain Keller immediately entered the active ministry with great success until 1934 at which time he was commissioned at 1st Lt. Chaplain in the Reserves and assigned to duty with the C. C. C. This tour of duty lasted until 1942 when he was called to active duty with the Army and sent to the Chaplain School at Ft. Ben Harrison, Ind., as a student. At the completion of the course Chaplain Keller was sent to the 85th Division at Camp Shelby. In a very short time his influence was felt through the Division establishing himself, beyond a doubt in the hearts on the enlist- ed men as "the men's chaplain." This very successful field of work was cut short, all too soon, for Chaplain Keller by orders to report to the Chaplain School as Instructor. His work here has been so satisfactory that he was recommended for promotion and last month received his Majority

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