[1] Based on true events,[2] episodes featured the title character as he ministered to United States Army personnel during World War II, providing counsel to help them deal with emotional, moral, and spiritual problems.
[1] Alan Bunce portrayed Doctor Walters, and Selena Royle played nurse Leona Devereaux.
[8] Chaplain Jim debuted as a quarter-hour sustaining program on the Blue Network[5] at 10:45 a.m. Eastern Time on April 20, 1942, and continued on that schedule through September 4, 1942.
[5] It concluded by saying, "Despite its shallow quality, this khaki serial may well explain many perplexing army matters to womenfolk who are worried about their men in the armed forces.
The review said that the show was "primarily a case of putting daytime serialization into khaki and sprinkling liberally with camp jargon.