Background
Christmas, George Ronald was born on March 11, 1940 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George Mortimer and Ena Winola (Grinham) Christmas.
Christmas, George Ronald was born on March 11, 1940 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George Mortimer and Ena Winola (Grinham) Christmas.
Bachelor, University Pennsylvania, 1962. Master of Public Administration, Shippensburg University, 1982. Postgraduate, Amphibious Warfare School, 1969.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1962;
advanced through grades to major general, United States Marine Corps, 1991;
platoon commander Company L, 3d Battalion, 2d Marine, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 1963;
executive office Marine Barracks, Washington, 1965;
commanding officer Headquarters and Svc. Company, Washington, 1966;
commanding officer Svc. Company, Headquarters Battalion Company H, 2d Battalion, Vietnam, 1967-1968;
staff The Basic School, MCDEC, Quantico, Virginia, 1968;
instructor United States Army's John F. Kennedy Institute for Military Assistance, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1969;
special assistant, aide to assistant commandant, Washington, 1971-1973;
Company tactics chief, commanding officer Student Company A, tactics group chief The Basic School, Quantico, Virginia, 1973-1975;
operations officer, executive office 3d Battalion 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan., 1975-1976;
commanding officer Marine Barracks, Annapolis, Maryland., 1976-1979;
commanding officer 1st Recruit Training Battalion Marine Corps Recruit Department, Parris Island, South Carolina., 1979-1981;
naval operations officer, J3 Directorate, USCINCPAC, Camp Her Majesty Smith, Hawaii., 1982-1983;
commanding officer 3d Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Amphibious Brigade.
, 1984-1986;
director Amphibious Warfare School, 1986-1988;
assistant division commander 3d Marine Division, FMF, Pacific/commanding general 9th MarineExpeditionary Brigade, Okinawa, Japan, 1988-1990;
commander 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, commanding general 3d Force Svc. Support Group, Seattle, 1990-1991;
director operations, J-3, USCINCPAC, Camp Smith, Hawaii., 1991.
Married Sherrill Jean Lownds, June 5, 1965. Children: Tracy, James, Kevin, Brian.