US Marine Corps Brigadier General. A native of Newton, Cambridgeshire, England, he was born as Ronald Reginald Bareham. His father, whom he'd never met, was killed at the Battle of the Somme, one week prior to his birth. Ronald, his mother and his step-father, came to the United States in 1920 following his mother's marriage to his step-father, who adopted him and bestowed his surname. Following the completion of his army infantry ROTC course, he accepted a commission as a Second Lieutenant for the Marine Corps for his role in the Basic School in the Philadelphia Navy Yard, beginning his 32-year career in the Marine Corps. In the spring of 1942, during the outbreak of World War II, under the rank of Commanding Officer of the Marine Detachment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Wasp, he participated in the siege of Malta by delivering 47 Spitfire aircraft to assist the British forces in operations Calendar and Bowery. Later on, he would command various infantry units in many campaigns throughout the war, such as in Bougainville, Guam, and Iwo Jima. He was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General on June 5, 1962, after serving as the Director of the Marine Reserve and Commanding General of the Landing Force Training Unit, Pacific, under that rank. He retired from the Marine Corps on March 16, 1967, before being recalled to serve as the Marine Corps Representative on the Navy Department Board of Decorations and Medals, where he served until February 1969. Following his retirement from military service, he settled with his family on the Allen Dale Farm, where he served in numerous positions across Shelby County, Kentucky. Some of his post-military career positions includes 11 years as Assistant Dean for the Administration at the School of Medicine and, later, as Assistant to the University President at the University of Louisville. In his later years, he was the author of six books and, starting at the age of 90, served as a columnist for the Sentinel News, located in Shelbyville, Kentucky. His military decorations include two Legion of Merits; a Bronze Star Medal with a "V" Device; and the Army Commendation Medal.