Ronald R. Van Stockum

Ronald Reginald Van Stockum
Van Stockum in 1962
Birth name	Ronald Reginald Bareham
Born	(1916-07-08)July 8, 1916 Newton, Cambridgeshire, England
Died	April 24, 2022(2022-04-24) (aged 105) Shelby County, Kentucky, U.S.
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1937–1969
Rank	Brigadier general
Service number	0-5643
Commands	Marine Corps Reserve Landing Force Training Unit, Pacific 8th Marine Regiment 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines
Battles/wars	World War II Siege of Malta Bougainville Campaign Recapture of Guam Battle of Iwo Jima
Awards	Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal Commendation Medal

Ronald Reginald Van Stockum (July 8, 1916 – April 24, 2022) was a decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of brigadier general. A veteran of Bougainville, Guam and Iwo Jima campaigns, Van Stockum was most noted for his service as director of the Marine Corps Reserve and later as commanding general of the Fleet Marine Force, Pacific (Forward) on Okinawa during the Vietnam War.^[1]