In Memoriam: Gen. Crist, First Marine Combatant Commander
July 27, 2024
July 27, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news:
By Sgt. Tawanya Norwood, Headquarters Marine Corps
BEAUFORT, S.C. -- The Marine Corps remembers the legacy of General George Brainard Crist who passed away July 26 in Beaufort, S.C.
Gen. Crist was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on January 23, 1931. He attended Villanova University and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps in 1952, retiring in 1988.
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By Sgt. Tawanya Norwood, Headquarters Marine Corps
BEAUFORT, S.C. -- The Marine Corps remembers the legacy of General George Brainard Crist who passed away July 26 in Beaufort, S.C.
Gen. Crist was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on January 23, 1931. He attended Villanova University and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps in 1952, retiring in 1988.
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