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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | T. Eston Marchant, Jr. |
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Columbia, South Carolina , United States |
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December 09, 1920
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| Died | July 19, 2006
(85 years)
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| Contributor | Joshua L. |
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| Info | Maj. Gen. Trelawney Eston Marchant, Jr.
T. Eston Marchant retired as the senior Adjutant General in the United States after serving four elected terms as the Adjutant General of South Carolina.
General Marchant was born December 9, 1921 in Columbia, South Carolina. He graduated from Columbia High School and the University of South Carolina, earning a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1942, and a degree in law after World War II.
His military schools include the U. S. Marine Corps (USMC) Officer Candidate School, 1942; USMC Jungle Warfare School, 1943; USMC Combat Intelligence Course, 1943; U. S. Army Command and General Staff College, 1967; U. S. Army Battalion and Brigade Commanders Course, 1972; and the U. S. Army War College Senior Reserve Officer Course, 1977.
General Marchant enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps (USMC) in January 1942. He was commissioned a second lieutenant, USMC Reserve in August 1942 and rose to the rank of captain, serving during World War II and participating in the Bougainville, New Georgia, Guam and Iwo Jima campaigns, as a rifle platoon and rifle company commander, and Battalion S-2.
The general was commissioned in the South Carolina Army National Guard in February 1947, as a second lieutenant, Infantry, and served as an aide to the commanding general, 51st Infantry Division. He was later assigned to division staff. During this period he was promoted to first lieutenant, captain and major, and, in 1961, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and assigned as division provost marshal.
General Marchant was promoted to colonel in 1968, and became commandant of the Palmetto Military Academy, the South Carolina National Guard's Officer Candidate School. He assumed command of the 2nd Brigade, 30th Infantry Division in June 1972, and was promoted to brigadier general in 1973, serving as assistant division commander, 30th Infantry Division and later as commander of Troop Command, South Carolina Army National Guard.
General Marchant was elected adjutant general in the General Election in November 1978 and took office January 10, 1979. He was promoted to major general in May 1979. He was elected to a second four-year term in 1982, a third in 1986, and a fourth in 1990. He served as president of the Adjutants' General Association of the United States from 1990-92, and as a member of the Executive Council of the National Guard Association of the United States from 1987 to 1995.
The general's awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, Marine Corps Combat Action Ribbon, Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, U. S. Navy Unit Commendation Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal with five battle stars, American Theater Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Governor's Unit Citation, the South Carolina Active State Service Medal, and the Sovereign Order of Saint Stanislas.
Prior to becoming adjutant general of South Carolina, General Marchant practiced law for 30 years in Columbia, S.C., and served on the Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina for 13 years, serving the final eight years as chairman. He was selected the 1990 South Carolinian of the Year.
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