George M. Seignious
| George Marion Seignious | |
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| Born |
June 21, 1921 Orangeburg, South Carolina |
| Died | July 3, 2005 (aged 84) Charleston, South Carolina |
| Place of burial | Beaufort National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Silver Star Distinguished Service Medal (3) Bronze Star Legion of Merit (4) Joint Service Commendation Medal |
Lieutenant General George Marion Seignious U.S. Army (June 21, 1921 – July 3, 2005) was a distinguished military leader, diplomat and college president.
Seignious was born and raised in Orangeburg, South Carolina but attended high school in Kingstree; he was a 1942 graduate of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina where he held the rank of Cadet Major and served as a battalion commander, his classmates included eventual South Carolina Governors John C. West and Ernest Hollings who was also a long time U.S. senator. He was commissioned as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army and won the Silver Star while serving as a Platoon Leader with the 10th Armored Division in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. Postwar assignments included attending the Army Armor School at Ft Knox, Kentucky; training officer with the Military Assistance Group in Brazil and as a staff officer with the Caribbean Command in Panama.
During the 1950s he served as Assistant Executive Secretary to the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon, attended the Joint Services Staff College in England and served with the Military Assistance Advisory Group in Spain. From 1957-60 he was the Military Assistant to Secretary of the Army Wilber Marion Brucker, in 1961 he graduated from The National War College; he then returned to Europe to assume command of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment followed by tours on the staff of U.S. Army, Europe and as Chief of Staff of the 3d Infantry Division. In 1964 he became one of the youngest generals in Army history at the age of 42.
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