Major General James Everett Livingston is a retired United States Marine Corps major general. He was awarded the United States highest military decorationthe Medal of Honorfor heroic actions in 1968 during the Vietnam War. Livingston served on active duty in the Marine Corps overyears before retiring on September 1, 1995. His last assignment was the Commanding General of Marine Forces Reserve in New Orleans, Louisiana.
James Livingston was born on January 12, 1940 in Towns, Georgia. He graduated from Lumber City High School in 1957. He entered North Georgia College and State University in 1957 and was a member of the schools nationally recognized Corps of Cadets until he transferred to pursue a major that the school did not offer. In 1962, Livingston earned a B.S degree in civil engineering from Auburn University. While at Auburn University he pledged and was initiated into the AlphaDelta Chapter of Sigma Pi Fraternity. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps in June 1962.
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