January 1956, Pollock was promoted to Lieutenant General and appointed Commandant of the Marine Corps Schools, Quantico. Pollock left Quantico in August 1956 to assume duty the following month at Camp H. M. Smith as Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, Honolulu, T.H. Following this assignment, he served as Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, from December 1957 until his retirement on 1 November 1959. Retirement In 1965, he was instrumental in helping found the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen, Texas, and served as the school's first president and commandant, he later served as chairman of the board of visitors at The Citadel and was named chairman emeritus upon the completion of his term. The auditoriums at the headquarters of the Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic in Norfolk, Virginia, and Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC) in Hawaii are named in his honor. The bridge leading to the main gate at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina is named the General Edwin Pollock Causeway. Pollock died on 5 November 1982 and is buried at Beaufort National Cemetery, South Carolina. Awards and decorations A complete list of the general's medals and decorations include: See also Fleet Marine Force, Pacific Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic References 1899 births 1982 deaths United States Marine Corps generals American military personnel of the Banana Wars United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II United States Marine Corps personnel of the Korean War Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States) Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) Recipients of the Legion of Merit The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina alumni People from Augusta, Georgia Members of The Citadel Board of Visitors Burials at Beaufort National Cemetery 20th-century American academics