Education
University of Georgia. The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.
Corps commander president of The Citadel
University of Georgia. The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.
General Duckett hailed from Greenwood, South Carolina. A 1932 Honor Graduate, General Duckett joined the Citadel Chemistry department in 1934 after receiving his Master of Science in Chemistry from the University of Georgia and Doctor of Philosophy from the University of North Carolina. During World World War II, General Duckett served as a Chemical Corps commander and officer on active duty in the Army in the European theater of operations.
During his tenure at the Citadel, General Duckett served as Dean of Admissions, Administrative Dean, the first Citadel Vice President and from 1970 to 1974 the President of the Military College of South Carolina.
General Duckett passed on in 1991.