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Marshall Carter | |
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| Born | (1909-09-16)September 16, 1909 Fort Monroe,Virginia, US |
| Died | February 18, 1993(1993-02-18) (aged 83) |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1931–1969 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | National Security Agency |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal (3) Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal |
| Relations | Brigadier GeneralClifton C. Carter (father) |
Marshall Sylvester Carter (September 16, 1909 – February 18, 1993) was alieutenant general in theUnited States Army. From 1965 to 1969, he served asDirector of the National Security Agency.
Carter was born on September 16, 1909, atFort Monroe, Virginia, the son of future brigadier generalClifton C. Carter. He graduated from theUnited States Military Academy in 1931 and took anM.S. degree from theMassachusetts Institute of Technology in 1936.
Carter served as an aide to GeneralGeorge C. Marshall during Marshall's time asChief of Staff of the United States Army,Secretary of State, andSecretary of Defense.
Carter, then alieutenant general, served asDeputy Director of Central Intelligence from April 3, 1962, to April 28, 1965. From 1965 to 1969, he served as Director of theNational Security Agency. While serving as Director of the NSA, Carter testified to a House Appropriations Committee about the 1967USSLiberty incident. He stated that “It couldn’t be anything else but deliberate. There’s just no way you could have a series of circumstances that would justify it being an accident.”[1][2] Upon retirement from the military, he served as President of the George C. Marshall Research Foundation until retiring from that position in 1985.
Carter was inducted into theMilitary Intelligence Hall of Fame. He was portrayed byEd Lauter in the filmThirteen Days (2000), based on events occurring during theCuban Missile Crisis.[3] Carter is buried inArlington National Cemetery with his wife, Preot Nichols Carter (1912–1997).[4]
Carter died of liver cancer on February 18, 1993, in his home in Colorado Springs[5]
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| 1st Row | Army Distinguished Service Medal with twoOak Leaf Clusters | |||||||||||||||
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| 2nd Row | Legion of Merit withOak Leaf Cluster | Bronze Star Medal | American Defense Service Medal with Foreign Service Clasp | American Campaign Medal | ||||||||||||
| 3rd Row | Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal | European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal | World War II Victory Medal | Army of Occupation Medal | ||||||||||||
| 4th Row | National Defense Service Medal withOak Leaf Cluster | Chinese Special Breast Order of Yun Hui | Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands) | Chinese Special Breast Order of Yun Hui (Second Award) | ||||||||||||
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| Preceded by | Deputy Director of Central Intelligence 1962–1965 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Director of the National Security Agency 1965–1969 | Succeeded by |
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