Marshall Carter

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United States Army general

title: "Marshall Carter" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1909-births", "1993-deaths", "people-from-hampton,-virginia", "army-black-knights-men's-ice-hockey-players", "united-states-army-personnel-of-world-war-ii", "united-states-army-generals", "directors-of-the-national-security-agency", "deputy-directors-of-the-central-intelligence-agency", "burials-at-arlington-national-cemetery", "united-states-military-academy-alumni", "massachusetts-institute-of-technology-alumni", "recipients-of-the-distinguished-service-medal-(us-army)", "recipients-of-the-legion-of-merit", "commanders-of-the-order-of-orange-nassau"] description: "United States Army general" topic_path: "history" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Carter" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
nameMarshall Carter
imageMarshall S. Carter.jpg
birth_date
birth_placeFort Monroe, Virginia, US
death_date
death_placeColorado Springs, Colorado, US
placeofburialArlington National Cemetery
allegianceUnited States
branchUnited States Army
serviceyears1931–1969
rankLieutenant General
commandsNational Security Agency
battlesWorld War II
awardsArmy Distinguished Service Medal (3)
Legion of Merit (2)
Bronze Star Medal
relationsBrigadier General Clifton C. Carter (father)
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|name= Marshall Carter |image= Marshall S. Carter.jpg |image_size= |alt= |caption= |nickname= |birth_date= |birth_place= Fort Monroe, Virginia, US |death_date= |death_place= Colorado Springs, Colorado, US |placeofburial= Arlington National Cemetery |allegiance= United States |branch= United States Army |serviceyears= 1931–1969 |rank= Lieutenant General |servicenumber= |unit= |commands= National Security Agency |battles= World War II |awards= Army Distinguished Service Medal (3) Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal |relations= Brigadier General Clifton C. Carter (father) |laterwork= Marshall Sylvester Carter (September 16, 1909 – February 18, 1993) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. From 1965 to 1969, he served as Director of the National Security Agency.

Life and career

Carter was born on September 16, 1909, at Fort Monroe, Virginia, the son of future brigadier general Clifton C. Carter. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1931 and took an M.S. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1936.

Carter served as an aide to General George C. Marshall during Marshall's time as Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Defense.

Carter, then a lieutenant general, served as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence from April 3, 1962, to April 28, 1965. From 1965 to 1969, he served as Director of the National Security Agency. While serving as Director of the NSA, Carter testified to a House Appropriations Committee about the 1967 USS Liberty 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.” 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 the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame. He was portrayed by Ed Lauter in the film Thirteen Days (2000), based on events occurring during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Carter is buried in Arlington National Cemetery with his wife, Preot Nichols Carter (1912–1997).

Carter died of liver cancer on February 18, 1993, in his home in Colorado Springs

Decorations

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Army Distinguished Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters
Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf ClusterBronze Star MedalAmerican Defense Service Medal with Foreign Service ClaspAmerican Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign MedalEuropean-African-Middle Eastern Campaign MedalWorld War II Victory MedalArmy of Occupation Medal
National Defense Service Medal with Oak Leaf ClusterChinese Special Breast Order of Yun HuiCommander of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands)Chinese Special Breast Order of Yun Hui (Second Award)
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References

References

  1. (June 2017). "The Spy Ship Left Out in the Cold".
  2. (28 August 2017). "American Legion Elects First Female Commander and Approves USS Liberty Resolution 40".
  3. [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0146309/fullcredits#cast Thirteen Days (2000) – Full cast and crew]
  4. [https://ancexplorer.army.mil/publicwmv/#/arlington-national/search/results/1/CgZjYXJ0ZXISCG1hcnNoYWxs/ Burial Detail: Carter, Marshall S] – ANC Explorer
  5. Barnes, Bart. (1993-02-20). "Gen. Marshall S. Carter Dies at 83". Washington Post.

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