Marshall S. Carter

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Lieutenant General Marshall Sylvester Carter

Marshall Sylvester "Pat" Carter (born September 16, 1909 in Fort Monroe , Virginia , † February 18, 1993 in Colorado Springs , Colorado ) was an officer in the United States Army and from June 1, 1965 to July 31, 1969 director of the US National Security Agency (NSA).

Life

Carter was born in Virginia in 1909 and graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a Masters of Science degree in 1936 after successfully completing the United States Military Academy . Carter, now Lieutenant General, was the successor of Charles P. Cabell in the post of Deputy Director of the CIA from April 3, 1962 to April 28, 1965 and also served at other times as an advisor to the US- led by George C. Marshall Ministry of Defense . He was also on the Executive Committee of President John F. Kennedy .

During his tenure with the NSA, the hijacking of the USS Pueblo by North Korea and the attack on the USS Liberty occurred, with Carter believing that the latter was a deliberate act by the Israelis. After retiring from the NSA, he became President of the George C. Marshall Research Foundation . He resigned from this post in 1985 and died of cancer in 1993, according to his family. Carter was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

In the movie " Thirteen Days ", which deals with the Cuban Missile Crisis, Carter is one of the characters and is played by the actor Ed Lauter .

Awards

Selection of decorations, sorted based on the Order of Precedence of Military Awards :

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personal data
SURNAME Carter, Marshall S.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carter, Marshall Sylvester (full name); Carter, Pat (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American military officer, officer in the United States Army and director of the NSA
DATE OF BIRTH September 16, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Fort Monroe , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH February 18, 1993
Place of death Colorado Springs , Colorado