Memorial Page for Ashton Carter

Sep 24, 1954 – Oct 24, 2022(68 years)Died in:Boston, Suffolk County

25th United States Secretary of Defense

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Birthplace

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County

Place of Death

Boston, Suffolk County

Nationality

United States

Children

Occupation(2)

politician physicist

Awards(6)

Fellow of the American Physical SocietyFellow of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesRhodes ScholarshipJoseph A. Burton Forum AwardGrand Cordon of the Order of the Rising SunPresidential Medal of Freedom

Spouse(1)

Clayton Spencer

Education(5)

Yale CollegeUniversity of EdinburghSt John's CollegeAbington Senior High SchoolTrumbull College

Ash Carter (* September 24, 1954 in Philadelphia; † October 24, 2022 in Boston) was a 25th United States Secretary of Defense. He was 68 years old. He was married to Clayton Spencer. He had 2 children. His education included Yale College, University of Edinburgh, St John's College, Abington Senior High School and Trumbull College. He received 6 awards, including Fellow of the American Physical Society, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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6 Events

Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County

1954

Rhodes Scholarship

1976

Joseph A. Burton Forum Award

1988

Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun

2019

Died in Boston, Suffolk County

2022

Presidential Medal of Freedom

2025

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Ashton Carter. Forever remembered.