Arthur Ainslie Ageton | |
---|---|
Born | Fromberg, Montana | October 25, 1900
Died | April 23, 1971 | (aged 70)
Service/ | United States Navy |
Rank | Rear admiral |
Spouse(s) | Jo Lucille Gallion |
Other work | United States Ambassador to Paraguay writer |
Arthur Ainslie Ageton (October 25, 1900 – April 23, 1971) was a naval officer, ambassador, writer, and writing teacher. He was the United States Ambassador to Paraguay from September 9, 1954, to April 10, 1957. He was also a rear admiral in the Navy.[1]
He wrote or cowrote books, including The Naval Officer's Guide, Admiral Ambassador to Russia, Manual of Celestial Navigation, and The Marine Officer's Guide.
He was born in Fromberg, Montana[2] and raised in Pullman, Washington, and he died in Bethesda, Maryland.[1]
After receiving his high school diploma Ageton went to Washington State College for one year from 1918 to 1919. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1923 and earned a post-graduate certificate in 1931.[1][2] He earned a master's degree in Modern Writing from Johns Hopkins University in 1953.[1][2]
Ageton served as the ambassador to Paraguay from 1954 to 1957.[2]
Eventually, he taught creative writing at George Washington University.[1]
He received the Legion of Merit[3] and the Bronze Star.[2] From Paraguay, he received the Gran Cruz Orden Nacional del Merito.[2]
Ageton married Jo Lucille Gallion on Nov. 24, 1933. They had two children: Arthur Ainslie Ageton Jr. and Mary Jo Ageton.[2]
Ageton died in 1971.[2]
His papers are held in the de Grummond Collection of the McCain Library and Archives at the University of Southern Mississippi[4] and in the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center of Boston University.[5]