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.
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]
Navy historyedit
He served as executive officer aboard the battleship USS Washington, promoted to captain, commanded LST Flotilla 3 in the Southwest Pacific, and received the Bronze Star for bravery at the battle of Leyte Gulf.
He wrote The Naval Officer's Guide (1943), six editions in all, and other manuals. He retired as a rear admiral on December 1, 1947.[1]
Civilian careeredit
Ageton served as the ambassador to Paraguay from 1954 to 1957.[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]
arthur, ageton, arthur, ainslie, ageton, october, 1900, april, 1971, naval, officer, ambassador, writer, writing, teacher, united, states, ambassador, paraguay, from, september, 1954, april, 1957, also, rear, admiral, navy, arthur, ainslie, agetonborn, 1900, o. 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 Arthur Ainslie AgetonBorn 1900 10 25 October 25 1900Fromberg MontanaDiedApril 23 1971 1971 04 23 aged 70 Service wbr branchUnited States NavyRankRear admiralSpouse s Jo Lucille GallionOther workUnited States Ambassador to Paraguay writerHe 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 Contents 1 Education 2 Navy history 3 Civilian career 4 Selected works 5 Awards and honors 6 Personal life 7 Death and legacy 8 See also 9 ReferencesEducation editAfter 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 Navy history editHe served as executive officer aboard the battleship USS Washington promoted to captain commanded LST Flotilla 3 in the Southwest Pacific and received the Bronze Star for bravery at the battle of Leyte Gulf He wrote The Naval Officer s Guide 1943 six editions in all and other manuals He retired as a rear admiral on December 1 1947 1 Civilian career editAgeton served as the ambassador to Paraguay from 1954 to 1957 2 Eventually he taught creative writing at George Washington University 1 Selected works editDead Reckoning Altitude and Azimuth Table 1932 Manual of Celestial Navigation 1942 OCLC 569133 Naval Officer s Guide 1942 Naval Leadership and the American Bluejacket 1944 OCLC 1747897 Mary Jo and Little Liu With pictures by Olive Bailey 1945 OCLC 9863427 The Jungle Seas 1954 OCLC 1618675 Admiral Ambassador to Russia with Adm William H Stadley 1955 The Marine Officer s Guide with Gen G C Thomas and Col R D Heinl 1955 Hit the Beach 1961 OCLC 2304274Awards and honors editHe received the Legion of Merit 3 and the Bronze Star 2 From Paraguay he received the Gran Cruz Orden Nacional del Merito 2 Personal life editAgeton married Jo Lucille Gallion on Nov 24 1933 They had two children Arthur Ainslie Ageton Jr and Mary Jo Ageton 2 Death and legacy editAgeton 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 See also editPortal nbsp LiteratureReferences edit a b c d e f Arthur Ageton Papers de Grummond Children s Literature Collection University of Southern Mississippi June 2001 retrieved June 29 2013 with biographical sketch a b c d e f g h Marquis Who s Who Inc Who Was Who in American History the Military Chicago Marquis Who s Who 1975 P 4 ISBN 0837932017 OCLC 657162692 Valor awards for Arthur Ainslee Ageton USM de Grummond Collection ARTHUR AGETON PAPERS Collection Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center nbsp nbsp This American diplomat related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Montana related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arthur A Ageton amp oldid 1060161800, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
