Carleton received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in 1957 from [[Yale University]] in [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], [[Connecticut]]. He served thereafter in the [[United States Marine Corps]] from 1957 to 1960. He earned a [[Master of Arts]] in 1964 and a [[Ph.D.]] in 1970, both from [[Stanford University]] in Palo Alto, [[California]].<ref name=carleton>{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special/findaid/c4644.html|title=Mark T. Carleton Papers|publisher=lib.lsu.edu|accessdate=July 23, 2010}}</ref> | Carleton received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in 1957 from [[Yale University]] in [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], [[Connecticut]]. He served thereafter in the [[United States Marine Corps]] from 1957 to 1960. He earned a [[Master of Arts]] in 1964 and a [[Ph.D.]] in 1970, both from [[Stanford University]] in Palo Alto, [[California]].<ref name=carleton>{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special/findaid/c4644.html|title=Mark T. Carleton Papers|publisher=lib.lsu.edu|accessdate=July 23, 2010}}</ref> |