Robert Arter (born September 7, 1929) is a retired United States Army lieutenant general and former commanding general of the Sixth United States Army. Born and raised in Massillon, Ohio, Arter graduated from Washington High School in 1946. He was commissioned a second lieutenant of Infantry from Ohio University in 1950 after completing a B.S. degree in personnel management. Arter later earned an M.S. degree in public administration from Shippensburg State College.