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Clay's son, General Lucius D. Clay Jr., held the positions of commander-in-chief of the North American Air Defense Command, the Continental Air Defense Command, and the United States element of NORAD, and was also a commander of the United States Air Force Aerospace Defense Command.
Clay was born in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1919, the son of then-2nd Lieutenant (later General) Lucius D. Clay Sr. He graduated from Western High School, Washington, D.C., in 1937, and from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1942.
He was survived by his wife Marjorie, sons General Lucius D. Clay Jr., of the Air Force and Major General Frank B. Clay of the Army (both retired). Lucius Clay was buried at West Point. A humble tribute to a great man is found at the foot of General Clay's grave.
Apr 19, 2024 · Lucius D. Clay (born April 23, 1897, Marietta, Georgia, U.S.—died April 16, 1978, Cape Cod, Massachusetts) was a U.S. Army officer who became the first director of civilian affairs in defeated Germany after World War II.
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General Clay was assigned as vice commander in chief, Pacific Air Forces, from February 1970 to September 1970 when he assumed command of Seventh Air Force with headquarters at Tan Son Nhut Airfield, Republic of Vietnam.
Feb 9, 1994 · Gen. Clay, an Alexandria native, was the son of retired Army Gen. Lucius D. Clay, who had served as military governor of U.S.-occupied Germany during the Soviet blockade of Berlin and the...
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His son Lucius Clay, Jr., became a four-star general in the US Air Force and his other son Frank Butner Clay, became a major general in the US Army. US Army General. He rose in rank to become the Commander-in-Chief of US Forces in Europe and the military governor of the US Zone in Germany from 1947 until 1949, following the end of World War II.
