Lucius D. Clay Jr. Military person

General Lucius DuBignon Clay, Jr. (July 6, 1919 – February 7, 1994) was an American military leader who held the positions of commander-in-chief of the North American Air Defense Command, the Continental Air Defense Command, the United States element of NORAD, and was also a commander of the United States Air Force's Aerospace Defense Command (ADC). His father, Lucius D. Clay, Sr. and his brother, Frank Butner Clay, were also both generals, and his grandfather was Senator Alexander Stephens Clay of Georgia.

Personal facts

Lucius D. Clay Jr.
Birth dateJuly 06, 1919
Birth place
Alexandria Virginia
Date of deathFebruary 07, 1994
Place of death
Fort Belvoir

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Military person

allegianceUnited States of America
award
Bronze Star Medal
Legion of Merit
Purple Heart
Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
military operations
Vietnam War
World War II
military branch
United States Air Force
military command
Pacific Air Forces
Aerospace Defense Command
Continental Air Defense Command
Seventh Air Force
Twelfth Air Force
North American Air Defense Command
relation
Frank Butner Clay
service start1942
service end1975

Lucius D. Clay Jr. on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=5016