Lucius D. Clay Military person

General Lucius Dubignon Clay (April 23, 1898 – April 16, 1978) was an American officer and military governor of the United States Army known for his administration of occupied Germany after World War II. Clay was deputy to General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1945; deputy military governor, Germany (U.S.) 1946; commander in chief, U.S. Forces in Europe and military governor of the U.S. Zone, Germany, 1947–49. He retired in 1949.Clay orchestrated the Berlin Airlift (1948–1949) when the USSR blockaded West Berlin.

Personal facts

Birth date	April 23, 1898
Birth place	Marietta Georgia
Date of death	April 16, 1978
Place of death	Chatham Massachusetts

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Military person

award	Bronze Star Medal Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army) Legion of Merit Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
military operations	World War II
military branch	United States Army
military command	Military Governor
relation	United States Senate Lucius D. Clay Jr. Frank Butner Clay
service start	1918
service end	1949