Lucius D. Clay Jr.

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Lucius D. Clay Jr.
General Lucius DuBignon Clay Jr.
Born	(1919-07-06)July 6, 1919 Alexandria, Virginia
Died	February 7, 1994(1994-02-07) (aged 74) Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Buried	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army (1942–47) United States Air Force (1947–75)
Years of service	1942–1975
Rank	General
Commands	North American Air Defense Command Continental Air Defense Command Aerospace Defense Command Pacific Air Forces Twelfth Air Force Seventh Air Force
Battles/wars	World War II Vietnam War
Awards	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (5) Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Medal Air Medal (11) Purple Heart
Relations	Alexander Stephens Clay (grandfather) Lucius D. Clay (father) Frank Butner Clay (brother)

General Lucius DuBignon Clay Jr. (July 6, 1919 – February 7, 1994) was a United States 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. 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.