Frank Butner Clay
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Major General Frank Butner Clay (February 26, 1921 – December 30, 2006) was the son of General Lucius D. Clay
, Sr. and the brother of General Lucius D. Clay, Jr.
. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery
along with his first wife, Patricia Adams Casey Clay (November 1, 1923–January 1, 1973). Patricia Clay was the sister of Major Hugh Boyd Casey
, who was killed in an airplane crash while serving as an aide-de-camp to the 3d Infantry Division Commander during the Korean War
. They were, in turn, the children of Major General Hugh John Casey
of the Army Corps of Engineers, who was the West Point
roommate and good friend of General Lucius D. Clay
, Sr.
General Clay graduated from West Point
in 1942 and served in various positions from World War II
through the Vietnam War
. In 1971 General Clay was a military advisor to the US delegation to the Paris peace talks
. He retired from the Army in 1973, and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery
.
Lucius D. Clay
General Lucius Dubignon Clay was an American officer and military governor of the United States Army known for his administration of Germany immediately after World War II. Clay was deputy to General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1945; deputy military governor, Germany 1946; commander in chief, U.S....
, Sr. and the brother of General Lucius D. Clay, Jr.
Lucius D. Clay, Jr.
General Lucius DuBignon Clay, Jr. 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...
. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States of America, established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the estate of the family of Confederate general Robert E. Lee's wife Mary Anna Lee, a great...
along with his first wife, Patricia Adams Casey Clay (November 1, 1923–January 1, 1973). Patricia Clay was the sister of Major Hugh Boyd Casey
Hugh Boyd Casey
Major Hugh Boyd Casey is the namesake of the U.S. Army Camp Casey installation in South Korea, named and officially dedicated in 1952 in his memory...
, who was killed in an airplane crash while serving as an aide-de-camp to the 3d Infantry Division Commander during the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
. They were, in turn, the children of Major General Hugh John Casey
Hugh John Casey
Hugh John Casey was a Major General in the United States Army. A 1918 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Casey served in Germany during the Occupation of the Rhineland...
of the Army Corps of Engineers, who was the West Point
United States Military Academy
The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City...
roommate and good friend of General Lucius D. Clay
Lucius D. Clay
General Lucius Dubignon Clay was an American officer and military governor of the United States Army known for his administration of Germany immediately after World War II. Clay was deputy to General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1945; deputy military governor, Germany 1946; commander in chief, U.S....
, Sr.
General Clay graduated from West Point
United States Military Academy
The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City...
in 1942 and served in various positions from World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
through the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
. In 1971 General Clay was a military advisor to the US delegation to the Paris peace talks
Paris Peace Accords
The Paris Peace Accords of 1973 intended to establish peace in Vietnam and an end to the Vietnam War, ended direct U.S. military involvement, and temporarily stopped the fighting between North and South Vietnam...
. He retired from the Army in 1973, and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States of America, established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the estate of the family of Confederate general Robert E. Lee's wife Mary Anna Lee, a great...
.