Clay, Lucius Dubignon, Sr., GEN

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
General
Last Service Branch
Engineer Corps
Last Primary MOS
0002-General Officer
Last MOS Group
General Officer
Primary Unit
1945-1949, 0002, US Army Europe (USAREUR)
Service Years
1918 - 1949
Other Languages
German
Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Engineer Corps
General
Two Overseas Service Bars

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Home State
Georgia
Georgia
Year of Birth
1897
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Marietta, Georgia
Last Address
Chatham, Massachusetts
Date of Passing
Apr 16, 1978
 
Location of Interment
U.S. Military Academy West Point Post Cemetery (VLM) - West Point, New York
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Plot: Section XVIII, Row G, Grave 079

 Official Badges 

Army Staff Identification US Army Retired (Pre-2007)


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Veteran Order Kutuzov


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  1978, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

United States Army General. Born in Marietta, Georgia, he graduated from West Point in 1918, being commissioned an officer in Army Corps of Engineer. He taught civil and military engineering at West point (1924-28) and served on the staff of General Douglas MacArthur (1937-41). During World War II, he the youngest Army Brigadier General when promoted Director of Material, Army Service Forces Europe. On March 15, 1947, he succeeded General Dwight Eisenhower as Military Governor of Germany. During the postwar problems of Germany, he was a fair administrator, engineer by profession, who became the only four-star general who had never seen combat. He directed efforts to solve vital questions regarding food, housing, health, government and directed the Berlin Airlift (1948-49) to keep Berlin supplied with necessary materials. He retired in mid-May 1949, returned to the United States and went on be a productive businessman. He died at age 80 in Chatham, Massachusetts.

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US Occupation of Germany (WWII)
From Month/Year
May / 1945
To Month/Year
December / 1950

Description
Not Specified
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
May / 1945
To Month/Year
December / 1949
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
Personal Memories

Memories
Berlin occupation

   
Units Participated in Operation

4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery

 
My Photos From This Battle or Operation
No Available Photos

  764 Also There at This Battle:
  • Angileri, Joseph, T/SGT, (1942-1946)
  • Belhumeur, Julien, SGT, (1940-1953)
  • CHEATWOOD, FLOYD, T/3, (1945-1949)
  • Coffey, Lucy, S/SGT, (1941-1945)
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