Frank Butner Clay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Frank Butner Clay

United States general

Date of Birth: 26-Feb-1921

Place of Birth: Auburn, Alabama, United States

Date of Death: 30-Dec-2006

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Frank Butner Clay

  • Major General Frank Butner Clay (February 26, 1921 – December 30, 2006) was a United States Army officer.
  • He 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.
  • He graduated from Millard Prep School and the National War College. 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.

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