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General '''Lucius DuBignon Clay Jr.''' ([[July 6]] [[1919]]-[[February 7]] [[1994]]) was an [[United States|American]] military leader who held the positions of commander-in-chief of the [[North American Air Defense Command]], the Continental [[Air Defense Command]], and the United States element of [[NORAD]], and was also a commander of the [[United States Air Force]] [[Aerospace Defense Command]].

Born in [[Alexandria, Virginia]], his father was [[Lucius D. Clay]]. He graduated from the [[United States Military Academy]] in 1942, then served in [[World War II]] in a bomber squadron in Germany. HerHe returned to the U.S. in 1947, later serving at [[The Pentagon]] prior to his positions in the Air Defense Command.

Clay died at the military retirement community at [[Fort Belvoir, Virginia]]. <ref name="nytobit">Jones, Charisse (February 14, 1994). Lucius Clay Jr. Is Dead at 74; Led Air Defense. ''[[New York Times]]''</ref>