| 词条 | Frank Butner Clay |
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|name= Frank Butner Clay |image= Maj. Gen. Frank Butner Clay.jpg |image_size= |alt= |caption=Maj. Gen. Frank B. Clay |birth_date= {{birth date|1921|02|26}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|2006|12|30|1921|02|26}} |birth_place= Auburn, Alabama |death_place= |placeofburial= |nickname= |allegiance= United States |branch= United States Army |serviceyears= 1942–1973 |rank= Major General |unit= |commands= |battles= World War II Vietnam War |awards= Army Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star (3) Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Medal (3) Purple Heart (2) |relations= General Lucius D. Clay (father) General Lucius D. Clay, Jr. (brother) |laterwork= }} 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] Awards and decorationsHe was awarded: the Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star Medal with V and two Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster.[3] References1. ^Arlington National Cemetery Biography of Major Hugh Boyd Casey {{DEFAULTSORT:Clay, Frank Butner}}{{US-army-World-War-II-bio-stub}}2. ^Arlington National Cemetery Biography of Major General Hugh John Casey 3. ^1 Arlington National Cemetery Biography of Major General Frank Butner Clay 11 : 1921 births|2006 deaths|American army personnel of World War II|American army personnel of the Vietnam War|Burials at Arlington National Cemetery|National War College alumni|Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army)|Recipients of the Legion of Merit|United States Army generals|United States Military Academy alumni |
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