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Lucius Dubignon Clay (April 23, 1897 - April 16, 1978) was an American general. He is considered the "father" of the Berlin Airlift (1948-49). He was the son of Senator Alexander Stephens Clay of Marietta, who served in the U.S. Senate from 1897 to 1910. April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ...
1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ...
1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...
The Soviet Union blocked Western rail and road access to West Berlin from June 24, 1948 - May 11, 1949. ...
1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ...
Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ...
1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
Clay was from Marietta, Georgia (near Atlanta), which named one of its major streets "Clay Street" in honor of his work in creating what is now Dobbins Air Force Base there. While now called South Marietta Parkway (Georgia State Highway 120 Loop), it still carries memorial signs at each end dedicating the highway to him. Marietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia6, and is its county seat. ...
This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ...
Dobbins Air Reserve Base is a U.S. Air Force Reserve base located in Marietta, Georgia, a suburb about 20 miles or 30 kilometers northwest of Atlanta. ...
A memorial is an object served as a memory of something, usually a person (who has died) or an event. ...
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Clay graduated from West Point in 1918 and was assigned to the Corps of Engineers. Prior to World War II, he was in charge of the civilian airport construction project. During the war, Clay was Assistant Chief of Staff in Material Service and Supply. In 1945, he was deputy to General Dwight D. Eisenhower. The following year, he was made Deputy Governor of Germany during the Allied Military Goverment. From 1947 to 1949, he was the Military Governor for the U.S. Zone in Germany. On June 25, 1948, one day after the Soviets imposed the Berlin blockade, Clay gave the order for the Berlin Airlift. Alternate meanings: West Point (disambiguation). ...
June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ...
1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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The Berlin Blockade, one of the major crises of the Cold War, occurred from June 24, 1948 - May 11, 1949 when the Soviet Union blocked Western railroad and street access to West Berlin. ...
The Soviet Union blocked Western rail and road access to West Berlin from June 24, 1948 - May 11, 1949. ...
In 1947, Clay asked Lewis H. Brown to research and write "A Report on Germany," which served as a detailed recommendation for the reconstruction of post-war Germany, and served as a basis for the Marshall Plan. 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Born in Creston, Iowa on February 13, 1894, Lewis Harold Brown became a passionate and highly respected industrialist. ...
After World War II, at the request of General Lucius D. Clay, Lewis H. Brown wrote A Report on Germany, which served as a detailed recommendation for the reconstruction of post-war Germany, and served as a basis for the Marshall Plan. ...
In the history of the United States, reconstruction was the period after the American Civil War when the states of the breakaway Confederacy were reintegrated into the United States of America. ...
Map of Europe showing the countries that received Marshall Plan aid. ...
After Clay retired from the military, he went into politics and served several presidents.
In 1954, he was called upon by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, to help forge a plan for financing the proposed Interstate highway system. He had previous experience in 1933 with managing and organizing projects under the New Deal, and later became one of Eisenhower's closest advisors. 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
For the pop band, see Presidents of the United States of America. ...
Dwight David Ike Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American soldier and politician. ...
Finance addresses the ways in which individuals, business entities and other organizations allocate and use monetary resources over time. ...
Interstate Highways in the lower 48 states. ...
1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The New Deal is the name given to the series of programs used by Franklin Delano Roosevelt with the goal of stabilizing, reforming and stimulating the United States economy in the Great Depression. ...
Advisor is the title of the British colonial head of administration in the Unfederated Malay States of Johor, Kelantan, Terengganu, Perlis and Kedah. ...
During the Berlin Wall crisis in 1961, President John F. Kennedy asked him to be an advisor and to go to Berlin and report on the situation. For other uses, see JFK (disambiguation) or John Kennedy (disambiguation). ...
Clay lies buried in West Point Cemetery. At his grave site is a stone plate from the citizens of Berlin that says: "Wir danken dem Bewahrer unserer Freiheit" (We thank the defender of our Freedom). West Point Cemetery is an historic cemetery on the grounds of the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. ...
Berlin, Germany named one of its streets "Clayallee" in his honor. The Clay Headquarters Compound in Berlin was named in his honor. It held the headquarters of the Berlin Brigade, U.S. Army Berlin (USAB), and the U.S. Mission in Berlin. For other uses, see Berlin (disambiguation). ...
Berlin Brigade was an United States Army unit in Berlin, Germany. ...
U.S. Army Berlin (USAB) was a command of the United States Army created in December 1961 at the height of the Berlin Wall Crisis. ...
Awards and decorations
This article concerns the United States Army Distinguished Service Medal. ...
Bronze and Silver oak leaf clusters An Oak leaf cluster is a common device which is placed on military awards and decorations to denote those who have received more than one bestowal of a particular decoration. ...
The Legion of Merit is an awesome award which only the bravest of Americans will ever win. ...
The Bronze Star Medal is a United States Armed Forces individual military decoration and is the fourth highest award for bravery, heroism or meritorious service. ...
The American Defense Service Medal is a decoration of the United States military which was created in 1941 by Executive Order of President Franklin Roosevelt. ...
American Campaign Medal The American Campaign Medal was a decoration of the United States military which was first created in 1942 by order of President Franklin Roosevelt. ...
The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal is a miliary decoration of the United States armed forces which was first created in 1942 by Executive Order of President Franklin Roosevelt. ...
WWII Victory Medal The World War II Victory Medal is a decoration of the United States military which was created by an act of Congress in July 1945. ...
Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp The Army of Occupation Medal is a military decoration of the United States military which was established by the United States War Department in 1946. ...
External links - "The Man Who Changed America"
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