Clarence E. McKnight Jr.

Clarence Edward "Mac" McKnight Jr. (9 September 1929 – 29 July 2022) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army whose assignments included Director of the Command, Control and Communications Systems Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; deputy commandant and commandant of the Signal Training Centre and commanding general of Fort Gordon. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1952 with a B.S. degree in engineering. He later earned an M.S.E. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan

His military honors include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, two Army Distinguished Service Medals, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit,

He died in 2022, at the age of 92, and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.