ROY STANLEY GEIGER 1885-1947

Gen. Roy Stanley Geiger from United States Marine Corps History and Museums Division.

 

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS HISTORY AND MUSEUMS DIVISION Who's Who in Marine Corps History GENERAL ROY STANLEY GEIGER, USMC (DECEASED)      General Roy Stanley Geiger, who commanded both air and ground units during World War II, and was the first Marine to lead an Army, died 23 January 1947 at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, and was buried in Arlington Cemetery.      In March 1916, General Geiger joined the Naval Aeronautic Station at Pensacola, Florida, as a student naval aviator. He successfully completed the course and was designated a naval aviator in June 1917.      Further training followed and in July 1918, he arrived in France. He served with Group Number Five, Royal Air Forces at Dunkerque. He commanded a squadron of the First Marine Aviation Force and was attached to the Day Wing, Northern Bombing Group. He was detached to the United States in January 1919. For distinguished service in leading bombing raids against the enemy, he was awarded the Navy Cross. Editor's Note: These three paragraphs were extracted from the summary of his career which is found on the "Who's Who in Marine Corps History website." For a comprehensive summary of his long and distinguished career, I highly recommend that you visit the site by clicking on: Gen. Roy Geiger

 

ONLINE RESOURCES      If you search on "Roy Stanley Geiger" using Google, you will find about 30 links. Each of them will help to fill out the story of his life and career and are well worth visiting.      If you search on "Roy Geiger" +Marines", you will find about 181 links. Some of them will be helpful in your search for more information.

 

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED READING

Unaccustomed to Fear A Biography of the Late Gen. Roy S. Geiger by Roger Willock from United States Marine Corps History and Museums Division.   You may learn more about this book by visiting the amazon.com website.

 

General Roy Stanley Geiger died 23 January 1947 at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, and is buried in Arlington Cemetery. from Who's Who in Marine Corps History   Editor's Note: If you have any information on this Early Flier, please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper   Back