Lieutenant General Roy S. Geiger

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Lieutenant General Roy S. Geiger was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps officer and pioneering Marine aviator who rose to senior command in the Pacific theater during World War II.

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instanceOf United States Marine Corps officer
World War II veteran
human
military aviator
allegiance United States of America
awardReceived Air Medal
Army Distinguished Service Medal
Croix de Guerre (France)
linked to: Croix de Guerre

Distinguished Service Medal (US Navy)
Legion of Merit
Navy Cross
battle Battle of Bougainville
Battle of Guam (1944)
Battle of Okinawa
Battle of Peleliu
birthDate 1885-01-25
birthPlace Middleburg, Florida, United States
linked to: Middleburg, Florida
causeOfDeath lung cancer
commandedUnit 1st Marine Aircraft Wing
Fleet Marine Force, Pacific (acting commander)
III Amphibious Corps
commissionedInto United States Marine Corps
commissionedRank Second Lieutenant
commissionedYear 1907
conflict Banana Wars
World War I
World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1947-01-23
deathPlace Bethesda, Maryland, United States
linked to: Bethesda, Maryland
education Florida State Normal College
Naval War College
Stetson University
United States Army Command and General Staff College
familyName Geiger
fullName Roy Stanley Geiger
givenName Roy
hasHonorificPrefix Lieutenant General
militaryBranch United States Marine Corps
militaryRank Lieutenant General
nickname Roy
notableFor being the first Marine Corps officer to command a field army-level force in combat
commanding III Amphibious Corps in the Pacific during World War II
pioneering Marine Corps aviation
temporary command of U.S. Tenth Army during the Battle of Okinawa
occupation aviator
military officer
pilotQualification Naval Aviator
pilotWingsAwardedYear 1917
placeOfBurial Arlington National Cemetery
serviceYears 1907–1947
theaterOfOperations Pacific Theater of Operations

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Operation Stalemate II commandedBy Lieutenant General Roy S. Geiger