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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:allegiance
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gptkb:United_States_of_America
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gptkbp:award
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gptkb:Air_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Navy_Cross
gptkb:Silver_Star
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1885-01-25
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Middleburg,_Florida,_United_States
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:III_Amphibious_Corps
gptkb:Tenth_United_States_Army
gptkb:I_Amphibious_Corps
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1947-01-23
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Bethesda,_Maryland,_United_States
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Stetson_University
gptkb:Florida_State_College
gptkb:U.S._Army_Command_and_General_Staff_College
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Roy_Stanley_Geiger
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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General Roy Geiger
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gptkbp:militaryBranch
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gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:General
Brigadier General
Lieutenant General
Major General
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:nickname
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Father of Marine Corps Aviation
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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gptkb:Bougainville_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Peleliu
gptkb:Battle_of_Guam
Battle of Manila Bay (WWI)
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gptkbp:notableFor
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pioneering Marine Corps aviation
commanding III Amphibious Corps in the Pacific Theater
first Marine to lead an army-sized force
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gptkbp:parent
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gptkb:Clara_D._Geiger
gptkb:George_Washington_Geiger
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1907–1947
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Florence_Geiger
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Camp_Geiger
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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