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    Roy Stanley Geiger (January 25, 1885 – January 23, 1947) was a United States Marine Corps four-star general who served in World War I and World War II. In World War II, he became the first Marine Corps general to lead a field army .

  2. Jun 26, 2021 · The family of Pensacola Gen. Roy S. Geiger, a four-star general who was one of only two Marines to receive the Navy Cross for heroism in both world wars, has held possession of the bell...

  3. Lt. Col. Roy Geiger introduced airpower as a vital component of the global Fleet Marine Force in the 1930s. During World War I, he received the Navy Cross for his leadership in the First Marine Aviation Force. He held command positions in Haiti and the United States during the 1920s.

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  5. Marine Major General Roy S. Geiger commanded the III Amphibious Corps (IIIAC), comprised of the 1st and 6th Marine Divisions, with the 2d Marine Division in floating reserve. Both corps had recent campaign experience, the XXIV in Leyte, the IIIAC at Guam and Peleliu.

  6. General Roy Stanley Geiger, who commanded both air and ground units during World War II, and was the first Marine to lead an army-sized force, died 23 January 1947 at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, and was buried in Arlington Cemetery.

  7. ROY S. GEIGER. A Marine. For the Ages. By Maj Allan C. Bevilacqua, USMC (Ret) “Thickset, poker-faced, chill-eyed General Geiger is another Marine’s Marine.” Time magazine, October 1944. e was one of only two Marines to receive the Navy Cross for heroism in both World Wars.

  8. Roy Stanley Geiger. DATE OF BIRTH: January 25, 1885. PLACE OF BIRTH: Middleburg, Florida. HOME OF RECORD: Green Cove Springs, New York. Roy Geiger entered military service in the Marine Corps...

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