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...
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killed by enemy artillery fire on Okinawa on 18 June 1945. Major General Roy Geiger, USMC assumed temporary command, becoming the first Marine Corps general...
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1944, until August 10, 1944. Geiger met Roy Geiger while he was in Pensacola, Florida. On 1917, Geiger married Roy Geiger, who later became a General of...
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USNS Geiger (T-AP-197)/USTS Bay State IV was a transport ship in the United States Navy. She was named after General Roy Geiger, who, from July 1945 to...
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United States Rolf Geiger (1934–2023), German footballer Roy Geiger (1885–1947), United States Marine Corps general Rudolf Geiger (1894–1981), German...
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on the operating table. He was succeeded in command by Marine General Roy Geiger. Total American deaths during the battle of Okinawa were 12,513. Buckner...
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trains approximately 20,000 Marines every year. Camp Geiger is named in honor of General Roy Geiger, who was a Marine aviator and commander of the I Amphibious...
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observation post. Buckner was replaced by Major General Roy Geiger. Upon assuming command, Geiger became the only US Marine to command a numbered army of...
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Patrick “Bob” Gallagher, namesake of USS Patrick Gallagher (DDG-127) Roy Geiger (two awards) Herman H. Hanneken (two awards and an MOH) Robert M. Hanson...
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the beleaguered aviators changed with the arrival of Brigadier General Roy Geiger on board the first Marine Aircraft Group 25 plane to land on the island...
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200 officers and enlisted III Marine Amphibious Corps Major General Roy S. Geiger, USMC Northern landing area: 3rd Marine Division Maj. Gen. Allen H....
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regiment were at the point of exhaustion. When the Corps commander, General Roy Geiger visited Puller's command post, he found Puller, shirtless, with a corncob...
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Sixth United States Army 1946 Succeeded by George P. Hays Preceded by Roy Geiger Commanding General Tenth United States Army 1945–1946 Succeeded by Post...
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Julian C. Smith, USMC Western Landing Force (TG 36.1) Major General Roy S. Geiger, USMC 1st Marine Division Division Commander: Maj. Gen. William H. Rupertus...
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Officer Salvador Jesus Maravilla, USN Robert Burton (actor) as Maj. Gen. Roy Geiger, USMC Carleton Young as Colonel Evans Carlson, USMC Raymond Bailey as...
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D. Eisenhower, Class of 1928 Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., Class of 1929 Roy Geiger, Class of 1929 Oscar Griswold, Class of 1929 Clarence R. Huebner, Class...
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Barnidge, NFL tight end [1] Lenny Curry, mayor of Jacksonville, Florida Roy Geiger, USMC World War II general Ashley Greene, actress Richard Owens, NFL tight...
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of the Ryukyu Islands USMGR (1945–50) Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. (1945) Roy Geiger (1945)* Joseph Stilwell (1945) Fred Clute Wallace (1945–46)‡ Lawrence...
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establishing a perimeter around the beachhead, the US commander, Major General Roy Geiger, decided to expand the perimeter to include a ridge of hills 2,000 yards...
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Chester W. Nimitz Raymond A. Spruance Richmond K. Turner Holland Smith Roy Geiger Harry Schmidt William H. Rupertus Paul J. Mueller Yoshitsugu Saito † Chuichi...
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William Halsey Jr. Alexander Patch Frank Jack Fletcher Richmond K. Turner Roy Geiger Theodore Stark Wilkinson Oscar Griswold William Rupertus Eric Feldt Stanley...
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of the Ryukyu Islands USMGR (1945–50) Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. (1945) Roy Geiger (1945)* Joseph Stilwell (1945) Fred Clute Wallace (1945–46)‡ Lawrence...
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of the Ryukyu Islands USMGR (1945–50) Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. (1945) Roy Geiger (1945)* Joseph Stilwell (1945) Fred Clute Wallace (1945–46)‡ Lawrence...
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Charleston Battery Andy Gardiner 1992 Florida Senate President, 2014- Roy Geiger United States Marine Corps general Logan Gilbert Major League Baseball...
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commander of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, U.S. Marine Brigadier General Roy Geiger, arrived with his staff and took command of all air operations at Henderson...
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McIlvain (Naval Aviator No. 12 and Marine Aviator No. 3]; second from right.Roy Geiger(Naval Aviator # 49 and Marine Corps Aviator # 5) on far right....
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Chester W. Nimitz Douglas MacArthur Holland Smith Simon B. Buckner † Roy Geiger Joseph W. Stilwell Ray Spruance Marc A. Mitscher William Halsey, Jr. Sir...
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operation. Following the missions at Iheya Shima and Aguni Shima, General Roy Geiger assigned the 8th Marines, 1/8 included, to the 1st Marine Division, and...
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Fleet Marine Force, Pacific 17 September 1944 – July 1945 Succeeded by Roy Geiger Preceded by Charles F. B. Price Commander of the Marine Training and Replacement...
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Leo J. Dulacki, served as chief of staff in the Vietnam War 1969–1970 Roy Geiger, commanding general in World War II Carl W. Hoffman, commanding general...
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