Roy Geiger
Military Commander
1885 – 1947
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Who was Roy Geiger?
General Roy Stanley Geiger was a United States Marine Corps General who, during World War II, became the first Marine to lead an army. Marine Corps base Camp Geiger in North Carolina is named in his honor.
Geiger commanded the III Amphibious Corps in the Battle of Okinawa, where he assumed command of the U.S. Tenth Army upon the combat death of Lt. General Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., Commanding General of the Tenth Army. Geiger led the Tenth Army until relieved by General Joseph Stilwell.
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- Born
- Jan 25, 1885
Middleburg - Also known as
- Roy Stanley Geiger
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Stetson University
- United States Army Command and General Staff College
- Lived in
- Florida
- Died
- Jan 23, 1947
Bethesda - Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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