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	History of Marine Corps Aviation
		Along with Roy Geiger, who started flying at Pensacola in 1916, these four were the early nucleus of Marine Aviation.
		Geiger was undoubtedly the most distinguished aviator in Marine Aviation history and one of its greatest pilots.
		Geiger became a career model for both aviation and ground Marines in WW II, serving with superior distinction as both the commanding general of the First Marine Air Wing in the hardest days of the battle for Guadalcanal, and later as commander of the Third Marine Amphibious Corps at Bougainville, Guam, Peleliu and Okinawa.
	www.acepilots.com /usmc/hist1.html (929 words)

	Roy Geiger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Roy Stanley Geiger (January 25, 1885 – January 23, 1947) was a United States Marine Corps general who, during World War II, became the first Marine to lead an army.
		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, Commanding General of the Tenth Army.
		Geiger was promoted to four-star general posthumously by the 80th Congress to be effective from 23 January 1947.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roy_Geiger (912 words)

	Roy Geiger \| English \| Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
		Roy Stanley Geiger (January 25, 1885–January 23, 1947) was a United States Marine Corps general who, during World War II, became the first Marine to lead an army.
		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, Commanding General of the Tenth Army.
		Geiger led the Tenth Army until relieved by General Joseph Stilwell.For his part in this action he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal.
	www.babylon.com /definition/Roy_Geiger (164 words)

	Roy Stanley Geiger, General, United States Marine Corps
		General Roy Stanley Geiger, who commanded both air and ground units during World War II, and was the first Marine to lead an Army, died 23 January 1947 at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, and was buried in Arlington Cemetery.
		General Geiger commanded the III Amphibious Corps in the battle for Okinawa where upon the death in action of Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner, Commanding General of the Tenth Army, General Geiger assumed command and led the Tenth Army to the successful conclusion of World War II's final campaign.
		General Geiger was born on 25 January 1885, in Middleburg, Florida.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /roystanl.htm (1286 words)

	Geiger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		(Johannes) Hans (Wilhelm) Geiger (1882-1945), inventor of the Geiger counter (a device for detecting radiation), son of Wilhelm Geiger
		Hans Geiger, zwischen 1926 und 1929 6facher Deutscher Fußballnationalspieler, see also German article
		Willi Geiger (1878-1971), German painter, see also German article
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geiger (218 words)

	May 22 2001 mnilfoil minutes
		Carl Geiger reported that the DNR in Minnesota and Wisconsin were actively involved in addressing the milfoil problem and had units working on the problem.
		Roy Spangler stated that he attended the workshop and found the governmental experts were proposing practical solutions to problems and that private sector consultants were not promoting their firms but rather focusing on what would be best for our lake.
		Carl Geiger, who is responsible for assuring that the lake levels are maintained in accordance with court orders, stated that he was bothered by the fact that the DNR has incorrect data relating to lake levels.
	www.roscommoncounty.net /minutes/milfoil/05_22_01.htm (1075 words)

	THE HELICOPTER ROAD TO VIETNAM (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Geiger had commanded the Marine amphibious force, which took part in the amphibious invasion of Okinawa.
		After Bikini, Geiger reported to his superiors that probable future enemies of the United States would be in possession of atomic weapons, a small number of which could destroy expeditionary forces such as had been used against Japan in the Pacific.
		Geiger urged the Commandant to consider the future use of atomic weapons as a very serious and urgent matter.
	www.library.vanderbilt.edu /central/brush/HelicopterRoadToVietnam.htm (3351 words)

	Roy Geiger -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In August 1912, he was assigned to (A republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821) Nicaragua, where he participated in the bombardment, assault and capture of the hills called Coyotepe and Barranca.
		In March 1916, Geiger joined (additional info and facts about Naval Air Station Pensacola) Naval Air Station Pensacola, (A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War) Florida, as a student (additional info and facts about naval aviator) naval aviator.
		Geiger was promoted to (additional info and facts about four-star general) four-star general posthumously by the 80th Congress to be effective from 23 January 1947.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/R/Ro/Roy_Geiger.htm (1165 words)

	WWII Remembered - Roy Geiger
		Roy Geiger was born in Middleburg, Florida on January 25, 1885.
		Geiger led this Corps into action for the fourth time as part of the Tenth Army in the invasion and capture of Okinawa.
		Geiger was promoted to four-star general posthumously by the 80th Congress to be effective from 23 January 1947.
	www.geocities.com /remember_wwii/RoyGeiger.html (708 words)

	WW2DB: Roy Geiger
		Roy Stanley Geiger was born in Middleburg, Florida, United States and attended Florida State Normal and Industrial College and Stetson University.
		Between Dec 1919 and Jan 1921, Geiger was a squadron commander with the Marine Aviation Force attached to the First Provisional Brigade in Haiti.
		Geiger was promoted to four-star general posthumously by the 80th United States Congress to be effective from the date of his passing.
	ww2db.com /person_bio.php?person_id=399 (873 words)

	USS Gieger AP 127
		Roy Stanley Geiger, born 25 January 1885 in Middleburg, Fla., enlisted in the Marine Corps 2 November 1907 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant 5 February 1909.
		Geiger resumed transatlantic service to Bremerhaven 1 February and during the next 6 months made six runs between the United States and Europe.
		During 1967 Geiger shuttled between San Francisco and Vietnam carrying U.S, troops to holster Allied forces fighting for freedom in southeast Asia.
	www.multied.com /NAVY/ap/Gieger.html (970 words)

	The Final Campaign: Marines in the Victory on Okinawa (Countdown to 'Love-Day') (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Geiger was 60, a native of Middleburg, Florida, and a graduate of both Florida State Normal and Stetson University Law School.
		Geiger also served as an observer to the 1946 atomic bomb tests in Bikini Lagoon, and his somber evaluation of the vulnerability of future surface ship-to-shore assaults to atomic munitions spurred Marine Corps development of the transport helicopter.
		Like Roy Geiger, Mulcahy flew bombing missions in France during World War I. He became one of the Marine Corps pioneers of close air support to ground operations during the inter-war years of expeditionary campaigns in the Caribbean and Central America.
	www.nps.gov /wapa/indepth/extContent/usmc/pcn-190-003135-00/sec2.htm (2442 words)

	Celebrities information - Roy Stanley Geiger biography (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Geiger entered the Marine Corps as an enlisted man in 1907, two years later he received his commission and served with Marine detachments on board the USS Wisconsin and USS Delaware.
		On the eve of Pearl Harbour, Geiger was Commanding General, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Fleet Marine Force stationed at Guadalcanal.
		At the close of WW2, Geiger was Commanding General of the Fleet Marine Force, Pacific.
	aroundcelebrities.com /roy_stanley_geiger_biography.html (219 words)

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