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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 . Geiger commanded the III Amphibious Corps in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945 before assuming the command of the U.S.
Roy Stanley Geiger (* 25. Januar 1885 in Middleburg, Florida; † 23. Januar 1947 in Bethesda, Maryland) war ein General des United States Marine Corps während des Pazifikkrieges. Er war der erste Marineflieger, der ein Korps befehligte, sowie der erste Marineinfanterist, dem ein militärischer Verband in Armeegröße anvertraut wurde.
26. Juni 2021 · Gen. Roy S. Geiger (Courtesy of USMC History Division) PENSACOLA, Fla. — An ancient Japanese temple bell that has been at the center of a Pensacola family for decades began its journey back...
Above: Roy Geiger played a critical role in the early days of Marine Corps aviation when Marine pilotslew biplanes similar to the one shown here in 1925 as they worked to develop their own proiciency while also developing the Corps’ air-ground team. (Roy S. Geiger Collection, Marine Corps Archives and Special Collections)
Roy Stanley Geiger, the “Father of Marine Corps Aviation,” was born on January 25, 1885, in his family home on what is now the campus of Middleburg First Baptist Church. He served as a school teacher, principal, and lawyer. Geiger joined the Marine Corps in 1907 and was commissioned in 1909.
When Maj. Gen. Roy S. Geiger, head of the III Marine Amphibious Corps, learned of Rupertus’s injury he was quite concerned and even entertained thoughts of not allowing him to go on the operation. Brigadier General O.P. Smith intervened and assured Geiger that Rupertus’s ankle “would mend sufficiently to permit him to carry on.”
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