Lieutenant General Roy S. Geiger, U.S. Marine Corps
1st Military Governor of Guam
In office July 21, 1944 – August 10, 1944
Preceded by
Hideyoshi Obata (last Japanese military governors)
Succeeded by
Henry Louis Larsen
Personal details
Born
(1885-01-25)January 25, 1885 Middleburg, Florida, US
Died
January 23, 1947(1947-01-23) (aged 61) Bethesda, Maryland, US[1]
Resting place
Arlington National Cemetery
Spouse
Eunice Renshaw Geiger
(m. 1917)
Children
2
Nickname
"Jiggs"[2]
Military career
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Marine Corps
Years of service
1907–1947
Rank
General
Commands held
1st Marine Aircraft Wing I Amphibious Corps III Amphibious Corps Tenth Army Fleet Marine Force, Pacific
Battles/wars
Philippine–American War
Banana Wars
Nicaragua intervention
Haiti intervention
World War I
World War II
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Bougainville
Battle of Guam
Battle of Okinawa
Awards
Navy Cross (2)
Navy Distinguished Service Medal (3)
Army Distinguished Service Medal
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. Tenth Army upon the combat death of its commander, Lt. General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. Geiger successfully led the Tenth Army until relieved by General Joseph Stilwell.
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...
killed by enemy artillery fire on Okinawa on 18 June 1945. Major General RoyGeiger, USMC assumed temporary command, becoming the first Marine Corps general...
1944, until August 10, 1944. Geiger met RoyGeiger while he was in Pensacola, Florida. On 1917, Geiger married RoyGeiger (1885-1947), who later became...
trains approximately 20,000 Marines every year. Camp Geiger is named in honor of General RoyGeiger, who was a Marine aviator and commander of the I Amphibious...
USNS Geiger (T-AP-197)/USTS Bay State IV was a transport ship in the United States Navy. She was named after General RoyGeiger, who, from July 1945 to...
observation post. Buckner was replaced by Major General RoyGeiger. Upon assuming command, Geiger became the only US Marine to command a numbered army of...
the beleaguered aviators changed with the arrival of Brigadier General RoyGeiger on board the first Marine Aircraft Group 25 plane to land on the island...
Frybarger Jr., namesake of USS Frybarger Guy Gabaldon Patrick “Bob” Gallagher RoyGeiger (two awards) Herman H. Hanneken (two awards and an MOH) Robert M. Hanson...
of the Ryukyu Islands USMGR (1945–50) Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. (1945) RoyGeiger (1945)* Joseph Stilwell (1945) Fred Clute Wallace (1945–46)‡ Lawrence...
William Halsey Jr. Alexander Patch Frank Jack Fletcher Richmond K. Turner RoyGeiger Theodore Wilkinson Oscar Griswold William Rupertus Eric Feldt Stanley...
D. Eisenhower, Class of 1928 Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., Class of 1929 RoyGeiger, Class of 1929 Oscar Griswold, Class of 1929 Clarence R. Huebner, Class...
Chester W. Nimitz Douglas MacArthur Holland Smith Simon B. Buckner † RoyGeiger Joseph W. Stilwell Ray Spruance Marc A. Mitscher William Halsey, Jr. Sir...
Sixth United States Army 1946 Succeeded by George P. Hays Preceded by RoyGeiger Commanding General Tenth United States Army 1945–1946 Succeeded by Post...
Chester W. Nimitz Raymond A. Spruance Richmond K. Turner Holland Smith RoyGeiger Harry Schmidt William H. Rupertus Paul J. Mueller Yoshitsugu Saito † Chuichi...
commander of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, U.S. Marine Brigadier General RoyGeiger, arrived with his staff and took command of all air operations at Henderson...
Charleston Battery Andy Gardiner 1992 Florida Senate President, 2014- RoyGeiger United States Marine Corps general Logan Gilbert Major League Baseball...
McIlvain (Naval Aviator No. 12 and Marine Aviator No. 3]; second from right.RoyGeiger(Naval Aviator # 49 and Marine Corps Aviator # 5) on far right....
Leo J. Dulacki, served as chief of staff in the Vietnam War 1969–1970 RoyGeiger, commanding general in World War II Carl W. Hoffman, commanding general...
Succeeded by Harry Schmidt Preceded by Activated Commanding General of the Fleet Marine Force, Pacific 17 September 1944 – July 1945 Succeeded by RoyGeiger...
of the Ryukyu Islands USMGR (1945–50) Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. (1945) RoyGeiger (1945)* Joseph Stilwell (1945) Fred Clute Wallace (1945–46)‡ Lawrence...
– Umberto Nobile, Italian aviator and explorer (d. 1978) January 25 – RoyGeiger, American general (d. 1947) January 26 – Harry Ricardo, English mechanical...
Officer Salvador Jesus Maravilla, USN Robert Burton (actor) as Maj. Gen. RoyGeiger, USMC Carleton Young as Colonel Evans Carlson, USMC Raymond Bailey as...
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