Roy Geiger
Facts
24 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- January 25, 1885
- Date of death
- January 23, 1947
- Place of birth
- Middleburg
- Place of death
- Bethesda
- Country of citizenship
- United States[8]
- Occupation
- military officer
- Position held
- Governor of Guam (1944–1944)[9]
- Educated at
- Naval War College, United States Army Command and General Staff College, United States Army War College, Stetson University College of Law[10][11][12][13]
- Award received
- Navy Cross[14]
- Spouse
- Eunice Renshaw Geiger[7]
- Citizenship
- United States
- Cause of death
- lung cancer[18]
- Conflict
- World War I, World War II
- End of work period
- 1952
- Family name
- Geiger
- Given name
- Roy
- Manner of death
- natural causes
- Military branch
- United States Marine Corps[16]
- Participated in conflict
- World War I, World War II[19]
- Place of burial
- Arlington National Cemetery[6]
- Work period end
- 1952
- VIAF cluster ID
- 53926221
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- no2007053735
- American National Biography ID
- 0700103
- Early Aviators people ID
- egeigroy
- FAST ID
- 1925437
- Find a Grave memorial ID
- 6943555
- Freebase ID
- /m/02g7h4
- Geni profile ID
- 6000000021971344074
- Prabook ID
- 1093421
- SNAC ARK ID
- w6ks925h
- TracesOfWar person ID
- 31534
- U.S. National Archives Identifier
- 10615822
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- WikiTree person ID
- Geiger-1008
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJwdjrwY9MkPgHHhpPpByd
- Yale LUX ID
- person/12c07572-5538-4389-835f-56aff0540f8b
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Summary
Roy Geiger was born in Middleburg[1]. He was born on January 25, 1885[2]. He died in Bethesda[3]. He died on January 23, 1947[4]. He worked as a military officer[5].
Body
Education
Educated at Naval War College[10], a staff college[20], in United States[21], founded in 1884[22]; United States Army Command and General Staff College[11], a staff college[23], in United States[24], founded in 1881[25], headquartered in Fort Leavenworth[26]; United States Army War College[12], a staff college[27], in United States[28], founded in 1901[29]; and Stetson University College of Law[13], a law school[30], in United States[31], founded in 1900[32].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Roy Geiger include USNS Geiger[33], a ship[34].
Why It Matters
Entities named for him include USNS Geiger[33], a ship[34].
FAQs
Where was Roy Geiger born?
Roy Geiger's place of birth was Middleburg[1].
Where did Roy Geiger die?
Roy Geiger passed away in Bethesda[3].
Who was Roy Geiger married to?
Roy Geiger's spouses include Eunice Renshaw Geiger[7].
What did Roy Geiger do for work?
Roy Geiger worked as military officer[5].
Where did Roy Geiger go to school?
Roy Geiger was educated at Naval War College[10], United States Army Command and General Staff College[11], United States Army War College[12], and Stetson University College of Law[13].
What awards did Roy Geiger receive?
Honors received include Navy Cross[14].