caption serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial nickname rank image article_title name
roy s. geiger 1907 - 1947 united states marine corps 1st corps tenth army fleet marine force , pacific marine aircraft wing i amphibious corps iii amphibious bethesda , maryland 23 january 1947 middleburg , florida united states of america 1912 navy -lrb- 3 -rrb- army distinguished service medal cross -lrb- 2 -rrb- navy distinguished service medal place of burial '' banana wars '' ' haiti '' ` world war ii ` '' ' * battle of bougainville * battle of okinawa world war i '' ' '' ` 25 january 1885 arlington national cemetery `` jiggs '' 35px general roy geiger.jpg roy geiger
 roy stanley geiger
roy geiger

general roy stanley geiger -lrb- january 25 , 1885 -- january 23 , 1947 -rrb- 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 .
