Thomas C. Turner
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Thomas Caldwell Turner was a United States Marine Corps Colonel who was a Marine aviation pioneer. He was killed in an accident while serving as the Officer in Charge, Aviation, a position which is cu
Thomas C. Turner
Lt. Col. Turner wearing flight gear in 1923
Roy Geiger
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Roy Stanley Geiger 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.
Thomas C. Turner
…to hold that rank. Turner's body was returned to the United States and he was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery on November 5, 1931. Major Roy Geiger replaced Turner as the Officer in Charge, Aviation on November 6. The position was left unfilled for nine days due to the untimely death of Colonel…
Lieutenant General Roy S. Geiger, U.S. Marine Corps
Geiger (third from left) and III MAC staff during the planning of Okinawa operation. From left to right: David R. Nimmer, Walter A. Wachtler, Geiger, Merwin H. Silverthorn, Sidney S. Wade, Francis B. Loomis Jr. and Gale T. Cummings.
Major General Roy S. Geiger (left), Marine III Amphibious Corps Commander, en route to Guam on board the command ship USS Appalachian. In the center is his Chief of Staff, Colonel Merwin H. Silverthorn and on the right is Brigadier General Pedro del Valle, Corps Artillery commander.
"General Roy S. Geiger Memorial Parkway" sign on County Road 220 in Clay County, Florida, just south of Jacksonville