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General Roy Geiger: Flying Leatherneck

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Renowned as a man who inspired other men to greatness, Marine General Roy Geiger gained a reputation as an air combat leader when he rallied his outgunned, out-numbered Cactus Air Force against waves of Japanese Zeroes on Guadalcanal. The unheralded hero of battles from Guam to Okinawa, he was the only aviator of any services to comman a U.S. field army.

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