Geiger, Harold E., Maj

Deceased

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Service Details

Last Rank
Major

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 770-Airplane Pilot

Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Enlisted)

Service Years
1908 - 1927

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Personal Details

Home State

New Jersey

Year of Birth
1884

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Contact Info

Home Town East Orange, New Jersey	Last Address Aberdeen, Maryland
Date of Passing May 17, 1927
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia	Wall/Plot Coordinates Section 4 Grave 3181

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Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1927, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
	2017, In the Line of Duty

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

Maj. Geiger was one of the first 25 rated USAS Military Aviators, was an original member of the Caterpillar Club, was the commander of early aviation of the US Army Signal Corps in Hawaii, and Geiger Field in Spokane, WA was named after him.
He was a 1908 graduate of the US Military Academy. He served in the Aeronautical Division and the Aviation of the US Army Signal Corps, the US Army Air Service, and finally the US Army Air Corps. He died on May 17, 1927 in the accidental crash of an Airco DH.4 at Olmsted Field, PA. He jumped out just as it hit the ground but he was unable to escape the flames. He is buried near William Dodd Geiger, Major, United States Army Air Forces.

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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Geiger

https://aviation.hawaii.gov/aviation-pioneers/lt-harold-geiger/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10966363/harold-e_-geiger

http://www.earlyaviators.com/egeiger.htm

https://www.ancestry.com

Geiger Field: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spokane_International_Airport
https://www.mcchordairmuseum.org/REV%20B%20OUR%20HISTORY%20%20GEIGER%20AFB.htm

http://www.americanairmuseum.com/place/126716

1926-1927, DH-4 Bomber

From Year 1926	To Year 1927

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Image	DH-4 Bomber Details
	Aircraft/Missile Information Specifications (DH.4 - Eagle VIII engine) General characteristics * Crew: 2 * Length: 30 ft 8 in (9.35 m) * Wingspan: 43 feet 4 in (13.21 m) * Height: 11 ft (3.35 m) * Wing area: 434 ft� (40 m�) * Empty weight: 2,387 lb (1,085 kg) * Loaded weight: 3,472 lb (1,578 kg) * Powerplant: 1� Rolls-Royce Eagle VII inline liquid cooled piston, 375 hp (or 230 hp/171.5 kW for BHP Puma) (289 kW) Performance * Maximum speed: 143 mph (106 mph for Puma) (171 km/h) at sea level * Range: 470 mi (770 km) * Service ceiling: 22,000 ft (6,700 m) * Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min (305 m/min) * Wing loading: 8 lb/ft� (39.5 kg/m�) * Power/mass: 0.108 hp/lb (0.266 kW/kg) * Endurance: 3� hr * Climb to 10,000 ft: 9 min Armament * Forward-firing .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun * Lewis gun on Scarff ring at rear * 460 lb (210 kg) of bombs

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Last Updated: Oct 15, 2009

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