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Photo from the San Diego Aerospace Museum Courtesy of Alan Regna, 11-4-04 |
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Located in the Arlington National Cemetery Photo courtesy of Michael Patterson, 5-9-04 Webmaster of the Arlington National Cemetery Website |
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Major Harold Geiger, who was killed today when his plane was wrecked and burned, was a World War veteran who had served as a Lieutenant Colonel in France, and had been attached later to the Ambassador's staff in Berlin. While in Germany, Major Geiger sent reports to the Chief of the Army Air Service in the construction of the dirigible Los Angeles, then the ZR-3, and repeatedly urged that the craft, which was later taken over by the navy, be purchased for the army. He was on the ZR-3 on its transatlantic flight. A year ago Major Geiger was injured slightly in a collision between two planes at Langley Field. He was 42 years old. Born at East Orange, he attended the East Orange High School, and was graduated from West Point in 1908. He leaves a wife, Frances, and two small children. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Geiger, live at the Hotel Seville, New York. Editor's Note: If you have any more information on this pioneer aviator, please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper Back 
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