Eunice Renshaw Geiger (April 30, 1893 - January 4, 1982) is an American former First Lady of Guam.

Early life

On April 30, 1893, Geiger was born as Eunice Renshaw Thompson in

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Career

In 1944, during World War II at the Battle of Guam, when Roy Geiger recapture Guam and became the

military Governor of Guam The governor of Guam ( ch, I Maga'låhen / ) is the head of government of Guam and the commander-in-chief of the Guam National Guard, whose responsibilities also include making the annual State of the Island (formerly the State of the Territ ...

, Geiger became the First Lady of Guam on July 21, 1944, until August 10, 1944.

Personal life

Geiger met Roy Geiger while he was in

. On 1917, Geiger married Roy Geiger (1885-1947), who later became a General of United States Marine Corps and the First Military Governor of Guam. They had two children, Roy and Joyce. Geiger and her family lived in places including

, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Haiti, and Newport, Rhode Island. Geiger's daughter Joyce Geiger Johnson (1918-2011) became a member of the Olympic Swim Team. She was a Red Cross Chairman in Quantico, Virginia. She also became a field director of the Girl Scouts. () Geiger's son is Roy Stanley Geiger Jr. (1920-2014), who was an Army Col. () On January 4, 1982, Geiger died. Geiger is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia.

References

External links

Eunice Renshaw Geiger at findagrave.com
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