▁fl ames . ▁He ▁made ▁des perate ▁efforts ▁to ▁get ▁clear ▁of ▁the ▁w reck age ▁and , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁on look ers , ▁half ▁craw led ▁and ▁ran ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁the ▁tail ▁of ▁the ▁machine ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁overcome . ▁There ▁he ▁dropped ▁and ▁the ▁fl ames ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁watch ers ▁from ▁getting ▁near ▁enough ▁to ▁rescue ▁him . ▁When ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Air ▁Corps ▁purch ases ▁Sun set ▁Field ▁near ▁Sp ok ane , ▁Washington ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁it ▁is ▁named ▁Ge iger ▁Field ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ ▁The ▁Sp ok ane ▁International ▁Airport ▁is ▁designated ▁with ▁the ▁International ▁Air ▁Transport ▁Association ▁air port ▁code ▁G EG ▁in ▁his ▁memory . ▁ 1 6 ▁June ▁A ▁R AF ▁V ick ers ▁Virginia ▁makes ▁an ▁emer gency ▁landing ▁at ▁Sh ip bourne , ▁Kent ▁following ▁an ▁engine ▁failure . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁was ▁later ▁dis m ant led ▁and ▁removed ▁by ▁road . ▁ 6 ▁July ▁The ▁crash / d itch ing ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean ▁~ 1 ▁mile ▁off ▁of ▁Fort ▁De Russ y , ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁Hawai i , ▁of ▁Bo eing ▁P W - 9 A , ▁ 2 6 - 3 5 3 , ▁c / n ▁ 7 7 8 , ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁P urs uit ▁Squadron , ▁from ▁Whe eler ▁Field , ▁O ahu , ▁k ills ▁Arizona ▁native ▁ 1 st ▁L t . ▁Charles ▁L inton ▁Williams ▁( 1