William C. Geil

William Clinton Geil, age 99, passed away on March 27, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona.

He was born in Anaconda on January 16, 1925 to Clinton and Mary Geil. He was raised and educated in Anaconda, graduating from Anaconda High School in 1942.

He served in World War II as a navigator on a B-17 and was shot down over Germany on March 17, 1945. He was a prisoner of war for six months until Germany surrendered. Upon his return home he completed his education and started a family. He rejoined the Air Force and got his wings, serving in Viet Nam and with the Strategic Air Command through the Cold War, flying B-47s and B-52s for the rest of his career.

Bill is survived by son John, wife Laura, their children, Toria and Clark of Portland; son William and wife Judith of Boulder, Utah; sister Marian of Anaconda; cousins Nan Bovingdon and Richard Ostheimer of Missoula.

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