PAUL C. or PETER GROEGER
(Daley, Leary and Bond say "Paul" while Banning says "Peter")
(Technical Advisor, Assistant Operations Manager and Airport Manager)
(CNAC May 1933 - 1935)

From, "An American Saga" by Robert Daley: Paul Groeger, who had been a German submarine commander, is mentioned on page 122. From, "The Dragon's Wings" by William Leary: ... late May 1933....Personnel from Pan American's Miami Division who would accompany the aircraft (S-38) included Paul Groeger, former submarine commander and navigational expert... and Groeger became airport manager at Lunghwa. From "Wings for an Embattled China" by W. Langhorne Bond: ...and airport manager Paul Groeger sailed on the liner "Gertrude Maersk" from Savannah, Georgi in late May 1933. From, "Airlines of Pan American Since 1927" by Gene Banning: This would have been early-mid 1930's: Peter Groeger, designated as a technical adviser to C.N.A.C. was sent to Shanghai.... And this from 1934: Peter Groeger became C.N.A.C.'s assistant operations manager... And finally in 1935: Peter Groeger was transferred from C.N.A.C. in Shanghai to Manila as airport manager. All references found on Ancestry.com say "Paul" or "Paul C." and was born in Jannowitz, Germany about 1895. His wife's name is Magdalene born in Bochum, Germany about 1903 and died after 1953, probably in Germany, but possibly in the US. If you would like to share any information about Paul Groeger or would like to be added to CNAC's e-mail distribution list, please let the CNAC Web Editor, Tom Moore know. Thanks!