2006-09-05 08:09:58 · 4 answers · asked by Zoster 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Geronimo (1829-1909) was an Apache warrior and chief.
His character has appeared in many movies. The first of these, Geronimo's Last Raid (1912) is considered an American classic.
Story has it that in 1940, the night before a training jump, a group of American paratroopers saw a movie about Geronimo. The next day, when they jumped from the plane, some of the shouted "Geronimo!"
It caught on.
2006-09-05 08:17:10 · answer #1 · answered by johntadams3 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i dont kno....maybe someone named jeranimo pushed someone off of a cliff and they yelled back his(her) name and thats how it became. i dont really know.
2006-09-05 15:13:17 · answer #2 · answered by J.C. 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well zoster, I still think it's a great moniker.
2006-09-05 17:45:58 · answer #3 · answered by Heckel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they like to think they are more than some ordinary childreen, and jeronimo was a famous man
2006-09-05 15:13:51 · answer #4 · answered by adi dinca 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋