After returning to her homeport two weeks later, she got underway for Ensenada, remaining there from 2022 August 1955. Operating from Pyramid Cove, San Clemente Island, from 128 February, the escort ship conducted routine shipboard drills. However, much to the angst of his father, just 38 days before turning 17, Butler dropped out of High School to enlist in the Marine Corps during the Spanish-American War. He also served ashore in Puerto Rico and the Isthmus of Panama for short periods. Butler and his fellow VB-3 pilots landed on board Enterprise to refuel and rearm. Despite an intensive search, Ens. Displacement: 1630 tons. Butler was engaged in convoy work and overhaul until 5 May 1944 at which time she stood out for the Invasion of Normandy from 6 June to 15 July. After his career in the Marines Butlers outspoken criticism of war earned him equal notoriety. After Japanese gunfire and torpedoes failed to strike her, John C. Butler got underway from Iwo Jima on 9 March for Ulithi, forming part of the escort for transport and amphibious ships bound for Okinawa. The citation to Ens. As the invasion fleet moved through Philippines waters, enemy aircraft spotted the group. Butler was launched on 12 February 1942 by Philadelphia Navy Yard, sponsored by Mrs. John Wehle, daughter of General Butler; and commissioned on 15 August 1942, Lieutenant Commander M. D. Matthews in command . He traveled to Mexico City incognito as a railroad employee. At 2004, John C. Butler set a course to overtake the escort carriers. Departing Ulithi on 26 March 1945, John C. Butler joined the screen of Rear Adm. William D. Samples four escort carriers, Suwannee (CVE-27), Chenango (CVE-28), Santee (CVE-29), and Steamer Bay, to provide direct air support to troops on Okinawa and lend strategic support by conducting airstrikes on enemy installations in the Sani Shima Gunto. The Majority of our funds go directly to Preservation and Education. Butlers Dauntless received three hits from enemy fire. Butler was launched on 12 February 1942 by Philadelphia Navy Yard, sponsored by Mrs. John Wehle, daughter of General Butler; and commissioned on 15 August 1942. The Battle of Midway (47 June 1942) set in motion after a scouting U.S. Navy PBY aircraft reported sighting an enemy carrier task force on the morning of 4 June. With the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950, John C. Butler recommissioned on 27 December 1950. She returned to San Pedro, Los Angeles on 23 November and decommissioned on 26 June 1946, joining the Pacific Reserve Fleet at San Diego, California. At the sight of the Marines, they stopped. Nine bombs from VB-3 and VB-6 struck Hiry, with four of the 1,000-pounders being direct hits. The veteran DE took part in rehearsals in the Marianas, and arrived off Iwo Jima on 19 February with an escort carrier group. Best wishes to all, Good Luck and Good Cheer. This vessel participated in the European and Pacific theaters of operations during the second World War. Three weeks later, on 23 June, she got underway for Balboa, Panama. After their attack, the SBD-3 pilots withdrew to the northeast. Complement: 16 Officers and 260 Enlisted. Photo #: 19-N-51688. In 1899 Butler was sent to Manila in the Philippines where he became bored with garrison life. The escort ship got underway for Pearl Harbor at 1625 on 7 April 1953. USS Butler was decommissioned in November 1945 and stricken from the Navy list. On 3 January 1945, the ship weighed anchor for Naval Station San Diego en route to Pearl Harbor. John C. Butler formed a part of a task unit including Rear Adm. Ralph A. Ofsties escort carriers Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) and Gambier Bay (CVE-73), alongside escort ships Dennis (DE-405), Raymond, and Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413). The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. When he returned to the US in 1929, he was promoted to Major General, becoming, at age 48, the youngest major general of the Marine Corps. After a port visit in Havana, John C. Butler made way for Cristobal, C.Z., on 5 July. At some point during the melee, the enemy CAP shot down Ens. USS Butler was named in honor of Major General Smedley D. Butler (1881-1940), one of the U.S. Marine Corps' most noteworthy officers during the first three decades of the Twentieth Century. I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high-class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. Class: Gleaves-class destroyer. The dive-bomber pilots eventually discovered Hiry, the fourth and only surviving enemy carrier. The crew celebrated the holidays on leave with their families while the ship remained in port. After returning to her homeport, she stood out on 15 June for the Panama Canal Zone. SMEDLEY D. BUTLER, USMC Towing the remainder of the ships remaining hulk into deeper water, 75 pounds of C-4 explosive charges placed at two points in her bulkhead detonated, capsizing the rest of ex-John C. Butler. 220 pages, Paperback. Butler posthumously received the Navy Cross award for his role in the overwhelming victory at Midway. Claggett H. Hawkins, the pilot, was not recovered. Once in New Orleans, he was appointed as military governor, and commanded the city in rather controversial ways. MAJOR GENERAL With the withdrawal of the Marines from the area later in the year, Butler served aboard USS New York until being discharged on February 16, 1899. In February 1926, he assumed command of the Marine Corps Base at San Diego, California. Pace received the Silver Star medal for his actions on 20 May 1945. He was appointed a major general on May 16, 1861, being one of the first appointed by President Abraham Lincoln. John C. Butler rescued one survivor, ARM3c T. J. Szpont. After escort carrier St. Remaining at her homeport for an upkeep period until 24 February 1954, John C. Butler stood out the next day for Mazatln, Mexico, arriving two days later at 1203. The text on the front reads, "U.S.S. Thus, she helped maintain trained officers and men to meet the U.S. Navy's cold war commitments. The escort ship underwent a routine overhaul from 1 October 19553 January 1956. The DE continued to fire and dodge heavy-caliber fire until dangerously low on ammunition, then returned to the carrier formation to provide smoke coverage. After overhaul in New York and coastwise convoy escort work she set sail for the Mediterranean on 8 June. USS Butler. Butler received the Navy Unit Commendation for her service in the Okinawa operation and four battle stars for her World War II service. Draft: 11 feet 10 in. The larger boat remained undamaged. From April to 31 October he again commanded the Marine Barracks at Quantico. In December 1909, he commanded the 3d Battalion, 1st Regiment on the Isthmus of Panama. Butler found the US consul hiding under the consulate floor boards and rescued him. By November only the rebel mountain stronghold of Fort Riviere remained. On 2 May, John C. Butler steamed from San Diego to Seattle. Following a brief period of instruction at Washington, D.C., he served with the Marine Battalion, North Atlantic Squadron, until 11 February 1899, when he was ordered home and honorably discharged on 16 February 1899. An intense training and underway schedule began during the first week of June 1955. This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Butlers dive-bomber squadrons temporary duty to The Big E ended, and VB-3 received a transfer from Saratoga (then underway from the west coast to Hawaii) to Yorktown, replacing Scouting Five. Subscribe to the American Battlefield Trust's quarterly email series of curated stories for the curious-minded sort! Receiving an assignment to the aircraft carrier USSSaratoga, arriving in port at San Diego, Butler flew one of the 43 Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers attached to Saratoga's Scouting Squadron Three (VS-3) and Bombing Squadron Three (VB-3). Soon after this first attack, John C. Butler turned from the carriers to launch her remaining torpedoes, then exchanged gunfire with a heavy cruiser. The Japanese fleet was closing the Philippines in a last attempt to annihilate the invasion force, with heavy ships designated to break into Leyte Gulf from north and south, and a diversionary fleet of carriers to draw Admiral William F. Halsey's 3rd Fleet off to the North. Reporting for active duty at the Naval Reserve Aviation Base at Long Beach, Butler transferred to Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida on 27 March. After undergoing shakedown trials, Butler engaged in escort work in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. The USSButler, a destroyer, later converted to a high speed minesweeper, was named for MajGen Butler in 1942. The task units carriers conducted flight operations, and at 0635, John C. Butler secured from general quarters. The escort carriers of Taffy 3, hidden in heavy smoke laid down by John C. Butler and other escort ships, managed to launch all aircraft. While Enterprise and Hornet released their air groups at 0910 to find the Japanese carriers, Adm. Fletcher held Yorktowns back. After rescuing survivors from St. After escorting the surviving escort carriers of Taffy 3 to Pearl Harbor, John C. Butler steamed back to Manus Island to prepare for the forthcoming liberation of Luzon. After the crew returned from holiday leave, John C. Butler seldom left her homeport except to conduct short underway training periods from January-July 1957. (j.g.) After bringing on board naval reservists, the escort ship stood out for Hawaii on 8 November. During the Battle of Midway on the afternoon of 4 June 1942 10 dive-bombers from VB-6 (and 14 from VB-3), took off from Enterprise (Yorktown having been damaged in an earlier Japanese attack) at 17:30. John C. Butler remained in port during the month of December. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Butler played an important role because he and the 8th Massachusetts were some of the first troops to reach Washington DC, protecting the capital in case Maryland seceded. A week later, the escort ship stood out for Balboa, Canal Zone, entering the area on 25 June. VB-3 received a transfer from Saratoga to USSYorktown which left Pearl Harbor on 30 May to intercept the IJN carrier force headed for Midway Island. The entry can be found here. Ens. She sailed on 27 May for repairs in the Philippines. (DECEASED), Medal of Honor Citation - Vera CruzOriginal General Order-Vera Cruz. USS Arthur was a bark acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. During the scouting mission, he engaged a 125 feet (38m) long Japanese patrol boat towing a smaller boat "painted white". In France, during WWI he was given command of a debarkationdepotwhich sent American forces to the battlefields. Lo shot one of the enemy planes down, a second managed to sneak through and crash into her flight deck. Reaching Pearl two days later for temporary repairs, Saratoga steamed for Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Wash., on 9 February for permanent repairs. Donations to the Trust are tax deductible to the full extent allowable under the law. Receiving orders to make way for Portland on 25 May, the escort ship remained in the area for two days before standing out for her homeport on 4 June. The carriers bomber squadron, VB-3, land-based until the spring of 1942, reported for temporary duty to Enterprise, due to heavy losses suffered by VS-6 in early raids against Japanese targets. On 11 January 1942, Saratoga steamed some 400 miles southwest of Oahu to join carrier Enterprise (CV-6), when at 1915 a torpedo fired by Japanese submarine I-6 (Lt. Cmdr. After the completion of sea trials, the escort ship got underway for Acapulco on 26 February. A rain squall provided cover for a turn to the south, and just after 07:30 the destroyers began their gallant torpedo attacks against great odds. General H.W. The reservists trained in his rank or rating, stood watches, repaired and maintained equipment, conducted ship handling exercises, and learned antisubmarine and antiaircraft warfare maneuvers before returning to Long Beach on 23 November. Donation of Charles R. Haberlein Jr., 2007. Stay up-to-date on our FREE educational resources & professional development opportunities, all designed to support your work teaching American history. Namesake [ edit] John Clarence Butler was born on 2 February 1921 in Liberty, Arizona. For the next two-and-a-half hours, the task unit retired at best speed with the enemy force in pursuit, harassed by heavy gunfire from Japanese battleships, heavy and light cruisers, as well as destroyers. In addition to reserve cruises, she took part in the training program of Fleet Sonar School, San Diego. Reclassified DMS-29 on 15 November, her conversion was completed on 21 December, and she proceeded to Norfolk and joined Mine Squadron 20 (MineRon 20). Despite the loss of hard-fighting escort carrier Gambier Bay; destroyers Johnston and Hoel; and escort ship Samuel B. Roberts, Vice Adm. Kurita Takeo gave the controversial order for the Japanese Center Force to cease action at 0900. 31 . John C. Butler returned to Fleet Sonar School, San Diego, on 5 May 1954. Download Medium Size Download Full Size. Pace gave the order to open fire, and two of the suicide planes blew apart from ships gunfire before they had an opportunity to start diving on John C. Butler. At 0920 on 18 December, her crew assembled on the fantail for decommissioning ceremonies. Two days later she helped fight off a kamikaze attack, witnessing the sinking of escort carrier Bismarck Sea (CVE-95), while almost becoming the victim of an enemy torpedo bomber. VB-6 aircraft attacked first, missing the ship with several bombs. She sailed from Marseilles 7 July, via the Panama Canal, for Ulithi and Eniwetok, finally arriving Okinawa 1 September. Departing Pearl on 9 August 1944, John C. Butler screened transports with the Third Fleet, bound for the invasion of the Palau Islands. At 0647, the Officer of the Deck (OOD) sighted anti-aircraft fire on the horizon and reported to Lt. Cmdr. General H.W. In October he finally saw action and got to do what as it turned out he did well lead Marines in combat. They then. The enemy destroyers also made several torpedo attacks. Disengaging, Butler noticed the smaller craft belching oil and smoke, estimating it later sank. Getting underway at 0800, John C. Butler moored alongside Whitney (AD-4) for repairs to the depth charge rack. In August of 1861, Butler led a successful amphibious assault on the Hatteras Inlet in North Carolina, and moved onto New Orleans in May, after the city had already surrendered to Admiral David G. Farragut. Transferred for use as a target ship in the Walleye II tests, she departed Naval Station San Diego towed by Koka (ATA-185) on 2 December 1971. In the first two actions of the massive Battle of Leyte Gulf which ensued, the Battle of Sibuyan Sea and the Battle of Surigao Strait, the Japanese were badly mauled. For all his actions in the wars, Butler had become disenfranchised with it all. Book details & editions About the author . He was the son of Thomas S. Butler, a Representative in Congress from the Delaware-Chester County district of Pennsylvania for over three decades and a longtime chairman of the House Naval Affairs Committee. Disengaging he noticed the smaller craft belching oil and smoke, estimating it later sank. The new destroyer escort conducted shakedown training off Bermuda before departing Hampton Roads on 5 June 1944 for the Pacific. While in office, he attended the Democratic convention where he voted for Jefferson Davis to run for the presidential nomination, as well as candidates such as John C. Breckinridge. The Boston, Massachusetts, chapter of Veterans for Peace is called the Smedley D. Butler Brigade in his honor. John C. Butler stood out for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on 1 September 1952. Taffy 1 included four escort carriers and seven escorts under Rear Adm. Thomas L. Sprague, operating to the southward, just off northern Mindanao Island. Adm. Ofsties two escort carriers with John C. Butler and her three sister destroyer-escorts, formed a part of Taffy 3, augmenting Adm. Spragues flagship Fanshaw Bay and three other escort carriers guarded by destroyers Hoel (DD-533), Heerman (DD-532), and Johnston (DD-557). From late February-late March, she conducted operations in the San Diego area, before getting underway again for Ensenada on 29 March. After conducting operations and training exercises, she returned to her homeport. General H. W. Butner was launched by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company of Kearny, New Jersey, 19 September 1943 under Maritime Commission contract for the Army; acquired by the Navy 5 December 1943; placed in ferry commission the same day for transfer to the Maryland Drydock Company of Baltimore, for conversion to a troop transport; and Butler was designed after the Rudderow-class, but had a Westinghouse geared . General H.W. Designated a Naval Aviator on 29 August he was appointment as Ensign in the Naval Reserve on 6 September, before receiving orders to the Advanced Training Group (ACTG), U.S. Pacific Fleet, for active duty, involving flying under instruction on 17 September. After another short upkeep period, the escort ship received orders to report to Fleet Sonar School from 1629 September. Context On 29 July 1953, John C. Butler made way for Seattle before returning to Southern Ca., on 7 August. Butler; and commissioned on 31 March 1944, Lt. Cmdr. Sailing via the Panama Canal, she arrived Pearl Harbor on 26 June and engaged in convoy and training operations in July. On 31 December 1944, John C. Butler departed Ulithi with her escort carrier group as a part of the covering force for transports and amphibious ships approaching Lingayen Gulf. Steaming to San Pedro, Calif., on 23 November 1945, she underwent inactivation overhaul before ordered placed out of commission on 26 June 1946, assigned to the San Diego Group of the Pacific Reserve Fleet. ), John C. Butler, 15 August 1955, photographed by Esquivel of Utility Squadron 7. He received flight training at Pensacola from 4 April-29July 1941, and reported to the Naval Air Station, Miami for further instruction (1 August). The kamikazes bomb exploded on the port side of the flight deck, setting off a series of secondary explosions leading to her sinking. On the evening of 8 January 1945, John C. Butler and other escorts shot several kamikazes down. Lester E. G. Setser, her commanding officer, ordered the colors and commissioning pennant hauled down. After seeing them safely to Tulagi, the ship operated with escort carriers out of Manus Island on pre-invasion strikes. Sign up to receive the latest information on the American Battlefield Trust's efforts to blaze The Liberty Trail in South Carolina. John Clarence Butler was born on 2 February 1921 in Liberty, Arizona. For his actions, Butler was awarded the first of his two Medals of Honor. A day later, she arrived at Rodman Naval Station, Balboa. After a short dry dock period, the escort ship moored at Berth 129 in Los Angeles Harbor. After his career in the Marines Butler's outspoken criticism of war earned him equal notoriety. She decommissioned on 18 December 1957 and re-entered the Reserve Fleet, San Diego. Major General, USMC (Retired), (1881-1940) Smedley Darlington Butler was born on 30 July 1881 in West Chester, Pennsylvania. While Japanese aircraft seemed prevalent in the vicinity, none broke through the combat air patrol (CAP) of her carrier task unit while at sea. In October, leading a patrol of 44 mounted Marines, they were ambushed by over 400 Cacos fighters. From 1927 to 1929, Butler was Commander of the Marine Expeditionary Force in China. On 5 December 1944, she made way at 0709 to screen carriers in TU 12.5.2, including Kitkun Bay, escort carrier Steamer Bay (CVE-87), and escort ship Edmonds (DE-406). Ens. General Butler, assessing the situation, now changed his mission. Six days later, on 17 April, she made way for Long Beach, arriving at 0721. He led his Marines from one battle to the next. A damaged Zeke broke off the attack when fighters from the Marine Corps CAP appeared in the area to protect the escort ship. After a short liberty visit, she returned stateside, arriving on 5 March. It was during this time that Butler would gain many of his enemies. On 1 October, she stood out for Wilmington, Ca. From September-November, the escort ship conducted short training cruises off San Diego. Once again, Butler (now a Major) was sent in with a contingent of Marines to intervene. USS Butler (DD-636), a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler, twice awarded the Medal of Honor. Osborne B. Wiseman, claimed a direct hit on the ships stern, as well as a near miss. Steaming back for her homeport, she returned at 0909 on 7 December, the fifteenth anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. In 1900 Butler was about to leave the Philippines for Guam when he was redirected to China. From 2025 August, the escort ship got underway for Honolulu, arriving at 0915 on 26 August. The six escort carriers and seven escort ships under Rear Adm. Clifton A. F. Ziggy Sprague (no relation to Thomas) operated to the northward off the island of Samar. Known as The Banana Wars, they were a series of conflicts spanning 30 years in Central America and the Caribbean. Steaming back to her homeport, she conducted exercises in the area before taking on fuel and supplies and making way for Hawaii at 1323 on 27 March. Appointed from that same state in the U.S. Marine Corps as a Second. At 0930, Lt. Cmdr. After Lt. Samuel Adams, of VB-5 spotted an enemy carrier group on the afternoon of 4 June 1942, 10 dive-bombers from VB-6 (and 14 from VB-3), took off from Enterprise at 1730. The Japanese damaged and fearing heavier air attack had indeed reversed course. Detached from the screen of escort carriers on 15 April 1945, John C. Butler underwent repairs at Kerama Retto before taking an isolated patrol station just to the north of Ie Shima. Five days later, she made way for her homeport. Last edited on 16 December 2022, at 07:53, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Describing shipborn radar units of the United States, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_John_C._Butler&oldid=1127716586, This page was last edited on 16 December 2022, at 07:53. The dive-bomber pilots eventually discovered Hiry, the fourth and only surviving enemy carrier. She was redesignated T-AP-113 in October 1949. (U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships Photograph BS-70488, National Archives and Records Administration, Still Pictures Division, College Park, Md. The badly damaged Yorktown arrived at Pearl Harbor on 27 May, entering dry dock and receiving hurried repairs in just two days, allowing her to join Adm. Fletchers TF 17 underway on 30 May to intercept a Japanese carrier force headed for Midway Island. Naval Reserve as a seaman second class on 19 February 1941, at the age of 20, at Long Beach, California. He went on to fail once again at Fort Fisher, North Carolina, and was ordered by Union general Ulysses S. Grant to return home to await orders. From 1909 to 1912, Butler served as the muscle for US policy throughout Nicaragua and Panama. John E. Pace, in command. (U.S. Navy Photograph 80-G-680789, National Archives and Records Administration, Still Pictures Division, College Park, Md. Butler took part in occupations, police actions, and interventions on behalf of the US. Online Image size: 62KB; 740 x 495 pixels Photo #: NH 103563 USNS General Simon B. Buckner (T-AP-123) Photographed in August 1951. He was wounded in that battle on 13 July 1900. Butner (AP-113) Howard's hand-written comments: One of our large troop carriers. Paul Thurman Butler Collection (AFC/2001/001/58079), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. Despite his petitions to be moved to the front, he was given a reserve role as he was considered brilliant but unreliable. Beam: 36 feet 1 inches. Although he was able to bring order to the city, he became known as one who would pilfer goods of the Southern households he was watching. Making way for Long Beach on 10 September, she arrived at her homeport on 15 September. The USS Genreal H W Butner was launched at the height of WWII, and was decommissioned in 1960. He entered the Massachusetts Militia in 1839, and was promoted to brigadier general in 1855 even though he had no formal military training. This vessel participated in the European and Pacific theaters of operations during the second World War. Stay up-to-date on the American Battlefield Trust's battlefield preservation efforts, travel tips, upcoming events, history content and more. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone a few hints. Okinawa was to be the site of the last and largest of the Pacific amphibious assaults. Major General Butler died at the Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, on 21 June 1940, following a four-week illness. The US Government changed its plan from a full invasion of Mexico to maintainingcontrol of Veracruz. At some point during the melee Butler's aircraft was shot down. USS Genreal H W Butner (AP 113) (ex-MC 671) - Navy Transport Classification: Transport Status: Disposed of by MARAD sale Fleet: Launch Date: 9/19/1943 Commission Date: 1/11/1944 With the last pockets of Japanese resistance eliminated on 21 June 1945, Okinawa officially was secured. Departing the Luzon coast, she arrived at Ulithi on 23 January to prepare for the next important amphibious landing Iwo Jima. For the next several months, from March-July 1951, John C. Butler moored at her homeport of Long Beach Naval Station. Once again, Butler (now a Major) was sent in with a contingent of Marines to intervene. On 1 October 1931, he was retired upon his own application after completion of 33 years' service in the Marine Corps. John C. Butler was the lead ship of her class of destroyer escorts, the last class to be designed and built during World War II. John C. Butler was laid down on 5 October 1943, at Orange, Texas, by Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd.; sponsored by Mrs. Irene C. Butler, mother of Ens. In October 1918, aged 37, Butler was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General. The USS John C. Butler requires 2190000 Credits and USS Pettit with 1490000 XP to unlock. However, shortly after the Center Force retreated from the engagement, the first attack of the war from a kamikaze unit fell upon the remaining ships of Taffy 3, sinking a second escort carrier and damaging all but one of the rest. During his next session of combat, Butler proved his legendary abilities; as well as his disdain for war. She was recommissioned between 1950 and 1957 and finally sunk as a target in 1971. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone a few hints. John E. Pace, a survivor of both the attack on Pearl Harbor and sinking of Lexington (CV-2) at the Battle of the Coral Sea, received the Navy Cross for his role in the fight. Maj Butler "was eminent and conspicuous in command of his Battalion. Her commanding officer, Lt. Cmdr. Just over a week later, on 23 September, the escort ship made way for Portland, Oregon, mooring there on 25 September for a port visit before returning to Southern California five days later. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, List of destroyers of the United States Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Butler&oldid=1120545889, World War II destroyers of the United States, Gleaves-class destroyers of the United States Navy, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. His action saved the officer and Butler was promoted to Captain by Brevet. Major General Smedley D. Butler, one of the most colorful officers in the Marine Corps' long history, was one of the two Marines who received two Medals of Honor for separate acts of outstanding heroism. General H. W. Butner (AP-113) was launched by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J., 19 September 1943 under Maritime Commission contract for the Army; sponsored by Mrs. John J.. The next day, an Eastern TBM-3 Avenger (BuNo 22880) from VC-91 off Kitkun Bay crashed into the sea. John Clarence Butler--born in Liberty, Ariz., on 2 February 1921, to Walter and Irene Butler -- enlisted in the U.S. Note her camouflage is now a two-colored scheme, with the dividing line parallel to the horizon and not the sheer of the hull. She reported seeing an unidentified shiny black object surface and then submerge on her port quarter after her third attack. 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