Photo #: 19-N-51688. 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 . Butler received flight training at Pensacola from 4 April-29July 1941, and reported to the Naval Air Station, Miami, Fl., for further instruction (1 August). The escort ship got underway for Pearl Harbor at 1625 on 7 April 1953. However, he was a vociferous critic of the wars America raged and their consequences, and he exposeda plot by wealthy businessmen to overthrow the US government. A week later, the escort ship stood out for Balboa, Canal Zone, entering the area on 25 June. Arriving at Pearl on 15 December, she refueled and received assignment to Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletchers Task Force (TF) 14. Appointed from that same state in the U.S. Marine Corps as a Second. Creation Date: Unknown. Butler was able to occupy Maryland's capital, Annapolis, and eventually Baltimore. During the voyage through the South China Sea, the ships encountered and drove off determined kamikaze attacks. The text on the front reads, "U.S.S. USS Great Sitkin (AE-17) var ett ammunitionsfartyg av Mount Hood-klass, som tjnstgjorde i den amerikanska flottan frn 1945 till 1973. (j.g.) Lester E. G. Setser, her commanding officer, ordered the colors and commissioning pennant hauled down. Major General Butler died at the Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, on 21 June 1940, following a four-week illness. On board were naval reservists going to sea, several for the first time, in order to experience and learn about their ratings. The crew enjoyed a few days of liberty before the escort ship returned to San Diego Bay on 8 May. 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. Known as The Banana Wars, they were a series of conflicts spanning 30 years in Central America and the Caribbean. Arriving at 1645 to Naval Supply Station, Seattle, John C. Butler remained in the area for four days, conducting operations in Puget Sound. Arriving at Oahu on 5 September at 1138, she conducted operations off Hilo (Kuhio Bay) on 8 September. On 14 January 1943, she departed on a trans-Atlantic voyage to Casablanca and thence to Dakar, French West Africa. Taffy 2, comprising six escort carriers and seven escort vessels under Rear Adm. Felix B. Stump, took station off the entrance to Leyte Gulf. Beam: 36 feet 1 inches. This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. A day later, she arrived at Rodman Naval Station, Balboa. One marine was injured, and all 51 Haitians were killed. Desired as advance bases for the long-awaited move into the Philippines, John C. Butler provided antisubmarine and anti-aircraft protection for the supporting carriers providing air cover for the troops invading Morotai on 15 September. From 17 June, John C. Butler made a port call to Portland, Oregon. College of Distance Education and Training (CDET), Active Duty Command Sponsored Corporals Course, Reserve Command Sponsored Corporals Course, Research and Sponsored Projects Policy and Procedure, Brute Krulak Center for Innovation & Future Warfare, How Do We Learn? 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. Contents 1 Arthur commissioned in New York City 2 Assigned to the Gulf Blockading Squadron 2.1 Arthur captures blockade runner J. J. McNeil At Trujillo, Bonillista Rebels and Honduran soldiers were fighting. The USSButler, a destroyer, later converted to a high speed minesweeper, was named for MajGen Butler in 1942. 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. An intense training and underway schedule began during the first week of June 1955. 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. McCloy; acquired by the . He first saw action at the battle of Big Bethel, where he was defeated. On 29 July 1953, John C. Butler made way for Seattle before returning to Southern Ca., on 7 August. Receiving an assignment to carrier Saratoga (CV-3), arriving in port at San Diego, Butler flew one of the 43 Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers attached to Saratogas Scouting Squadron Three (VS-3) and Bombing Squadron Three (VB-3). He enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve as a seaman second class on 19 February 1941 at Long Beach, California. On 3 January 1945, the ship weighed anchor for Naval Station San Diego en route to Pearl Harbor. About a dozen Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters suddenly swarmed in amongst the slower Dauntless dive-bombers. Wiseman and his rear-seat man, ARM2c Grant Ulysses Dawn. Keeping up a rapid tempo of underway periods, John C. Butler steamed for Vancouver, on 1 June 1953. Reaching Pearl two days later for temporary repairs, Saratoga steamed for Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Wash., on 9 February for permanent repairs. Note her camouflage is now a two-colored scheme, with the dividing line parallel to the horizon and not the sheer of the hull. Ens. 31 . 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). John C. Butler rescued one survivor, ARM3c T. J. Szpont. The USS General H. W. Butner (AP-113), a troopship that served with the United States Navy in World War II and the Korean War, was launched by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company of Kearny, New Jersey, on 19 September 1943 under Maritime Commission contract for the Army. The battleship West Virginia stood by Butler until power was regained, and assisted in driving off two more Japanese planes. Butler was shot in the thigh when he climbed out of a trench to save a fellow officer who had been wounded. The enemy destroyers also made several torpedo attacks. The Boxer Rebellion had erupted, and the Marines were sent into the fray. Book details & editions About the author . Reporting for active duty at the Naval Reserve Aviation Base at Long Beach, Butler transferred to Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida on 27 March. Smedley Butler was born on July 30, 1881, in West Chester, Pennsylvania into an influential Quaker family. Donations to the Trust are tax deductible to the full extent allowable under the law. John C. Butler, being towed by the stern, shortly after completion, and prior to application of camouflage. After the initial landings, the three carrier groups, soon to become famous by their radio code names, "Taffy 1", "Taffy 2", and "Taffy 3", took station east of the Philippines to lend close air support. After shakedown training, John C. Butler received assignment to the supervision of the Commandant of the Eleventh Naval District for training naval reserves at sea. After the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, Saratoga immediately got underway for Hawaii. 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. Displacement: 1630 tons. Three weeks later, on 23 June, she got underway for Balboa, Panama. Bill Nesbit." Physical Description 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 8 cm. Radioman-gunner ARM3c Berg received a Distinguished Flying Cross, while Ens. John C. Butler then departed Pearl Harbor on 9 August screening transports bound for the invasion of the Palau Islands. At the sight of the Marines, they stopped. 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. 220 pages, Paperback. Best wishes to all, Good Luck and Good Cheer. He took part in the Battle of Tientsin in July and then the Gaselee Expedition. About a dozen Mitsubishi A6M2 Type 0 carrier fighters suddenly swarmed in amongst the slower Dauntless dive-bombers. They fought the Cacos in a short, intense hand-to-hand combat. The new destroyer escort conducted shakedown training off Bermuda before departing Hampton Roads on 5 June 1944 for the Pacific. This vessel participated in the European and Pacific theaters of operations during the second World War. 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. They fought the Cacos in a short, intense hand-to-hand combat. Getting underway for San Diego at 1025, she steamed for Acapulco, remaining in the area from 814 February. (U.S. Navy Photograph 80-G-264041, National Archives and Records Administration, Still Pictures Division, College Park, Md. I could not believe my eyes, but it looked as if the whole Japanese fleet was indeed retiring. At best, I had expected to be swimming by this time." With the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950, John C. Butler recommissioned on 27 December 1950. The escort ship underwent a routine overhaul from 1 October 19553 January 1956. It was during this time that Butler would gain many of his enemies. The USS Butler, a destroyer, later converted to a high speed minesweeper, was named for MajGen Butler in 1942. USS General H. W. Butner (AP-113), named for Henry W. Butner, was a troopship that served with the United States Navy in World War II and the Korean War.She was redesignated T-AP-113 in October 1949.. 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 . At 0715 on 1 July, she made way into the operating area off San Diego for Fleet Sonar School exercises. On 1 October 1931, he was retired upon his own application after completion of 33 years' service in the Marine Corps. She was sold for scrapping on 10 January 1948. From late February-late March, she conducted operations in the San Diego area, before getting underway again for Ensenada on 29 March. 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. Placed in the U.S. Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego, on 18 December 1957, John C. Butler was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 June 1970. At the sight of the Marines, they stopped. 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). 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. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone a few hints. Osborne B. Wiseman, claimed a direct hit on the ships stern, as well as a near miss. In April 1899, 1stLt Butler was assigned to duty with the Marine Battalion at Manila, Philippine Islands. 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. Six days later, she stood out en route for Long Beach. From 1927 to 1929, Butler was Commander of the Marine Expeditionary Force in China. Remaining on the station for over a month, the crew of John C. Butler sprang into action on 20 May 1945. From 2326 June, she made port visits to Panama and Callao, Peru. She sailed from Marseilles 7 July, via the Panama Canal, for Ulithi and Eniwetok, finally arriving Okinawa 1 September. John C. Butler remained in port during the month of December. Thus, she helped maintain trained officers and men to meet the U.S. Navy's cold war commitments. On 14 August, she left the immediate screen of the troop transports to give anti-submarine protection to escort carriers providing air coverage to the same convoy, reaching Tulagi, in the Solomon Islands, on 24 August. Returning to Southern Ca., on 16 July, the escort ship made way to Seattle on 26 July, and moored at the Naval Supply Depot four days later. Sold 10 January 1948 and broken up for scrap. As the Japanese launched fruitless suicide attacks, the ship escorted carriers into Kerama Retto, rescued downed pilots, and ferried men and material. The two-hour Battle off Samar which followed has taken a rightful place among the most memorable actions in naval history. He was still in his teens when, on 20 May 1898, he was appointed a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps during the Spanish-American War. She continued screen and picket duty, splashing many planes, throughout the assault on Okinawa (24 March 25 May 1945). Rear Admiral Clifton A. F. Sprague, commander of Taffy 3, later described the next surprising development: "At 0925 my mind was occupied with dodging torpedoes when near the bridge I heard one of the signalmen yell, ' dammit, boys, they're getting away!' In April, a force of nearly 6,000 US troops landed in Veracruz. While Enterprise and Hornet released their air groups at 0910 to find the Japanese carriers, Adm. Fletcher held Yorktowns back. 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.. 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. Arriving at Pearl at 1325 on 12 November, she conducted exercises in the area off Oahu. She next made way for Seattle on 5 June before steaming back for her homeport, mooring there on 15 June. Following shakedown, she was assigned to 11th Naval District for the job of training naval reservists on short sea cruises. Arriving at Long Beach on 12 April, the escort ship spent the next two months moored at her homeport. His first Medal of Honor was presented following action at Vera Cruz, Mexico, 21-22 April 1914, where he commanded the Marines who landed and occupied the city. USS General H. W. Butner (AP-113) at anchor in 1952.jpg 2,758 1,806; 2.39 MB USS General H. W. Butner APA-113.jpg 818 326; 51 KB USS General H.W. Soon after this first attack, John C. Butler turned from the carriers to launch her remaining torpedoes, then exchanged gunfire with a heavy cruiser. From 14 June to October 1900, he served with distinction in China, and was promoted to captain by brevet for distinguished conduct and public service in the presence of the enemy near Tientsin, China. On 5 January 1953, she steamed for Acapulco, Mexico, arriving three days later. After a day spent conducting gunnery exercises, the task unit got underway for Manus Island. While awaiting orders at Manus on 23 December 1944, crewmembers discovered the starboard depth charge rack was bent out of line by a garbage lighter, and beyond the repair of ships company to effect repairs. Attached to Rear Adm. Oftsies Lingayen Protective Group (TU 77.4.3), she escorted Kitkun Bay and Shamrock Bay (CVE-84) with destroyer escort OFlaherty (DE-340). 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. Designated a Naval Aviator (29 August), Butler accepted an appointment as ensign in the Naval Reserve (6 September), before receiving orders to the Advanced Training Group (ACTG), U.S. Pacific Fleet, for active duty, involving flying under instruction (17 September). After conducting shakedown training off Bermuda (23 April-18 May 1944), the new escort ship departed Hampton Roads on 5 June for the Pacific. After remaining moored at Long Beach until 30 September 1955, John C. Butler made way for San Pedro, entering Dry dock Number One at Todd Shipyard. Butler took part in occupations, police actions, and interventions on behalf of the US. After returning to her homeport, she stood out on 15 June for the Panama Canal Zone. He and his wingman, Lt. Butler; and commissioned on 31 March 1944, Lt. Cmdr. 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. 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). MAJOR GENERAL He was not yet 20 when the citizens of his native West Chester, Pennsylvania, presented him with a sword on his return from the Boxer Rebellion in China. The enemy unexpectedly disengaged and retired to the north. Shortly thereafter she returned to New York for overhaul. After a convoy run to Marseilles in October, Butler returned to New York on 27 October for conversion to a high-speed minesweeper. Butner (AP. During the month of August 1954, John C. Butler made port visits to Vancouver (9 August), and Georgia Strait, Sandy Point, Wash., (11 August). John C. Butler took on board 130 St. 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. During his next session of combat, Butler proved his legendary abilities; as well as his disdain for war. Paul Thurman Butler Collection (AFC/2001/001/58079), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. Butner (T-AP-113) passing under the Golden Gate Bridge c1951.jpg 877 652; 469 KB Work crew on USS General H.W. 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 ship returned to Okinawa with a convoy on 4 July, and spent the last month of the long war on convoy duty between that island and the Pacific advance bases. Lt. Cmdr. On 2 May, John C. Butler steamed from San Diego to Seattle. 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. Arriving in Seeadler Harbor on 17 December, the destroyer received fuel from tanker Leopard (IX-122) at 1440. John C. Butler also made a port visit to Callao, Peru, mooring there at 1719. Creation Information Creator: Unknown. Smedley Darlington Butler, later known to thousands of Marines as "Ol' Gimlet Eye," was born 30 July 1881. From 2025 August, the escort ship got underway for Honolulu, arriving at 0915 on 26 August. Opting to pass the time with alcohol, he was temporarily relieved of his command. Complement: 16 Officers and 260 Enlisted. With about 100 men Butler led his Marines through asmall hole in a wall of the Fort. The Boston, Massachusetts, chapter of Veterans for Peace is called the Smedley D. Butler Brigade in his honor. Class: Gleaves-class destroyer. 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). Striking the craft with a 500-pound bomb on the port side, his plane received three hits from enemy fire. Butler and his fellow VB-3 pilots landed on board Enterprise to refuel and rearm. He issued Order 28 during this time period, which stated that any lady in New Orleans who showed contempt for Union soldiers would effectively be treated as though they were a prostitute. He did not see action during thatwar, and after a brief stint on the cruiser the, In 1903 Butler was sent to Honduras to defend the US Consulate during a revolt. 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. With the last pockets of Japanese resistance eliminated on 21 June 1945, Okinawa officially was secured. A damaged Zeke broke off the attack when fighters from the Marine Corps CAP appeared in the area to protect the escort ship. In October, leading a patrol of 44 mounted Marines, they were ambushed by over 400 Cacos fighters. Federal Identification Number (EIN): 54-1426643. Remaining off Iwo Jima with the escort carriers, John C. Butler supported the troops fighting inland until the capture of the island on 19 February 1945. There he ascertained the strength of the Mexican Army and returned with the necessary information for a US military invasion. However, there were no Japanese air attacks until 30 minutes before sunset on 8 January 1945. She made way on 2326 July to Port Alberni, B.C., mooring at the Government Assembly Wharf from 26 July-1 August. At 0930, Lt. Cmdr. Upon completion of extensive training in the Hawaiian area, she sailed to Ulithi and then conducted a pre-invasion sweep around Okinawa. John C. Butlers gunners managed to shoot down four Zekes and one Oscar. John C. Butler got underway on 4 October 1953, for Ensenada, Mexico. For the next several months, from March-July 1951, John C. Butler moored at her homeport of Long Beach Naval Station. For his actions that day, Butler was one of only two Marines to be awarded the Medal of Honor twice. 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. 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. Returning three days later to Southern Ca., the escort ship underwent a second yard period from 1 March25 May. The remaining suicide plane, damaged by gunfire but continuing towards John C. Butler, sheared radar equipment from the mast before crashing into the sea close aboard, showering the decks with water, bits of wood, metal and pieces of the pilots clothing. Making way for Long Beach on 10 September, she arrived at her homeport on 15 September. He was wounded in that battle on 13 July 1900. At Trujillo, Bonillista Rebels and Honduran soldiers were fighting. On 25 November, John C. Butler got underway for Acapulco, making a port visit there from 16 December. USS Butler was decommissioned in November 1945 and stricken from the Navy list. His separation from the Corps proved short as he was able to secure a first lieutenant's commission in April. Butler piloted aircraft S-12, an SBD-3 Dauntless (BuNo 4617), with ARM3c David D. Berg as his radio-gunner, off Enterprise, searching for any forward deployed enemy ships that could radio back to Japan to give warning of the raiders. Despite his petitions to be moved to the front, he was given a reserve role as he was considered brilliant but unreliable. She was sold for scrapping in January 1948. For exceptionally meritorious service, he was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal, the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, and the French Order of the Black Star. Once in New Orleans, he was appointed as military governor, and commanded the city in rather controversial ways. Despite the loss of Butler and the others, the surviving pilots and crewmembers of VB-3 exacted vengeance for Yorktown and their lost comrades, while Hiry became the fourth Japanese carrier sunk that day. Recalled on 23 December (the same day Wake fell to the Japanese), the task force returned to Pearl four days later before putting out for Midway Island to conduct patrol duties on 31 December. DD-636 General Specifications. 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. From there she escorted two Free French vessels, Richelieu and Montcalm, to New York. From 1909 to 1912, Butler served as the muscle for US policy throughout Nicaragua and Panama. Fearing the approach of a large warlord army toward Peking, he re-postured his men into a lightly armed but highly mobile force in anticipation of having to strike out to Peking and rescue any Americans trapped in the city. Subscribe to the American Battlefield Trust's quarterly email series of curated stories for the curious-minded sort! Later that month, the escort ship made way to Vancouver, British Columbia, on 25 May, mooring at Esquimalt before returning to Net Pier five days later. 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. General H.W. 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In France, during WWI he was given command of a debarkationdepotwhich sent American forces to the battlefields. USS General H. W. Butner (AP-113) was a troopship that served with the United States Navy in World War II and the Korean War.She was redesignated T-AP-113 in October 1949.. 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 . After returning to her homeport two weeks later, she got underway for Ensenada, remaining there from 2022 August 1955. 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. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. In 1861, Butler was a militia general who tricked his way into command of the 6th and 8th Massachusetts regiments to open the way through Maryland to Washington, D.C. 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