Following shakedown, she was assigned to 11th Naval District for the job of training naval reservists on short sea cruises. The USS John C. Butler requires 2190000 Credits and USS Pettit with 1490000 XP to unlock. Destroyers Johnston, Hoel, and Heermann, and DE Samuel B. Roberts made close-in attacks on cruisers and battleships, forcing them to zig-zag, while aircraft made continuous attacks. (DECEASED), Medal of Honor Citation - Vera CruzOriginal General Order-Vera Cruz. . After conducting training operations off the west coast during the first two weeks of April, John C. Butler anchored at Avalon, South Catalina Island, on 24 April. Maxwell F. Max Leslie, commanding) off Yorktown at 1106, seeking to destroy the Japanese carriers. In October he finally saw action and got to do what as it turned out he did well lead Marines in combat. For his actions that day, Butler was one of only two Marines to be awarded the Medal of Honor twice. John C. Butler remained at Long Beach through September 1957. Despite his petitions to be moved to the front, he was given a reserve role as he was considered brilliant but unreliable. 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!' He remained on duty in Nicaragua until November 1912, when he rejoined the Marines at Camp Elliott, Panama. This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The text on the front reads, "U.S.S. After escort carrier St. Pace. The Boston, Massachusetts, chapter of Veterans for Peace is called the Smedley D. Butler Brigade in his honor. 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. Ten days later, she paired with Raymond (DE-341) to act as an escort, arriving at Manus on 30 September for a brief replenishment and refit period. Complement: 16 Officers and 260 Enlisted. USS John C. Butler (DE-339) was the lead ship of her class of destroyer escorts in the service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. Ens. Wiseman and his rear-seat man, ARM2c Grant Ulysses Dawn. Following training, in 1898 Butler was sent to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba after it had been captured. On 9 January 1955, John C. Butler stood out from her homeport and anchored at Wilson Cove, San Clemente. She then returned to the United States, arriving Seattle 24 September. Every purchase supports the mission. In 1914 Butler was in Mexico on a spy mission. Originally built as USS Admiral E.W. Paul Thurman Butler Collection (AFC/2001/001/58079), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. Major General Butler died at the Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, on 21 June 1940, following a four-week illness. 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. Butner (AP. She reported seeing an unidentified shiny black object surface and then submerge on her port quarter after her third attack. 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. Throughout the night, the Marines held their position until at daybreak they charged the superior enemy force which fled. Arriving at 0947 on 27 March, the crew enjoyed three days of liberty before John C. Butler got underway for California. There he ascertained the strength of the Mexican Army and returned with the necessary information for a US military invasion. On 18 April 1942, 16 North American B-25 Mitchell bombers, led by Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle, took off from Hornet (CV-8) to strike back at Japan. On 20 August, she made way for Port Angeles, conducting training exercises until mooring at Vancouver on 24 August. Her commanding officer, Lt. Cmdr. Butner.jpg 971 781; 278 KB General John Pope class transports 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, in command. General H.W. Departing the Luzon coast, she arrived at Ulithi on 23 January to prepare for the next important amphibious landing Iwo Jima. The 6th Massachusetts' march toward Washington resulted in the April 19, 1861 Baltimore Riot. John C. Butler sailed on 26 March with transports; and, as the troops stormed ashore on 1 April, she resumed her now-familiar screening duties with carrier groups. 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. Returning three days later to Southern Ca., the escort ship underwent a second yard period from 1 March25 May. During the voyage through the South China Sea, the ships encountered and drove off determined kamikaze attacks. Butler posthumously received the Navy Cross award for his role in the overwhelming victory at Midway. 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. Lt. Cmdr. Note her camouflage is now a two-colored scheme, with the dividing line parallel to the horizon and not the sheer of the hull. Lying about his age, he received a direct commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Marines. 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. ), Port side view of John C. Butler, Boston, 29 May 1944; note unstowed depth charges on the main deck, aft. At some point during the melee Butler's aircraft was shot down. Getting underway again, she anchored off Acapulco on 11 July, before returning to Long Beach for refueling and resupply. MAJOR GENERAL Okinawa was to be the site of the last and largest of the Pacific amphibious assaults. 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. Lester E. G. Setser, her commanding officer, ordered the colors and commissioning pennant hauled down. 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 found the US consul hiding under the consulate floor boards and rescued him. She sailed from Marseilles 7 July, via the Panama Canal, for Ulithi and Eniwetok, finally arriving Okinawa 1 September. The following year, he was awarded the second Medal of Honor for bravery and forceful leadership as Commanding Officer of detachments of Marines and seamen of the USSConnecticutin repulsing Caco resistance on Fort Riviere, Haiti, 17 November 1915. 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.. Arriving at Long Beach on 12 April, the escort ship spent the next two months moored at her homeport. She next made way for Seattle on 5 June before steaming back for her homeport, mooring there on 15 June. Butler engaged a 125-foot long Japanese patrol boat towing a smaller boat painted white. Attacking in two separate dives, Butler dropped two 100-pound bombs, both of which were duds. Striking the craft with a 500-pound bomb on the port side, Ens. Context From October-December, John C. Butler remained moored in her homeport, with the exception of Fleet Sonar School training off San Diego from 110 December. At 1501 on 10 July, both Weeden and John C. Butler departed Manzanillo in company with TU 31.1.9 en route to Long Beach. A week later, the escort ship stood out for Balboa, Canal Zone, entering the area on 25 June. After his career in the Marines Butler's outspoken criticism of war earned him equal notoriety. From 1415 February, John C. Butler stood out for Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. 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. She sailed from Marseilles 7 July, via the Panama Canal, for Ulithi and Eniwetok, finally arriving Okinawa 1 September. 113) 1946 at Smai China." The text on the back reads, "U.S.S. A rain squall provided further cover for a turn to the south, and at 0742, the destroyers Johnston, Hoel, Heerman, and escort ship Samuel B. Roberts made close-in attacks on Japanese cruisers and battleships, forcing the enemy to separate and zigzag, while U.S. carrier aircraft flew continuous sorties. Reporting for active duty at the Naval Reserve Aviation Base at Long Beach, Butler transferred to Naval Air Station (NAS), Pensacola, Fl., on 27 March. Contents 1 Arthur commissioned in New York City 2 Assigned to the Gulf Blockading Squadron 2.1 Arthur captures blockade runner J. J. McNeil An intense training and underway schedule began during the first week of June 1955. After a port visit in Havana, John C. Butler made way for Cristobal, C.Z., on 5 July. John C. Butler rescued one survivor, ARM3c T. J. Szpont. On 14 August, she got underway for Fleet Sonar School, San Diego. On 3 April, after termination of his enlisted service, he accepted an appointment as an aviation cadet in the Naval Reserve. The new destroyer escort conducted shakedown training off Bermuda before departing Hampton Roads on 5 June 1944 for the Pacific. Some 50 years later that trophy was presented to the Marine Corps for permanent custody. 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. Smedley Butler was born on July 30, 1881, in West Chester, Pennsylvania into an influential Quaker family. John C. Butler, being towed by the stern, shortly after completion, and prior to application of camouflage. 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). The Japanese damaged and fearing heavier air attack had indeed reversed course. She was redesignated T-AP-113 in October 1949. 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). Moored at Seeadler Harbor from 1-7 November 1944, she underwent a routine upkeep period before getting underway for Pearl the next day, arriving there on the 18th. While touring the country speaking against war, one of the nations finest warriors had this to say about it: 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. For all his actions in the wars, Butler had become disenfranchised with it all. After spending the next two weeks at her homeport undergoing small repairs, John C. Butler stood out on 27 July for Vancouver, arriving two days later at 1538. Following training, in 1898 Butler was sent to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba after it had been captured. After days of intense fighting and heavy sniper fire in the streets, Butlers men were once again victorious. She arrived in the United States on 26 August and was decommissioned on 8 November 1945. 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. On 5 July, the escort ship made a port visit to Lima, Peru, before arriving in the Canal Zone two days later. Once again, Butler (now a Major) was sent in with a contingent of Marines to intervene. After a heroic attack by torpedo bombers of squadrons VT-8, VT-6, and VT-3 failed to strike any of the Japanese ships, Yorktowns dive-bombers, arriving nearly simultaneously with those from Enterprise, which attacked Akagi and Kaga, launched a strike on carrier Sry. She then returned to the United States, arriving Seattle 24 September. The next day, an Eastern TBM-3 Avenger (BuNo 22880) from VC-91 off Kitkun Bay crashed into the sea. John C. Butler got underway on 4 October 1953, for Ensenada, Mexico. At the sight of the Marines, they stopped. USS Butler , 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. Taffy 3, including John C. Butler, received the Presidential Unit Citation (PUC) for its exemplary conduct during the Battle off Samar. After bringing on board naval reservists, the escort ship stood out for Hawaii on 8 November. USS Great Sitkin (AE-17) var ett ammunitionsfartyg av Mount Hood-klass, som tjnstgjorde i den amerikanska flottan frn 1945 till 1973. Arriving at Pearl at 1325 on 12 November, she conducted exercises in the area off Oahu. 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. He enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve as a seaman second class on 19 February 1941 at Long Beach, California. 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 the United States in January 1901, he served at various posts within the continental limits and on several ships. Disengaging he noticed the smaller craft belching oil and smoke, estimating it later sank. Remaining on the station for over a month, the crew of John C. Butler sprang into action on 20 May 1945. The crew enjoyed a few days of liberty before the escort ship returned to San Diego Bay on 8 May. The battleship West Virginia stood by Butler until power was regained, and assisted in driving off two more Japanese planes. Draft: 11 feet 10 in. By November only the rebel mountain stronghold of Fort Riviere remained. After rescuing survivors from St. Reporting for active duty at the Naval Reserve Aviation Base at Long Beach, Butler transferred to Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida on 27 March. With his first taste of combat, Butler established himself as a capable leader. She sailed on 27 May for repairs in the Philippines. Naval Reserve as a seaman second class on 19 February 1941, at the age of 20, at Long Beach, California. 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. Smedley Darlington Butler, later known to thousands of Marines as "Ol' Gimlet Eye," was born 30 July 1881. 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. Stay up-to-date on our FREE educational resources & professional development opportunities, all designed to support your work teaching American history. Though the escort carriers lost one of their number and three escorts, their valiant fight had stopped the Japanese from attacking the transports in Leyte Gulf. ), John C. Butler, 15 August 1955, photographed by Esquivel of Utility Squadron 7. Making way for Long Beach, she moored at Net Pier on 2 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. Following training exercises at Oran and Algiers, she proceeded to Bizerte whence she departed in July for the Allied invasion of Sicily from 9 July to 12 August. Training in antisubmarine exercises, often alongside Goss (DE-444), she anchored off Treasure Island, before returning to her homeport. Butler - Transported to Chine - 1946. When he returned to the United States in 1919, he became Commanding General of the Marine Barracks, Quantico, Virginia, and served in this capacity until January 1924, when he was granted leave of absence to accept the post of Director of Public Safety of the City of Philadelphia. First published September 18, 2012. John Clarence Butler was born on 2 February 1921 in Liberty, Arizona. The entry can be found here. [25] See also [ edit] World War II portal HMS Argus Citations [ edit] Notes [ edit] Shortly after the ships of the Center Force retreated, kamikaze aircraft suddenly appeared over the U.S. task unit. After a short dry dock period, the escort ship moored at Berth 129 in Los Angeles Harbor. 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 . Osborne B. Wiseman, claimed a direct hit on the ships stern, as well as a near miss. From late February-late March, she conducted operations in the San Diego area, before getting underway again for Ensenada on 29 March. Arriving at Oahu on 5 September at 1138, she conducted operations off Hilo (Kuhio Bay) on 8 September. At Trujillo, Bonillista Rebels and Honduran soldiers were fighting. At 2004, John C. Butler set a course to overtake the escort carriers. 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 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. Operating from Pyramid Cove, San Clemente Island, from 128 February, the escort ship conducted routine shipboard drills. At 1830, John C. Butler proceeded to join Edmonds just as the destroyer reported sighting two torpedo wakes crossing her bow. Following the war, he was Commander General of the Marine Barracks at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. 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. Appointed from that same state in the U.S. Marine Corps as a Second. They then. General H.W. J. J. Corcoran composed the traditional New Years Day deck log entry on 1 January 1954: New Years Eve and not a blonde in reach. She again fought off a severe air attack on 21 February. She was sold for scrapping in January 1948. He then commanded Fort Monroe, where Butler became the first to identify slaves who ran away into Union lines as contraband of war, despite the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Butner (T-AP-113) passing under the Golden Gate Bridge c1951.jpg 877 652; 469 KB Work crew on USS General H.W. The escort ship underwent a routine overhaul from 1 October 19553 January 1956. Operating alongside Weeden (DE-797), the two escort ships departed Callao on the Fourth of July for Manzanillo, Mexico. 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. John C. Butler received five battle stars for World War II service, and the Presidential Unit Citation for her part in the Battle off Samar. He led his Marines from one battle to the next. 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). At 0920 on 18 December, her crew assembled on the fantail for decommissioning ceremonies. This vessel participated in the European and Pacific theaters of operations during the second World War. 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. In 1878, he was once again elected to Congress, and was a presidential candidate during the election of 1884. The Majority of our funds go directly to Preservation and Education. In April, a force of nearly 6,000 US troops landed in Veracruz. The next day, Butler proceeded to Kerama Retto for temporary repairs. On 14 January 1943, she departed on a trans-Atlantic voyage to Casablanca and thence to Dakar, French West Africa. Once in New Orleans, he was appointed as military governor, and commanded the city in rather controversial ways. 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." Saratoga and the task force quickly made way for Wake Island the following day. Taffy 1 included four escort carriers and seven escorts under Rear Adm. Thomas L. Sprague, operating to the southward, just off northern Mindanao Island. Departing Seattle on 11 August, she arrived back to her homeport five days later. The USS John C. Butler is a T9 Destroyer Escort of the John C. Butler-class destroyer escorts. 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. They thenleft the area, and the fighting resumed. Beauregard to slow him down with an inferior force. With the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950, John C. Butler was recommissioned at San Diego on 27 December 1950, Lt. Cmdr. 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 Hawaii on 11 April, John C. Butler stood out at 0958 to conduct at sea exercises. 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. The USS Butler, a destroyer, later converted to a high speed minesweeper, was named for MajGen Butler in 1942. He became a US Marine Corps Major General, the highest rank achievable at the time, and when he died, he was the most decorated Marine in US history. He was temporarily detached to command an expeditionary battalion organized for service in Nicaragua, 11 August 1912, in which capacity he participated in the bombardment, assault and capture of Coyotepe, 12-31 October. 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. Claggett H. Hawkins, the pilot, was not recovered. Arriving in Seeadler Harbor on 17 December, the destroyer received fuel from tanker Leopard (IX-122) at 1440. While commanding this force, he performed poorly during the Bermuda Hundred campaign, allowing Confederate general P.G.T. Steaming through the Panama Canal on 11 June, she arrived at Pearl Harbor on 26 June, engaging in convoy and training operations throughout July. Naval Historical Center Photograph. 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. Butlers wingman, Lt. 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. Ten days later, on 15 March, the escort ship got underway for Pearl Harbor. USS John C. Butler (DE-339) was the lead ship of her class of destroyer escorts in the service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. The slow escort carriers launched all planes to attack the Japanese cruisers and battleships, and John C. Butler and her sisters laid heavy smoke to confuse enemy batteries. On 6 November, she stood out alongside Diachenko (APD-123), Begor (APD-127), and Norton Sound (AVM-1), for exercises in the operation area off Southern Ca., returning to her homeport on 16 November. On 2 May, John C. Butler steamed from San Diego to Seattle. In October 1918, aged 37, Butler was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General. Arriving at 1645 to Naval Supply Station, Seattle, John C. Butler remained in the area for four days, conducting operations in Puget Sound. The larger boat remained undamaged. Donation of Charles R. Haberlein Jr., 2007. Maneuvering almost clear out of the suicide planes path, the kamikaze caught Kitkun Bay in her port side at the waterline, exploding so close aboard as to open a hole some nine by twenty feet. She took part in the Amphibious Battle of Gela and subsequently served on escort duty throughout the remainder of the operation. The Boxer Rebellion had erupted, and the Marines were sent into the fray. She continued screen and picket duty, splashing many planes, throughout the assault on Okinawa (24 March 25 May 1945). Online Image size: 62KB; 740 x 495 pixels Photo #: NH 103563 USNS General Simon B. Buckner (T-AP-123) Photographed in August 1951. 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. 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. On 3 January 1945, the ship weighed anchor for Naval Station San Diego en route to Pearl Harbor. The USS Butler, a Gleaves - class destroyer, later converted to a high-speed minesweeper, was named for Major General Butler in 1942. 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. A third kamikaze, already in flames, crashed close to the ship after clipping a radio antenna. In addition to reserve cruises, she took part in the training program of Fleet Sonar School, San Diego. In April 1899, 1stLt Butler was assigned to duty with the Marine Battalion at Manila, Philippine Islands. Butner made one more voyage before the end of the Pacific war, redeploying troops from the European Theater. Skillful gunnery accounted for five of the attackers, and John C. Butler sustained damage only to her mast and antennas. On 3 April, after termination of his enlisted service, he accepted an appointment as an aviation cadet in the Naval Reserve. (U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships Photograph BS-132040, National Archives and Records Administration, Still Pictures Division, College Park, Md. Two islands wanted as advance bases for the long-awaited move into the Philippines, Morotai and Peleliu, were stormed on 15 September; and John C. Butler provided anti-submarine and anti-aircraft protection for the supporting carriers. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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 . Scouting Six aircraft attacked first, missing the enemy ship with several bombs. During the month of August 1954, John C. Butler made port visits to Vancouver (9 August), and Georgia Strait, Sandy Point, Wash., (11 August). Arriving at Esquimalt Naval Shipyard, Victoria, on 1 August, she next made way for Seattle, Wash., on 7 August at 0905. The citation to Ens. On November 30, 1865, Butler resigned his commission. 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. General H.W. Major General, USMC (Retired), (1881-1940) Smedley Darlington Butler was born on 30 July 1881 in West Chester, Pennsylvania. 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. This FREE annual event brings together educators from all over the world for sessions, lectures, and tours from leading experts. 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