Beauregard to slow him down with an inferior force. John C. Butler received five battle stars for World War II service, and was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for her part in the Battle off Samar. In October he finally saw action and got to do what as it turned out he did well lead Marines in combat. I operated on three continents.. Yorktown arrived off Midway on 2 June 1942, meeting up with TF 16 (including carriers Enterprise and Hornet), under Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, and immediately sending aircraft to search for the enemy ships. Arriving at Oahu on 5 September at 1138, she conducted operations off Hilo (Kuhio Bay) on 8 September. Butner (T-AP-113) passing under the Golden Gate Bridge c1951.jpg 877 652; 469 KB Work crew on USS General H.W. USS General H.W. 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 It was during this time that Butler would gain many of his enemies. Upon completion of extensive training in the Hawaiian area, she sailed to Ulithi and then conducted a pre-invasion sweep around Okinawa. Returning to Manus on 30 September, she replenished in preparation for the Leyte operation in October. His action saved the officer and Butler was promoted to Captain by Brevet. Okinawa was to be the site of the last and largest of the Pacific amphibious assaults. 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. 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. The entry can be found here. She took part in the Amphibious Battle of Gela and subsequently served on escort duty throughout the remainder of the operation. For all his actions in the wars, Butler had become disenfranchised with it all. (DECEASED), Medal of Honor Citation - Vera CruzOriginal General Order-Vera Cruz. 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. From 2025 August, the escort ship got underway for Honolulu, arriving at 0915 on 26 August. Butlers Dauntless received three hits from enemy fire. Butler attended the elite Haverford School and was set for a life of privilege and power. Smedley Darlington Butler, later known to thousands of Marines as "Ol' Gimlet Eye," was born 30 July 1881. Arriving at Esquimalt Naval Shipyard, Victoria, on 1 August, she next made way for Seattle, Wash., on 7 August at 0905. The task units carriers conducted flight operations, and at 0635, John C. Butler secured from general quarters. USS Butler (DD-636) view on board, looking aft toward the ship's forward 5"/38 guns and . While commanding this force, he performed poorly during the Bermuda Hundred campaign, allowing Confederate general P.G.T. By November only the rebel mountain stronghold of Fort Riviere remained. 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. He and his wingman, Lt. He received flight training at Pensacola from 4 April-29July 1941, and reported to the Naval Air Station, Miami for further instruction (1 August). Arriving at Pearl on 15 December, she refueled and received assignment to Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletchers Task Force (TF) 14. On 16 January 1951, John C. Butler got underway for sea trials at 0816. 6,500nmi (12,000km; 7,500mi) at 12kn (22km/h; 14mph), This page was last edited on 7 November 2022, at 15:36. On 3 April, after termination of his enlisted service, he accepted an appointment as an aviation cadet in the Naval Reserve. Making way for Long Beach, she returned to her homeport at 0655 on 25 August. The USS John C. Butler is a T9 Destroyer Escort of the John C. Butler-class destroyer escorts. 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. On 1 October 1931, he was retired upon his own application after completion of 33 years' service in the Marine Corps. Opting to pass the time with alcohol, he was temporarily relieved of his command. At the sight of the Marines, they stopped. Butler was shot in the thigh when he climbed out of a trench to save a fellow officer who had been wounded. The crew celebrated the holidays on leave with their families while the ship remained in port. Getting underway at 0800, John C. Butler moored alongside Whitney (AD-4) for repairs to the depth charge rack. 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. Sold 10 January 1948 and broken up for scrap. 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. 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. John C. Butler departed Seeadler Harbor alongside Fanshaw Bay on 10 September 1944, reaching Morotai Island, at the western tip of New Guinea. On 2 May, John C. Butler steamed from San Diego to Seattle. For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for USS Butler . On November 30, 1865, Butler resigned his commission. 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 . ), John C. Butler, starboard side, in camouflage, Boston, Mass., 29 May 1944. Lo survivors before accompanying Raymond to Seeadler Harbor, where wounded sailors received treatment. 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. She arrived in the United States on 26 August and was decommissioned on 8 November 1945. Butner (AP-113) Howard's hand-written comments: One of our large troop carriers. ), John C. Butler, coming alongside the escort carrier Sargent Bay (CVE-83), 1 March 1945. At 0920 on 18 December, her crew assembled on the fantail for decommissioning ceremonies. 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. With 300 Marines under his charge, he set out for the little town of Noveleta to quell a group of Filipino rebels. Five days later, she made way for her homeport. The enemy destroyers also made several torpedo attacks. She operated off Lingayen Gulf from 917 January and screened carriers during massive strikes in support of ground operations. 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. 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. A return visit to Vancouver and Seattle in early September ended her underway period and port visits for the year. Donation of Charles R. Haberlein Jr., 2007. Ten days later, on 15 March, the escort ship got underway for Pearl Harbor. Lt. Cmdr. Standing out for various short underway periods from January-April 1952, John C. Butler entered Dry dock Number One on 18 April. 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. 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. VB-6 aircraft attacked first, missing the ship with several bombs. (U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships Photograph BS-132040, National Archives and Records Administration, Still Pictures Division, College Park, Md. ), Port side view of John C. Butler, Boston, 29 May 1944; note unstowed depth charges on the main deck, aft. Download Medium Size Download Full Size. Major General Butler died at the Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, on 21 June 1940, following a four-week illness. 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. Butner (AP. He did not see action during thatwar, and after a brief stint on the cruiser theUSS New York, he returned home to be discharged. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. General H.W. From 12 to 30 August she escorted Royal Navy escort carriers taking part in Operation Dragoon. After another short upkeep period, the escort ship received orders to report to Fleet Sonar School from 1629 September. After returning to her homeport two weeks later, she got underway for Ensenada, remaining there from 2022 August 1955. 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. However, there were no Japanese air attacks until 30 minutes before sunset on 8 January 1945. 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. After escort carrier St. 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. At Trujillo, Bonillista Rebels and Honduran soldiers were fighting. 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. 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. Wiseman and his rear-seat man, ARM2c Grant Ulysses Dawn. The USS Genreal H W Butner was launched at the height of WWII, and was decommissioned in 1960. 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. 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). 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 best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. 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). Stay up-to-date on our FREE educational resources & professional development opportunities, all designed to support your work teaching American history. While Enterprise and Hornet released their air groups at 0910 to find the Japanese carriers, Adm. Fletcher held Yorktowns back. They fought the Cacos in a short, intense hand-to-hand combat. Inaba Michimune, commanding) struck the carrier port amidships and flooded three of her boiler rooms, killing six crewmen . His separation from the Corps proved short as he was able to secure a first lieutenant's commission in April. In 1915, the Haitians decided it was their turn to revolt. Remaining on the station for over a month, the crew of John C. Butler sprang into action on 20 May 1945. 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. Keeping up a rapid tempo of underway periods, John C. Butler steamed for Vancouver, on 1 June 1953. The veteran DE took part in rehearsals in the Marianas, and arrived off Iwo Jima on 19 February with an escort carrier group. At some point during the melee Butler's aircraft was shot down. 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. 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). In February 1926, he assumed command of the Marine Corps Base at San Diego, California. A third kamikaze, already in flames, crashed close to the ship after clipping a radio antenna. 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. Namesake [ edit] John Clarence Butler was born on 2 February 1921 in Liberty, Arizona. Major General Butler died at the Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, on 21 June 1940, following a four-week illness. On 14 January 1943, she departed on a trans-Atlantic voyage to Casablanca and thence to Dakar, French West Africa. An intense training and underway schedule began during the first week of June 1955. After a brief return to Long Beach, she steamed for Ensenada, Mexico, on 9 May. John Clarence Butler--born in Liberty, Ariz., on 2 February 1921, to Walter and Irene Butler -- enlisted in the U.S. The Japanese damaged and fearing heavier air attack had indeed reversed course. 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. Benjamin Butler graduated from Colby College in Maine in 1838, and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1840, where he established a large criminal practice. Arriving in Hawaii on 11 April, John C. Butler stood out at 0958 to conduct at sea exercises. Returning three days later to Southern Ca., the escort ship underwent a second yard period from 1 March25 May. The destroyer escorts Raymond, Dennis, and John C. Butler kept up a continuous fire from 5-inch guns while dodging heavy-caliber fire until dangerously low on ammunition, returning to the carrier formation to provide smoke coverage. During the scouting mission, Ens. 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. Shortly thereafter she returned to New York for overhaul. Book details & editions About the author . Returning to the United States in January 1901, he served at various posts within the continental limits and on several ships. John C. Butler remained in port during the month of December. Completing her ammunition on load at 1730, she received 13,020 gallons of Navy Special fuel oil before mooring at San Diego. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. She spent the rest of the year moored in her homeport. After their attack, the SBD-3 pilots withdrew to the northeast. 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. After days of intense fighting and heavy sniper fire in the streets, Butlers men were once again victorious. After a short liberty period, John C. Butler stood out on 29 August to return to her homeport at Long Beach, arriving there on 2 September. USS Langley (as AV-3) earned two battle stars on its Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Streamer: One for the Philippine Islands Operation, 8 December 1941 - 6 May 1942; and one for Netherlands East Indies Engagements, 23 January - 27 February 1942. Also never seen again were Ens. Getting underway for San Diego at 1025, she steamed for Acapulco, remaining in the area from 814 February. Length: 348 feet 3 inches. 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. The USS Butler, a destroyer, later converted to a high speed minesweeper, was named for MajGen Butler in 1942. He enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve as a seaman second class on 19 February 1941 at Long Beach, California. At 0930, Lt. Cmdr. With about 100 men Butler led his Marines through asmall hole in a wall of the Fort. ), John C. Butler, 15 August 1955, photographed by Esquivel of Utility Squadron 7. [25] See also [ edit] World War II portal HMS Argus Citations [ edit] Notes [ edit] General H.W. She screened heavy units of the bombardment group and served at the inshore fire support station during this assault. 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. John C. Butler returned to Fleet Sonar School, San Diego, on 5 May 1954. John Clarence Butler was born on 2 February 1921 in Liberty, Arizona. As the invasion fleet moved through Philippines waters, enemy aircraft spotted the group. Throughout the night, the Marines held their position until at daybreak they charged the superior enemy force which fled. From September-November, the escort ship conducted short training cruises off San Diego. John C. Butler stood out for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on 1 September 1952. 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 . She then steamed for New York, arriving on 22 August. 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 launched in plane B-12, again with ARM3c Berg as his radio-gunner, in 16 VB-3 (Lt. Cmdr. Beam: 36 feet 1 inches. Online Image size: 62KB; 740 x 495 pixels Photo #: NH 103563 USNS General Simon B. Buckner (T-AP-123) Photographed in August 1951. (U.S. Navy Photograph 80-G-680789, National Archives and Records Administration, Still Pictures Division, College Park, Md. During the ensuing Battle off Samar on 25 October 1944, Taffy 3 began the morning conducting battle stations per regular morning alert at 0532. At 0700 on 30 November, John C. Butler got underway for training, commencing dry torpedo runs and target vessel firing. While repairs were ongoing, orders finally arrived for the escort ship to join TU 77.4.3, consisting of Kitkun Bay, Shamrock Bay, and OFlaherty. From there she escorted two Free French vessels, Richelieu and Montcalm, to New York. On 14 August, she got underway for Fleet Sonar School, San Diego. General H.W. 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. 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. 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. 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. The new destroyer escort conducted shakedown training off Bermuda before departing Hampton Roads on 5 June 1944 for the Pacific. The text on the front reads, "U.S.S. She remained on duty off Iwo Jima until 9 March, when she sailed for Ulithi, having helped to win another important island air base for the eventual attack on Japan. She made way on 2326 July to Port Alberni, B.C., mooring at the Government Assembly Wharf from 26 July-1 August. Alerted by radio warning of Japanese aircraft in the vicinity, crewmembers manned their battle stations. On 26 June, she briefly moored at Coco Solo Naval Station before standing out at 1334 in company with TU 31.1.9, en route to Havana, Cuba. 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. 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. 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. Cite as. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Mopping up operations continued until the end of the month. He remained on duty in Nicaragua until November 1912, when he rejoined the Marines at Camp Elliott, Panama. The battleship West Virginia stood by Butler until power was regained, and assisted in driving off two more Japanese planes. There he ascertained the strength of the Mexican Army and returned with the necessary information for a US military invasion. "Profile of Major General Smedley Butler, Banana War Crusader." ThoughtCo, Jul. Despite an intensive search, Ens. Arriving at 1645 to Naval Supply Station, Seattle, John C. Butler remained in the area for four days, conducting operations in Puget Sound. 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