USS GENERAL BUTNER, TAP-113 Air Force Units Army Units Coast Guard Units Marine Corps Units Navy Units Become a VetFriends Member Site Map Search Veterans & Personnel Photos, Humor, Stories & More Military Records & Resources Reunions, Parades, & Events Online Catalog About VetFriends My Profile MetLife Veteran Insurance Discounts Contact Us (U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships Photograph BS-70488, National Archives and Records Administration, Still Pictures Division, College Park, Md. 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. General H. W. Butner made one more voyage before the end of the Pacific war, redeploying troops from the European Theater. Send Students on School Field Trips to Battlefields Your Gift Tripled. 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. A damaged Zeke broke off the attack when fighters from the Marine Corps CAP appeared in the area to protect the escort ship. Lo, John C. Butler escorted the surviving carriers of Taffy 3 via Manus to Pearl Harbor, then returned to Manus on 17 December. She was eventually sunk as a target in December 1971. 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). Scouting Six aircraft attacked first, missing the enemy ship with several bombs. In 1899 Butler was sent to Manila in the Philippines where he became bored with garrison life. After a short dry dock period, the escort ship moored at Berth 129 in Los Angeles Harbor. In December 1909, he commanded the 3d Battalion, 1st Regiment on the Isthmus of Panama. Six days later, on 17 April, she made way for Long Beach, arriving at 0721. Taffy 1 included four escort carriers and seven escorts under Rear Adm. Thomas L. Sprague, operating to the southward, just off northern Mindanao Island. Remaining on the station for over a month, the crew of John C. Butler sprang into action on 20 May 1945. 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. Once again, Butler (now a Major) was sent in with a contingent of Marines to intervene. 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. 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. The kamikazes bomb exploded on the port side of the flight deck, setting off a series of secondary explosions leading to her sinking. On 18 April 1942, during the Doolittle Raid Butler piloted aircraft an SBD-3 Dauntless flying off USSEnterprise, searching for any forward deployed Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) ships that could radio back to Japan to give warning of the raiders. A week later, the escort ship stood out for Balboa, Canal Zone, entering the area on 25 June. From there she escorted two Free French vessels, Richelieu and Montcalm, to New York. Arriving at Pearl on 15 December, she refueled and received assignment to Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletchers Task Force (TF) 14. Draft: 11 feet 10 in. The larger boat remained undamaged. Shortly thereafter she returned to New York for overhaul. Soon after this first attack, John C. Butler turned from the carriers to launch against the enemy, before exchanging gunfire with a heavy cruiser. (j.g.) Butler - Transported to Chine - 1946. They fought the Cacos in a short, intense hand-to-hand combat. There he ascertained the strength of the Mexican Army and returned with the necessary information for a US military invasion. 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. However, there were no Japanese air attacks until 30 minutes before sunset on 8 January 1945. Departing with escort carriers on 31 December, she protected amphibious transports steaming to the invasion of Luzon. She again fought off a severe air attack on 21 February. During the ensuing Battle off Samar on 25 October 1944, Taffy 3 began the morning conducting battle stations per regular morning alert at 0532. On 2 May, John C. Butler steamed from San Diego to Seattle. After conducting operations and training exercises, she returned to her homeport. 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. Getting underway for weeklong training exercises from May-July 1956 in the San Diego operating area beginning on 26 May, John C. Butler stood out on 8 August for Seattle. Length: 348 feet 3 inches. John C. Butler returned to Okinawa on 4 July 1945, and spent the remainder of the war in convoy escort, principally between Saipan (2129 August), Ulithi (1 September10 October), Manus (118 November), and Pearl Harbor (1922 November). Ens. Radioman-gunner ARM3c Berg received a Distinguished Flying Cross, while Ens. With the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950, John C. Butler recommissioned on 27 December 1950. After the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, Saratoga immediately got underway for Hawaii. [25] See also [ edit] World War II portal HMS Argus Citations [ edit] Notes [ edit] USS Great Sitkin stdde USN-operationer p flera stora teatrar, inklusive Medelhavet, Atlanten, Cuban Missile Blockade, Guantanamobukten och Vietnamkriget.I traditionen att dpa ammunitionsfartyg efter vulkaner, fick AE-17 sitt namn efter den stora Sitkin . 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. Okinawa was to be the site of the last and largest of the Pacific amphibious assaults. Butler found the US consul hiding under the consulate floor boards and rescued him. During the month of March, John C. Butler participated in antisubmarine drills. ), John C. Butler, coming alongside the escort carrier Sargent Bay (CVE-83), 1 March 1945. At Trujillo, Bonillista Rebels and Honduran soldiers were fighting. John C. Butler returned to Fleet Sonar School, San Diego, on 5 May 1954. Complement: 16 Officers and 260 Enlisted. 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 . Photo #: 19-N-51688. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone a few hints. 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. Marvin D. Jones in command. 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. With the last pockets of Japanese resistance eliminated on 21 June 1945, Okinawa officially was secured. The next day, an Eastern TBM-3 Avenger (BuNo 22880) from VC-91 off Kitkun Bay crashed into the sea. Some 50 years later that trophy was presented to the Marine Corps for permanent custody. Lo survivors before accompanying Raymond to Seeadler Harbor, where wounded sailors received treatment. In 1903 Butler was sent to Honduras to defend the US Consulate during a revolt. This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. 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. Major General Butler died at the Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, on 21 June 1940, following a four-week illness. Three bomb hits from Yorktown dive-bombers struck the enemy carrier. 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. Eberle (AP-123), in 1950 this ship became USNS General Simon B. Buckner (T-AP-123). His action saved the officer and Butler was promoted to Captain by Brevet. Following training, in 1898 Butler was sent to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba after it had been captured. His separation from the Corps proved short as he was able to secure a first lieutenant's commission in April. 113) 1946 at Smai China." The text on the back reads, "U.S.S. Federal Identification Number (EIN): 54-1426643. 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. Smedley Butler was born on July 30, 1881, in West Chester, Pennsylvania into an influential Quaker family. (U.S. Navy Photograph 80-G-680789, National Archives and Records Administration, Still Pictures Division, College Park, Md. She screened heavy units of the bombardment group and served at the inshore fire support station during this assault. 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.. During World War I, he commanded the 13th Regiment in France. On 5 July, the escort ship made a port visit to Lima, Peru, before arriving in the Canal Zone two days later. 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. John C. Butler took on board 130 St. From 1415 February, John C. Butler stood out for Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. Sailing via the Panama Canal, she arrived Pearl Harbor on 26 June and engaged in convoy and training operations in July. Ten days later, on 15 March, the escort ship got underway for Pearl Harbor. Carries about 4,000 troops. After a short liberty visit, she returned stateside, arriving on 5 March. 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. 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. 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 . An intense training and underway schedule began during the first week of June 1955. He returned to politics, and was elected governor of Massachusetts in 1882 after several unsuccessful campaigns. Reporting for active duty at the Naval Reserve Aviation Base at Long Beach, Butler transferred to Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida on 27 March. The entry can be found here. VB-6 aircraft attacked first, missing the ship with several bombs. 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 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. Major General Butler died at the Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, on 21 June 1940, following a four-week illness. Underway from the shipyard on 3 January at 0838, John C. Butler commenced sea trials before proceeding to her homeport. The next day, she proceeded with two destroyers in company with escort carrier Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70), entering Seeadler Harbor at Manus Island on 28 August. On 9 January 1955, John C. Butler stood out from her homeport and anchored at Wilson Cove, San Clemente. Throughout the night, the Marines held their position until at daybreak they charged the superior enemy force which fled. The USS Butler, a destroyer, later converted to a high speed minesweeper, was named for MajGen Butler in 1942. Arriving at Esquimalt Naval Shipyard, Victoria, on 1 August, she next made way for Seattle, Wash., on 7 August at 0905. Class: Gleaves-class destroyer. 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. 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. 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. They thenleft the area, and the fighting resumed. (U.S. Navy Photograph 80-G-264041, National Archives and Records Administration, Still Pictures Division, College Park, Md. He was commissioned a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps on 8 April 1899; promoted to captain, 23 July 1900; to major, 13 May 1908; to lieutenant colonel, 1 August 1916; to colonel (temporary), 1 July 1918; to brigadier general (temporary), 7 October 1918; to colonel (permanent), 9 March 1919; to brigadier general (permanent), 4 June 1920; and to major general, 5 July 1929. From 2025 August, the escort ship got underway for Honolulu, arriving at 0915 on 26 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. Departing Seattle on 11 August, she arrived back to her homeport five days later. The two-hour Battle off Samar which followed has taken a rightful place among the most memorable actions in naval history. USS General H.W. Benjamin Butler became one of the most disliked generals of the war, upsetting many on both sides of the conflict. After seeing them safely to Tulagi, the ship operated with escort carriers out of Manus Island on pre-invasion strikes. 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. 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. 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). After days of intense fighting and heavy sniper fire in the streets, Butlers men were once again victorious.