At Trujillo, Bonillista Rebels and Honduran soldiers were fighting. Designated a Naval Aviator on 29 August he was appointment as Ensign in the Naval Reserve on 6 September, before receiving orders to the Advanced Training Group (ACTG), U.S. Pacific Fleet, for active duty, involving flying under instruction on 17 September. In October he finally saw action and got to do what as it turned out he did well lead Marines in combat. John Clarence Butler--born in Liberty, Ariz., on 2 February 1921, to Walter and Irene Butler -- enlisted in the U.S. For the next several months, from March-July 1951, John C. Butler moored at her homeport of Long Beach Naval Station. She then steamed for New York, arriving on 22 August. She was redesignated T-AP-113 in October 1949. 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. They fought the Cacos in a short, intense hand-to-hand combat. On 3 April, after termination of his enlisted service, he accepted an appointment as an aviation cadet in the Naval Reserve. Steaming back for her homeport, she returned at 0909 on 7 December, the fifteenth anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. . 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. After seeing them safely to Tulagi, the ship operated with escort carriers out of Manus Island on pre-invasion strikes. 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. She was redesignated T-AP-113 in October 1949. Despite his petitions to be moved to the front, he was given a reserve role as he was considered brilliant but unreliable. 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." On 16 January 1951, John C. Butler got underway for sea trials at 0816. 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 was recommissioned between 1950 and 1957 and finally sunk as a target in 1971. Departing the Luzon coast, she arrived at Ulithi on 23 January to prepare for the next important amphibious landing Iwo Jima. After a brief return to Long Beach, she steamed for Ensenada, Mexico, on 9 May. Both ships proceeded to conduct a box search, but discontinued after ordered to rejoin the formation. 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. On 20 August, she made way for Port Angeles, conducting training exercises until mooring at Vancouver on 24 August. The larger boat remained undamaged. Okinawa was to be the site of the last and largest of the Pacific amphibious assaults. They then. Underway from the shipyard on 3 January at 0838, John C. Butler commenced sea trials before proceeding to her homeport. General H. W. Butner made one more voyage before the end of the Pacific war, redeploying troops from the European Theater. In October 1918, aged 37, Butler was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General. The USS Butler, a destroyer, later converted to a high speed minesweeper, was named for MajGen Butler in 1942. The next day, Butler proceeded to Kerama Retto for temporary repairs. She was sold for scrapping on 10 January 1948. 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. 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. She sailed from Marseilles 7 July, via the Panama Canal, for Ulithi and Eniwetok, finally arriving Okinawa 1 September. For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for USS Butler . She made way on 2326 July to Port Alberni, B.C., mooring at the Government Assembly Wharf from 26 July-1 August. 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). 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. The USS John C. Butler requires 2190000 Credits and USS Pettit with 1490000 XP to unlock. DD-636 General Specifications. Butler and his fellow VB-3 pilots landed on board Enterprise to refuel and rearm. From September-November, the escort ship conducted short training cruises off San Diego. Throughout the night, the Marines held their position until at daybreak they charged the superior enemy force which fled. They thenleft the area, and the fighting resumed. The battleship West Virginia stood by Butler until power was regained, and assisted in driving off two more Japanese planes. Eight to 10 enemy kamikazes, including Mitsubishi A6M Zeros (Zekes) and Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusas (Oscars), approached the escort ship intent on destroying it. She returned to San Pedro, Los Angeles on 23 November and decommissioned on 26 June 1946, joining the Pacific Reserve Fleet at San Diego, California. This law drew great controversy in both the North and South, caused Confederate president Jefferson Davis to label Butler anoutlaw, and earned him the nickname Beast Butler. He was removed from this position in December of 1862, and given command of the Department of Virginia and North Carolina in November of 1863, which would become known as the Army of the James. In March 1927, he returned to China for duty with the 3d Marine Brigade. At the sight of the Marines, they stopped. Benjamin Butler became one of the most disliked generals of the war, upsetting many on both sides of the conflict. After returning to her homeport, she stood out on 15 June for the Panama Canal Zone. 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. Keeping up a rapid tempo of underway periods, John C. Butler steamed for Vancouver, on 1 June 1953. She screened heavy units of the bombardment group and served at the inshore fire support station during this assault. After a convoy run to Marseilles in October, Butler returned to New York on 27 October for conversion to a high-speed minesweeper. It was during this time that Butler would gain many of his enemies. In France, during WWI he was given command of a debarkationdepotwhich sent American forces to the battlefields. There he ascertained the strength of the Mexican Army and returned with the necessary information for a US military invasion. On 1 October 1931, he was retired upon his own application after completion of 33 years' service in the Marine Corps. Creation Information Creator: Unknown. On 14 January 1943, she departed on a trans-Atlantic voyage to Casablanca and thence to Dakar, French West Africa. 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. Departing Seattle on 11 August, she arrived back to her homeport five days later. On the evening of 8 January 1945, John C. Butler and other escorts shot several kamikazes down. Returning to Manus on 30 September, she replenished in preparation for the Leyte operation in October. Remaining on the station for over a month, the crew of John C. Butler sprang into action on 20 May 1945. Ens. Claggett H. Hawkins, the pilot, was not recovered. On 11 January 1942, Saratoga steamed some 400 miles southwest of Oahu to join carrier Enterprise (CV-6), when at 1915 a torpedo fired by Japanese submarine I-6 (Lt. Cmdr. USS Great Sitkin (AE-17) var ett ammunitionsfartyg av Mount Hood-klass, som tjnstgjorde i den amerikanska flottan frn 1945 till 1973. Arriving in Seeadler Harbor on 17 December, the destroyer received fuel from tanker Leopard (IX-122) at 1440. Appointed from that same state in the U.S. Marine Corps as a Second. Upon completion of extensive training in the Hawaiian area, she sailed to Ulithi and then conducted a pre-invasion sweep around Okinawa. She spent the rest of the year moored in her homeport. Smedley Darlington Butler, later known to thousands of Marines as "Ol' Gimlet Eye," was born 30 July 1881. He first saw action at the battle of Big Bethel, where he was defeated. Once in New Orleans, he was appointed as military governor, and commanded the city in rather controversial ways. 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. From 1909 to 1912, Butler served as the muscle for US policy throughout Nicaragua and Panama. After their attack, the SBD-3 pilots withdrew to the northeast. Stay up-to-date on our FREE educational resources & professional development opportunities, all designed to support your work teaching American history. He traveled to Mexico City incognito as a railroad employee. (U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships Photograph BS-132041, National Archives and Records Administration, Still Pictures Division, College Park, Md. 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. 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. His father served as a US Congressman for over 30 years, and his grandfather served two terms in Congress. 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. The task units carriers conducted flight operations, and at 0635, John C. Butler secured from general quarters. MAJOR GENERAL USS General H. W. Butner (AP-113) was a troop transport that served with the United States Navy in World War II and the Korean War. Nearly a week later, on 9 October, tugs escorted her to Dry dock Number Two, Todd Shipyard, San Pedro. Butner (AP-113) Howard's hand-written comments: One of our large troop carriers. Following training, in 1898 Butler was sent to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba after it had been captured. Originally built as USS Admiral E.W. He received flight training at Pensacola from 4 April-29July 1941, and reported to the Naval Air Station, Miami for further instruction (1 August). In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone a few hints. On November 30, 1865, Butler resigned his commission. 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. Two weeks later, she moved to Pier Three, before getting underway on 30 June for San Diego via Long Beach. 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 . John C. Butler returned to Fleet Sonar School, San Diego, on 5 May 1954. At Trujillo, Bonillista Rebels and Honduran soldiers were fighting. During the ensuing Battle off Samar on 25 October 1944, Taffy 3 began the morning conducting battle stations per regular morning alert at 0532. Shortly after the ships of the Center Force retreated, kamikaze aircraft suddenly appeared over the U.S. task unit. General Butler, assessing the situation, now changed his mission. Transferred to dangerous outer picket duty north of Ie Shima on 20 May, she was attacked by six kamikazes just before sunset. During the month of March, John C. Butler participated in antisubmarine drills. Steaming for a port visit to Seattle on 2 August, John C. Butler stood out for training exercises in the area before anchoring off the coast from the 6th-10th. USS General H.W. For his actions that day, Butler was one of only two Marines to be awarded the Medal of Honor twice. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. With 300 Marines under his charge, he set out for the little town of Noveleta to quell a group of Filipino rebels. Although the Halsey-Doolittle Raid failed to inflict great damage on the Japanese homeland, it quickly became a morale booster for Americans back home. 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. In 1914 Butler was in Mexico on a spy mission. The US Government changed its plan from a full invasion of Mexico to maintainingcontrol of Veracruz. Following the war, he was Commander General of the Marine Barracks at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. The two-hour Battle off Samar which followed has taken a rightful place among the most memorable actions in naval history. A third kamikaze, already in flames, crashed close to the ship after clipping a radio antenna. 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. (DECEASED), Medal of Honor Citation - Vera CruzOriginal General Order-Vera Cruz. 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. Pace received a report that a Japanese fleet steamed only 15 miles away. 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.. Departing Pearl on 9 August 1944, John C. Butler screened transports with the Third Fleet, bound for the invasion of the Palau Islands. Butner (AP. 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. Making way for Long Beach, she returned to her homeport at 0655 on 25 August. U.S. 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. The escort ship got underway for Pearl Harbor at 1625 on 7 April 1953. From late February-late March, she conducted operations in the San Diego area, before getting underway again for Ensenada on 29 March. John Clarence Butler was born on 2 February 1921 in Liberty, Arizona. She reported seeing an unidentified shiny black object surface and then submerge on her port quarter after her third attack. 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. Five days later, she made way for her homeport. The USS Genreal H W Butner was launched at the height of WWII, and was decommissioned in 1960. On 29 July 1953, John C. Butler made way for Seattle before returning to Southern Ca., on 7 August. In 1899 Butler was sent to Manila in the Philippines where he became bored with garrison life. On 1 October, she stood out for Wilmington, Ca. She again fought off a severe air attack on 21 February. Arriving at Esquimalt Naval Shipyard, Victoria, on 1 August, she next made way for Seattle, Wash., on 7 August at 0905. General H.W. Naval Reserve as a seaman second class on 19 February 1941, at the age of 20, at Long Beach, California. ), Port side view of John C. Butler, Boston, 29 May 1944; note unstowed depth charges on the main deck, aft. The escort ship underwent a routine overhaul from 1 October 19553 January 1956. 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. 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 The USSButler, a destroyer, later converted to a high speed minesweeper, was named for MajGen Butler in 1942. In October, leading a patrol of 44 mounted Marines, they were ambushed by over 400 Cacos fighters. 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. 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. Butner (T-AP-113) passing under the Golden Gate Bridge c1951.jpg 877 652; 469 KB Work crew on USS General H.W. Major General Butler died at the Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, on 21 June 1940, following a four-week illness. 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. A week later, the escort ship stood out for Balboa, Canal Zone, entering the area on 25 June. From 17 June, John C. Butler made a port call to Portland, Oregon. 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. 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. USS Butler. Major General Butler received Distinguished Service Medals from both the Army and the Navy in recognition of his service in France during World War I. With his first taste of combat, Butler established himself as a capable leader. Butler posthumously received the Navy Cross award for his role in the overwhelming victory at Midway. Butner.jpg 971 781; 278 KB General John Pope class transports Marvin D. Jones in command. 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. Shortly thereafter she returned to New York for overhaul. Inaba Michimune, commanding) struck the carrier port amidships and flooded three of her boiler rooms, killing six crewmen . Arriving at Pearl at 1325 on 12 November, she conducted exercises in the area off Oahu. Nine bombs from VB-3 and VB-6 struck Hiry, with four of the 1,000-pounders being direct hits. 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. Arriving at Oahu on 5 September at 1138, she conducted operations off Hilo (Kuhio Bay) on 8 September. The crew enjoyed a few days of liberty before the escort ship returned to San Diego Bay on 8 May. However, in 1899 Butler was commissioned as a First Lieutenant, and a long and legendary career in the Marine Corps began. John C. Butler rescued one survivor, ARM3c T. J. Szpont. 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). The citation to Ens. In April, a force of nearly 6,000 US troops landed in Veracruz. Later that same day, at 1346, she stood out for Acapulco, Mexico. After his career in the Marines Butler's outspoken criticism of war earned him equal notoriety. Maj Butler "was eminent and conspicuous in command of his Battalion. Butler found the US consul hiding under the consulate floor boards and rescued him. From 1415 February, John C. Butler stood out for Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. The veteran DE took part in rehearsals in the Marianas, and arrived off Iwo Jima on 19 February with an escort carrier group. 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. 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 . Creation Date: Unknown. She arrived in the United States on 26 August and was decommissioned on 8 November 1945. Ens. Attacking in two separate dives, Butler dropped two 100-pound bombs, both of which were duds. The USS Butler, a destroyer, later converted to a high speed minesweeper, was named for MajGen Butler in 1942. 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. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. Butlers Dauntless received three hits from enemy fire. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways. He entered the Massachusetts Militia in 1839, and was promoted to brigadier general in 1855 even though he had no formal military training. The American Battlefield Trust is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The dive-bomber pilots eventually discovered Hiry, the fourth and only surviving enemy carrier. This vessel participated in the European and Pacific theaters of operations during the second World War. She sailed on 27 May for repairs in the Philippines. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Also never seen again were Ens. This FREE annual event brings together educators from all over the world for sessions, lectures, and tours from leading experts. Book details & editions About the author . 6,500nmi (12,000km; 7,500mi) at 12kn (22km/h; 14mph), This page was last edited on 7 November 2022, at 15:36. 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. Butler - Transported to Chine - 1946. 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. 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). [25] See also [ edit] World War II portal HMS Argus Citations [ edit] Notes [ edit] Osborne B. Wiseman, claimed a direct hit on the ships stern, as well as a near miss. John C. Butler remained at Long Beach through September 1957. Arriving at 1645 to Naval Supply Station, Seattle, John C. Butler remained in the area for four days, conducting operations in Puget Sound. Some 50 years later that trophy was presented to the Marine Corps for permanent custody. Contents 1 Arthur commissioned in New York City 2 Assigned to the Gulf Blockading Squadron 2.1 Arthur captures blockade runner J. J. McNeil 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). 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. Butler was designed after the Rudderow-class, but had a Westinghouse geared . 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, 15 August 1955, photographed by Esquivel of Utility Squadron 7. 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 . Throughout the night, the Marines held their position until at daybreak they charged the superior enemy force which fled. 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. 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 . Three weeks later, on 23 June, she got underway for Balboa, Panama. In February 1926, he assumed command of the Marine Corps Base at San Diego, California. The escort vessel sailed with Rear Admiral Ralph A. Ofstie's escort carrier group on 12 October to provide air cover for the massive movement of transports into Leyte Gulf. Naval Reserve as a seaman second class on 19 February 1941, at the age of. Disengaging he noticed the smaller craft belching oil and smoke, estimating it later sank. 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. 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. While Japanese aircraft seemed prevalent in the vicinity, none broke through the combat air patrol (CAP) of her carrier task unit while at sea. Pace. The larger boat remained undamaged. Standing out for various short underway periods from January-April 1952, John C. Butler entered Dry dock Number One on 18 April. On 25 November, John C. Butler got underway for Acapulco, making a port visit there from 16 December. For his actions, Butler was awarded the first of his two Medals of Honor. (j.g.) She then returned to the United States, arriving Seattle 24 September. The entry can be found here. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. 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. John C. Butler was laid down by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Ltd., in Orange, Texas, on 5 October 1943; launched on 12 November 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Walter C. Butler, mother of Ensign Butler; and commissioned on 31 March 1944. After a short dry dock period, the escort ship moored at Berth 129 in Los Angeles Harbor. Lo, John C. Butler escorted the surviving carriers of Taffy 3 via Manus to Pearl Harbor, then returned to Manus on 17 December. At some point during the melee, the enemy CAP shot down Ens. But Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita's Center Force still transited San Bernardino Strait the night of 2425 October, and just after sunrise bore down on the relatively unprotected Taffy 3, including John C. Butler. Despite an intensive search, Ens. 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. 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. 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. USS Butler (DD-636) view on board, looking aft toward the ship's forward 5"/38 guns and . 220 pages, Paperback. 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. 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. Government changed its plan from a full invasion of Mexico to maintainingcontrol Veracruz. 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