Ten days later, on 15 March, the escort ship got underway for Pearl Harbor. Arriving in Hawaii on 11 April, John C. Butler stood out at 0958 to conduct at sea exercises. She then returned to the United States, arriving Seattle 24 September. This vessel participated in the European and Pacific theaters of operations during the second World War. Thus, she helped maintain trained officers and men to meet the U.S. Navy's cold war commitments. With the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950, John C. Butler recommissioned on 27 December 1950. 6,500nmi (12,000km; 7,500mi) at 12kn (22km/h; 14mph), This page was last edited on 7 November 2022, at 15:36. John Clarence Butler--born in Liberty, Ariz., on 2 February 1921, to Walter and Irene Butler -- enlisted in the U.S. In addition to reserve cruises, she took part in the training program of Fleet Sonar School, San Diego. From 12 to 30 August she escorted Royal Navy escort carriers taking part in Operation Dragoon. Butler was able to occupy Maryland's capital, Annapolis, and eventually Baltimore. 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. In 1915, the Haitians decided it was their turn to revolt. In October, leading a patrol of 44 mounted Marines, they were ambushed by over 400 Cacos fighters. 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. Ens. Ens. For his actions that day, Butler was one of only two Marines to be awarded the Medal of Honor twice. They then. At some point during the melee Butler's aircraft was shot down. Arriving at Esquimalt Naval Shipyard, Victoria, on 1 August, she next made way for Seattle, Wash., on 7 August at 0905. 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." The American Battlefield Trust and our members have saved more than 56,000 acres in 25 states! 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. USS Butler was named in honor of Major General Smedley D. Butler (1881-1940), one of the U.S. Marine Corps' most noteworthy officers during the first three decades of the Twentieth Century. Arriving at Oahu on 5 September at 1138, she conducted operations off Hilo (Kuhio Bay) on 8 September. In March 1927, he returned to China for duty with the 3d Marine Brigade. 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. The new destroyer escort conducted shakedown training off Bermuda before departing Hampton Roads on 5 June 1944 for the Pacific. The six escort carriers and seven escort ships under Rear Adm. Clifton A. F. Ziggy Sprague (no relation to Thomas) operated to the northward off the island of Samar. 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. Shortly thereafter she returned to New York for overhaul. Pace received the Silver Star medal for his actions on 20 May 1945. Butler and his fellow VB-3 pilots landed on board Enterprise to refuel and rearm. He traveled to Mexico City incognito as a railroad employee. Reporting for active duty at the Naval Reserve Aviation Base at Long Beach, Butler transferred to Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida on 27 March. 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. Benjamin Butler became one of the most disliked generals of the war, upsetting many on both sides of the conflict. 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. 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. 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 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. 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. From April to 31 October he again commanded the Marine Barracks at Quantico. 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. This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Throughout the night, the Marines held their position until at daybreak they charged the superior enemy force which fled. At 0647, the Officer of the Deck (OOD) sighted anti-aircraft fire on the horizon and reported to Lt. Cmdr. This vessel participated in the European and Pacific theaters of operations during the second World War. Returning to her homeport on 10 July, she got underway with TU 98.20.1 on 27 July alongside George A. Johnson (DE-583), Thomas F. Nickel (DE 587), and Grady (DE-445), for Victoria, British Columbia. Skillful gunnery accounted for five of the attackers, and John C. Butler sustained damage only to her mast and antennas. One marine was injured, and all 51 Haitians were killed. 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. 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. Arriving at Pearl at 1325 on 12 November, she conducted exercises in the area off Oahu. 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. 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. At 0715 on 1 July, she made way into the operating area off San Diego for Fleet Sonar School exercises. Soon after this first attack, John C. Butler turned from the carriers to launch against the enemy, before exchanging gunfire with a heavy cruiser. She arrived in the United States on 26 August and was decommissioned on 8 November 1945. Butler attended the elite Haverford School and was set for a life of privilege and power. 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. 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. Five days later, she made way for her homeport. Originally built as USS Admiral E.W. 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. 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. John C. Butler took on board 130 St. She sailed from Marseilles 7 July, via the Panama Canal, for Ulithi and Eniwetok, finally arriving Okinawa 1 September. Standing out for various short underway periods from January-April 1952, John C. Butler entered Dry dock Number One on 18 April. Despite his petitions to be moved to the front, he was given a reserve role as he was considered brilliant but unreliable. Remaining on the station for over a month, the crew of John C. Butler sprang into action on 20 May 1945. 113) 1946 at Smai China." The text on the back reads, "U.S.S. Osborne B. Wiseman, claimed a direct hit on the ships stern, as well as a near miss. Class: Gleaves-class destroyer. Getting underway at 0800, John C. Butler moored alongside Whitney (AD-4) for repairs to the depth charge rack. Steaming back for her homeport, she returned at 0909 on 7 December, the fifteenth anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. From September-November, the escort ship conducted short training cruises off San Diego. A third kamikaze, already in flames, crashed close to the ship after clipping a radio antenna. Taffy 2, comprising six escort carriers and seven escort vessels under Rear Adm. Felix B. Stump, took station off the entrance to Leyte Gulf. She sailed from Marseilles 7 July, via the Panama Canal, for Ulithi and Eniwetok, finally arriving Okinawa 1 September. 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. Attacking in two separate dives, Butler dropped two 100-pound bombs, both of which were duds. (j.g.) Shortly after the ships of the Center Force retreated, kamikaze aircraft suddenly appeared over the U.S. task unit. ), Port side view of John C. Butler, Boston, 29 May 1944; note unstowed depth charges on the main deck, aft. General Butler, assessing the situation, now changed his mission. Ens. General H.W. Benjamin Butler became one of the most disliked generals of the war, upsetting many on both sides of the conflict. She was redesignated T-AP-113 in October 1949. John C. Butlers gunners managed to shoot down four Zekes and one Oscar. In August of 1861, Butler led a successful amphibious assault on the Hatteras Inlet in North Carolina, and moved onto New Orleans in May, after the city had already surrendered to Admiral David G. Farragut. After their attack, the SBD-3 pilots withdrew to the northeast. The citation to Ens. (U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships Photograph BS-132041, National Archives and Records Administration, Still Pictures Division, College Park, Md. 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. At Trujillo, Bonillista Rebels and Honduran soldiers were fighting. USS Butler was decommissioned in November 1945 and stricken from the Navy list. Suddenly, six kamikazes roared in amongst the group, with John C. Butler shooting down three, while two turned back, leaving one pilot to climb 6,000 feet into the air before diving straight down into Adm. Ofsties flagship Kitkun Bay. Upon completion of extensive training in the Hawaiian area, she sailed to Ulithi and then conducted a pre-invasion sweep around Okinawa. This vessel participated in the European and Pacific theaters of operations during the second World War. 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. In 1914 Butler was in Mexico on a spy mission. The escort ship got underway for Pearl Harbor at 1625 on 7 April 1953. 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 . They thenleft the area, and the fighting resumed. Radioman-gunner ARM3c Berg received a Distinguished Flying Cross, while Ens. At some point during the melee, the enemy CAP shot down Ens. This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. John C. Butler was the lead ship of her class of destroyer escorts, the last class to be designed and built during World War II. Operating from Pyramid Cove, San Clemente Island, from 128 February, the escort ship conducted routine shipboard drills. With 300 Marines under his charge, he set out for the little town of Noveleta to quell a group of Filipino rebels. Unable to land back on board Yorktown due to a successful attack by aircraft from carrier Hiry (scoring three bomb hits), Ens. 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. [25] See also [ edit] World War II portal HMS Argus Citations [ edit] Notes [ edit] Training in antisubmarine exercises, often alongside Goss (DE-444), she anchored off Treasure Island, before returning to her homeport. On 29 July 1953, John C. Butler made way for Seattle before returning to Southern Ca., on 7 August. Arriving at 0947 on 27 March, the crew enjoyed three days of liberty before John C. Butler got underway for California. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone a few hints. At 1705 on 12 December 1944, Edmonds reported a sound contact, making a three depth-charge attack at 1722. The dive-bomber pilots eventually discovered Hiry, the fourth and only surviving enemy carrier. He did not see action during thatwar, and after a brief stint on the cruiser theUSS New York, he returned home to be discharged. 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. 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). Nearly a week later, on 9 October, tugs escorted her to Dry dock Number Two, Todd Shipyard, San Pedro. 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. 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. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. Major General Butler died at the Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, on 21 June 1940, following a four-week illness. 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. She was sold for scrapping in January 1948. She took part in the Amphibious Battle of Gela and subsequently served on escort duty throughout the remainder of the operation. Departing Pearl on 9 August 1944, John C. Butler screened transports with the Third Fleet, bound for the invasion of the Palau Islands. On 26 July, John C. Butler stood out for Seattle, conducting exercises in the area until 6 August. In 1861, Butler was a militia general who tricked his way into command of the 6th and 8th Massachusetts regiments to open the way through Maryland to Washington, D.C. 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. At 1830, John C. Butler proceeded to join Edmonds just as the destroyer reported sighting two torpedo wakes crossing her bow. She reported seeing an unidentified shiny black object surface and then submerge on her port quarter after her third attack. Making way for Long Beach, she returned to her homeport at 0655 on 25 August. 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. John E. Pace, in command. 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. USS General H. W. Butner (AP-113) was a troopship that served with the United States Navy in World War II and the Korean War.She was redesignated T-AP-113 in October 1949.. General H. W. Butner was launched by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company of Kearny, New Jersey, 19 September 1943 under Maritime Commission contract for the Army; acquired by the Navy 5 December 1943; placed in ferry . John C. Butler rescued one survivor, ARM3c T. J. Szpont. USS General H. W. Butner (AP-113) at anchor in 1952.jpg 2,758 1,806; 2.39 MB USS General H. W. Butner APA-113.jpg 818 326; 51 KB USS General H.W. Mooring at Honolulu on 2 April, the crew enjoyed four days of liberty before getting underway at 0820 on 6 April. Butlers wingman, Lt. In France, during WWI he was given command of a debarkationdepotwhich sent American forces to the battlefields. 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. every curse word copy and paste, best places to doordash in florida, Butler 's aircraft was shot down Harbor at 1625 on 7 December the! 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