Ens. VB-6 aircraft attacked first, missing the ship with several bombs. 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. 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. She was redesignated T-AP-113 in October 1949. (U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships Photograph BS-132040, National Archives and Records Administration, Still Pictures Division, College Park, Md. 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. Screened by John C. Butler and other ships, the escort carriers claimed the destruction of 92 enemy planes by 17 January 1945, when orders arrived to detach and steam for Ulithi to stage for the invasion of Iwo Jima. After rescuing survivors from St. They fought the Cacos in a short, intense hand-to-hand combat. Butler and radioman-gunner ARM3c David Berg. 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.. Returning three days later to Southern Ca., the escort ship underwent a second yard period from 1 March25 May. 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. Cite as. 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. She again fought off a severe air attack on 21 February. In 1915, the Haitians decided it was their turn to revolt. 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. At 1830, John C. Butler proceeded to join Edmonds just as the destroyer reported sighting two torpedo wakes crossing her bow. Sign up to receive the latest information on the American Battlefield Trust's efforts to blaze The Liberty Trail in South Carolina. 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. John C. Butler got underway on 4 October 1953, for Ensenada, Mexico. She was redesignated T-AP-113 in October 1949. Both ships proceeded to conduct a box search, but discontinued after ordered to rejoin the formation. Subscribe to the American Battlefield Trust's quarterly email series of curated stories for the curious-minded sort! Departing Seattle on 11 August, she arrived back to her homeport five days later. She took part in the Amphibious Battle of Gela and subsequently served on escort duty throughout the remainder of the operation. 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. 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. His action saved the officer and Butler was promoted to Captain by Brevet. Marvin D. Jones in command. ), John C. Butler, 15 August 1955, photographed by Esquivel of Utility Squadron 7. He did not see action during thatwar, and after a brief stint on the cruiser theUSS New York, he returned home to be discharged. Disengaging he noticed the smaller craft belching oil and smoke, estimating it later sank. In October, leading a patrol of 44 mounted Marines, they were ambushed by over 400 Cacos fighters. Returning to Manus on 30 September, she replenished in preparation for the Leyte operation in October. After returning to her homeport, she stood out on 15 June for the Panama Canal Zone. 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. 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). She was sold for scrapping on 10 January 1948. Contents 1 Arthur commissioned in New York City 2 Assigned to the Gulf Blockading Squadron 2.1 Arthur captures blockade runner J. J. McNeil In April 1899, 1stLt Butler was assigned to duty with the Marine Battalion at Manila, Philippine Islands. 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. 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. The two-hour Battle off Samar which followed has taken a rightful place among the most memorable actions in naval history. Departing with escort carriers on 31 December, she protected amphibious transports steaming to the invasion of Luzon. Sign up for our quarterly email series highlighting the environmental benefits of battlefield preservation. 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. McCloy; acquired by the . At 0647, the Officer of the Deck (OOD) sighted anti-aircraft fire on the horizon and reported to Lt. Cmdr. In 1915, the Haitians decided it was their turn to revolt. Lo, John C. Butler escorted the surviving carriers of Taffy 3 via Manus to Pearl Harbor, then returned to Manus on 17 December. Alerted by radio warning of Japanese aircraft in the vicinity, crewmembers manned their battle stations. At Trujillo, Bonillista Rebels and Honduran soldiers were fighting. Maxwell F. Max Leslie, commanding) off Yorktown at 1106, seeking to destroy the Japanese carriers. USS Butler was decommissioned in November 1945 and stricken from the Navy list. Butler - Transported to Chine - 1946. He was one of only 20 marines to receive the Marine Corps Brevet Medal when it was created in 1921. The next day, Butler proceeded to Kerama Retto for temporary repairs. Complement: 16 Officers and 260 Enlisted. The Boxer Rebellion had erupted, and the Marines were sent into the fray. From there she escorted two Free French vessels, Richelieu and Montcalm, to New York. After changing course, Cmdr. Butner made one more voyage before the end of the Pacific war, redeploying troops from the European Theater. Throughout the night, the Marines held their position until at daybreak they charged the superior enemy force which fled. On November 30, 1865, Butler resigned his commission. I operated on three continents.. The crew celebrated the holidays on leave with their families while the ship remained in port. The Japanese damaged and fearing heavier air attack had indeed reversed course. 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. 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. Major General, USMC (Retired), (1881-1940) Smedley Darlington Butler was born on 30 July 1881 in West Chester, Pennsylvania. 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. John C. Butlers gunners managed to shoot down four Zekes and one Oscar. Taffy 3, including John C. Butler, received the Presidential Unit Citation (PUC) for its exemplary conduct during the Battle off Samar. 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). ), John C. Butler, coming alongside the escort carrier Sargent Bay (CVE-83), 1 March 1945. Many veterans who served on the Navy transport ship were exposed to asbestos. The escort ship got underway for Pearl Harbor at 1625 on 7 April 1953. The US Government changed its plan from a full invasion of Mexico to maintainingcontrol of Veracruz. During his next session of combat, Butler proved his legendary abilities; as well as his disdain for war. 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 . On 14 January 1943, she departed on a trans-Atlantic voyage to Casablanca and thence to Dakar, French West Africa. 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. The larger boat remained undamaged. 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. Length: 348 feet 3 inches. Operating from Pyramid Cove, San Clemente Island, from 128 February, the escort ship conducted routine shipboard drills. John C. Butler stood out for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on 1 September 1952. From 12 to 30 August she escorted Royal Navy escort carriers taking part in Operation Dragoon. USS Great Sitkin (AE-17) var ett ammunitionsfartyg av Mount Hood-klass, som tjnstgjorde i den amerikanska flottan frn 1945 till 1973. Benjamin Butler became one of the most disliked generals of the war, upsetting many on both sides of the conflict. John Clarence Butler was born on 2 February 1921 in Liberty, Arizona. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. Her commanding officer, Lt. Cmdr. Standing out for various short underway periods from January-April 1952, John C. Butler entered Dry dock Number One on 18 April. 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 took part in occupations, police actions, and interventions on behalf of the US. Lo shot one of the enemy planes down, a second managed to sneak through and crash into her flight deck. 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. From September-November, the escort ship conducted short training cruises off San Diego. With the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950, John C. Butler recommissioned on 27 December 1950. Butler attended the elite Haverford School and was set for a life of privilege and power. Due to high winds, heavy seas, and damage sustained during the warhead tests, the portion of ex-John C. Butler aft of frame 135 broke apart and sank in approximately 90 feet of water. He retired from active duty 1 October 1931 and died at Philadelphia 21 June 1940. . In 1900 Butler was about to leave the Philippines for Guam when he was redirected to China. Saratoga and the task force quickly made way for Wake Island the following day. Following shakedown, she was assigned to 11th Naval District for the job of training naval reservists on short sea cruises. 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. 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. 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. While picking up ARM3c Szpont, a heavy underwater explosion, believed caused by depth charges in the wrecked aircraft, caused some concern amongst the rescue crew. John C. Butler remained in port during the month of December. On 25 May, bombs from a kamikaze exploded under Butler's keel, killing fourteen men, blowing out steam lines, and flooding the forward fire room, causing the loss of all steam and electric power. The kamikazes bomb exploded on the port side of the flight deck, setting off a series of secondary explosions leading to her sinking. 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. With Enterprise arriving too late to participate in the Battle of the Coral Sea (48 May 1942), she returned to Hawaii on 26 May. He exhibited courage and skill in leading his men through the action of the 22nd and in the final occupation of the city.". Butner (AP-113) Howard's hand-written comments: One of our large troop carriers. Major General Butler died at the Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, on 21 June 1940, following a four-week illness. As the invasion fleet moved through Philippines waters, enemy aircraft spotted the group. Inaba Michimune, commanding) struck the carrier port amidships and flooded three of her boiler rooms, killing six crewmen . 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. Three bomb hits from Yorktown dive-bombers struck the enemy carrier. Keeping up a rapid tempo of underway periods, John C. Butler steamed for Vancouver, on 1 June 1953. Butler, seeing explosions and fire engulf Sry, broke off his attack and targeted an enemy battleship (most likely a heavy cruiser). The next day, an Eastern TBM-3 Avenger (BuNo 22880) from VC-91 off Kitkun Bay crashed into the sea. 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). He was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1853, and then to the Senate of theCommonwealthin 1859. On 14 August, she got underway for Fleet Sonar School, San Diego. However, in 1899 Butler was commissioned as a First Lieutenant, and a long and legendary career in the Marine Corps began. 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. Beauregard to slow him down with an inferior force. I operated on three continents., Jeff Edwards is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE, Lying about his age, he received a direct commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Marines. John C. Butler then departed Pearl Harbor on 9 August screening transports bound for the invasion of the Palau Islands. On 25 November, John C. Butler got underway for Acapulco, making a port visit there from 16 December. By November only the rebel mountain stronghold of Fort Riviere remained. 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). 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. 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. 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. His father served as a US Congressman for over 30 years, and his grandfather served two terms in Congress. At the sight of the Marines, they stopped. After days of intense fighting and heavy sniper fire in the streets, Butlers men were once again victorious. Beam: 36 feet 1 inches. Getting underway again, she anchored off Acapulco on 11 July, before returning to Long Beach for refueling and resupply. Some 50 years later that trophy was presented to the Marine Corps for permanent custody. 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. While Japanese aircraft seemed prevalent in the vicinity, none broke through the combat air patrol (CAP) of her carrier task unit while at sea. After conducting operations and training exercises, she returned to her homeport. (U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships Photograph BS-132041, National Archives and Records Administration, Still Pictures Division, College Park, Md. On 3 January 1945, the ship weighed anchor for Naval Station San Diego en route to Pearl Harbor. Designated a Naval Aviator (29 August), Butler accepted an appointment as ensign in the Naval Reserve (6 September), before receiving orders to the Advanced Training Group (ACTG), U.S. Pacific Fleet, for active duty, involving flying under instruction (17 September). On 16 January 1951, John C. Butler got underway for sea trials at 0816. The USS Butler, a Gleaves - class destroyer, later converted to a high-speed minesweeper, was named for Major General Butler in 1942. 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. During the month of August 1954, John C. Butler made port visits to Vancouver (9 August), and Georgia Strait, Sandy Point, Wash., (11 August). 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. She continued screen and picket duty, splashing many planes, throughout the assault on Okinawa (24 March 25 May 1945). Sailing via the Panama Canal, she arrived Pearl Harbor on 26 June and engaged in convoy and training operations in July. 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. Butler received the Navy Unit Commendation for her service in the Okinawa operation and four battle stars for her World War II service. One marine was injured, and all 51 Haitians were killed. This FREE annual event brings together educators from all over the world for sessions, lectures, and tours from leading experts. 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