At Trujillo, Bonillista Rebels and Honduran soldiers were fighting. Returning to the United States in January 1901, he served at various posts within the continental limits and on several ships. After spending the next two weeks at her homeport undergoing small repairs, John C. Butler stood out on 27 July for Vancouver, arriving two days later at 1538. 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). 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. The citation to Ens. His father served as a US Congressman for over 30 years, and his grandfather served two terms in Congress. At 0715 on 1 July, she made way into the operating area off San Diego for Fleet Sonar School exercises. He enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve as a seaman second class on 19 February 1941 at Long Beach, California. The enemy unexpectedly disengaged and retired to the north. (U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships Photograph BS-70488, National Archives and Records Administration, Still Pictures Division, College Park, Md. On 6 November, she stood out alongside Diachenko (APD-123), Begor (APD-127), and Norton Sound (AVM-1), for exercises in the operation area off Southern Ca., returning to her homeport on 16 November. She reported seeing an unidentified shiny black object surface and then submerge on her port quarter after her third attack. Butler received the Navy Unit Commendation for her service in the Okinawa operation and four battle stars for her World War II service. From late February-late March, she conducted operations in the San Diego area, before getting underway again for Ensenada on 29 March. The slow escort carriers launched all planes to attack the Japanese cruisers and battleships, and John C. Butler and her sisters laid heavy smoke to confuse enemy batteries. Two days later she helped fight off a kamikaze attack, witnessing the sinking of escort carrier Bismarck Sea (CVE-95), while almost becoming the victim of an enemy torpedo bomber. 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 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. Making way for Long Beach, she returned to her homeport at 0655 on 25 August. During the voyage through the South China Sea, the ships encountered and drove off determined kamikaze attacks. In April 1899, 1stLt Butler was assigned to duty with the Marine Battalion at Manila, Philippine Islands. The USS Genreal H W Butner was launched at the height of WWII, and was decommissioned in 1960. The USSButler, a destroyer, later converted to a high speed minesweeper, was named for MajGen Butler in 1942. 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. Ens. At Trujillo, Bonillista Rebels and Honduran soldiers were fighting. Lt. Cmdr. 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. Download Medium Size Download Full Size. 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. 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. (j.g.) 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. The escort ship got underway for Pearl Harbor at 1625 on 7 April 1953. 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 . Taffy 2, comprising six escort carriers and seven escort vessels under Rear Adm. Felix B. Stump, took station off the entrance to Leyte Gulf. 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. Mopping up operations continued until the end of the month. Creation Information Creator: Unknown. The Majority of our funds go directly to Preservation and Education. 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. 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. He was one of only 20 marines to receive the Marine Corps Brevet Medal when it was created in 1921. 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. She was redesignated T-AP-113 in October 1949. 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. In 1915, the Haitians decided it was their turn to revolt. Recalled on 23 December (the same day Wake fell to the Japanese), the task force returned to Pearl four days later before putting out for Midway Island to conduct patrol duties on 31 December. He led his Marines from one battle to the next. Smedley Darlington Butler, later known to thousands of Marines as "Ol' Gimlet Eye," was born 30 July 1881. I operated on three continents.. Butler found the US consul hiding under the consulate floor boards and rescued him. Butner.jpg 971 781; 278 KB General John Pope class transports 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. John C. Butlers gunners managed to shoot down four Zekes and one Oscar. In October, leading a patrol of 44 mounted Marines, they were ambushed by over 400 Cacos fighters. Attacking in two separate dives, Butler dropped two 100-pound bombs, both of which were duds. In March 1927, he returned to China for duty with the 3d Marine Brigade. The new destroyer escort conducted shakedown training off Bermuda before departing Hampton Roads on 5 June 1944 for the Pacific. 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. He remained on duty in Nicaragua until November 1912, when he rejoined the Marines at Camp Elliott, Panama. 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. 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. Remaining on the station for over a month, the crew of John C. Butler sprang into action on 20 May 1945. Marvin D. Jones in command. Two weeks later, she moved to Pier Three, before getting underway on 30 June for San Diego via Long Beach. Underway from the shipyard on 3 January at 0838, John C. Butler commenced sea trials before proceeding to her homeport. Naval Reserve as a seaman second class on 19 February 1941, at the age of. Desired as advance bases for the long-awaited move into the Philippines, John C. Butler provided antisubmarine and anti-aircraft protection for the supporting carriers providing air cover for the troops invading Morotai on 15 September. He first saw action at the battle of Big Bethel, where he was defeated. Butlers medal noted: His gallant intrepidity and loyal devotion to the accomplishment of a vastly important objective contributed in large measure to the success achieved by our forces and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service., (DE-339): displacement 1,350 tons; length 306'; beam 36'8", draft 9'5"; speed 24 knots; complement 186; armament 2 5-inch, 4 40-millimeter, 10 20-millimeter, 8 depth charge projectors, 2 depth charge stern racks, 1 depth charge projector (hedgehog), 3 21-inch torpedo tubes; class John C. Butler). Striking the craft with a 500-pound bomb on the port side, his plane received three hits from enemy fire. Major General Butler died at the Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, on 21 June 1940, following a four-week illness. (U.S. Navy Photograph 80-G-264041, 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. 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. After undergoing shakedown trials, Butler engaged in escort work in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. 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 1415 February, John C. Butler stood out for Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. At 0930, Lt. Cmdr. Her commanding officer, Lt. Cmdr. He also served ashore in Puerto Rico and the Isthmus of Panama for short periods. From 2326 June, she made port visits to Panama and Callao, Peru. Alerted by radio warning of Japanese aircraft in the vicinity, crewmembers manned their battle stations. However, there were no Japanese air attacks until 30 minutes before sunset on 8 January 1945. General H. W. Butner made one more voyage before the end of the Pacific war, redeploying troops from the European Theater. 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. Arriving at Oahu on 5 September at 1138, she conducted operations off Hilo (Kuhio Bay) on 8 September. On 3 April, after termination of his enlisted service, he accepted an appointment as an aviation cadet in the Naval Reserve. Departing with escort carriers on 31 December, she protected amphibious transports steaming to the invasion of Luzon. With his first taste of combat, Butler established himself as a capable leader. Standing out for various short underway periods from January-April 1952, John C. Butler entered Dry dock Number One on 18 April. Ens. She next made way for Seattle on 5 June before steaming back for her homeport, mooring there on 15 June. The escort ship underwent a routine overhaul from 1 October 19553 January 1956. He entered the Massachusetts Militia in 1839, and was promoted to brigadier general in 1855 even though he had no formal military training. The USS John C. Butler requires 2190000 Credits and USS Pettit with 1490000 XP to unlock. Although the Halsey-Doolittle Raid failed to inflict great damage on the Japanese homeland, it quickly became a morale booster for Americans back home. His action saved the officer and Butler was promoted to Captain by Brevet. Originally built as USS Admiral E.W. Appointed from that same state in the U.S. Marine Corps as a Second. John C. Butler departed Seeadler Harbor alongside Fanshaw Bay on 10 September 1944, reaching Morotai Island, at the western tip of New Guinea. With the last pockets of Japanese resistance eliminated on 21 June 1945, Okinawa officially was secured. Scouting Six aircraft attacked first, missing the enemy ship with several bombs. Arriving at 1645 to Naval Supply Station, Seattle, John C. Butler remained in the area for four days, conducting operations in Puget Sound. 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. Receiving orders to make way for Portland on 25 May, the escort ship remained in the area for two days before standing out for her homeport on 4 June. Departing Seattle on 11 August, she arrived back to her homeport five days later. 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. Soon after this first attack, John C. Butler turned from the carriers to launch her remaining torpedoes, then exchanged gunfire with a heavy cruiser. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. After their attack, the SBD-3 pilots withdrew to the northeast. After a heroic attack by torpedo bombers of squadrons VT-8, VT-6, and VT-3 failed to strike any of the Japanese ships, Yorktowns dive-bombers, arriving nearly simultaneously with those from Enterprise, which attacked Akagi and Kaga, launched a strike on carrier Sry. In February 1926, he assumed command of the Marine Corps Base at San Diego, California. In October, leading a patrol of 44 mounted Marines, they were ambushed by over 400 Cacos fighters. 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. 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 . After returning to her homeport, the escort ship steamed for Vancouver on 30 August, conducting exercises in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, before returning to the San Diego area in the first week of September. 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. 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