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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. She continued screen and picket duty, splashing many planes, throughout the assault on Okinawa (24 March 25 May 1945). Returning to Manus on 30 September, she replenished in preparation for the Leyte operation in October. At Trujillo, Bonillista Rebels and Honduran soldiers were fighting. She next made way for Seattle on 5 June before steaming back for her homeport, mooring there on 15 June. She arrived in the United States on 26 August and was decommissioned on 8 November 1945. Ten days later, she paired with Raymond (DE-341) to act as an escort, arriving at Manus on 30 September for a brief replenishment and refit period. (U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships Photograph BS-132041, National Archives and Records Administration, Still Pictures Division, College Park, Md. Arriving at Long Beach on 12 April, the escort ship spent the next two months moored at her homeport. 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. Butler was shot in the thigh when he climbed out of a trench to save a fellow officer who had been wounded. 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 some point during the melee Butler's aircraft was shot down. 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. Creation Information Creator: Unknown. On 3 April, after termination of his enlisted service, he accepted an appointment as an aviation cadet in the Naval Reserve. 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. The 6th Massachusetts' march toward Washington resulted in the April 19, 1861 Baltimore Riot. Departing the Luzon coast, she arrived at Ulithi on 23 January to prepare for the next important amphibious landing Iwo Jima. At Trujillo, Bonillista Rebels and Honduran soldiers were fighting. 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. ), Port side view of John C. Butler, Boston, 29 May 1944; note unstowed depth charges on the main deck, aft. Arriving at Oahu on 5 September at 1138, she conducted operations off Hilo (Kuhio Bay) on 8 September. "Profile of Major General Smedley Butler, Banana War Crusader." ThoughtCo, Jul. A third kamikaze, already in flames, crashed close to the ship after clipping a radio antenna. Butner.jpg 971 781; 278 KB General John Pope class transports John C. Butler stood out for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on 1 September 1952. Following training, in 1898 Butler was sent to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba after it had been captured. MAJOR GENERAL 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. The remaining suicide plane, damaged by gunfire but continuing towards John C. Butler, sheared radar equipment from the mast before crashing into the sea close aboard, showering the decks with water, bits of wood, metal and pieces of the pilots clothing. 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. After conducting operations and training exercises, she returned to her homeport. The Japanese damaged and fearing heavier air attack had indeed reversed course. Upon completion of extensive training in the Hawaiian area, she sailed to Ulithi and then conducted a pre-invasion sweep around Okinawa. After returning to her homeport two weeks later, she got underway for Ensenada, remaining there from 2022 August 1955. The two-hour Battle off Samar which followed has taken a rightful place among the most memorable actions in naval history. 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. A damaged Zeke broke off the attack when fighters from the Marine Corps CAP appeared in the area to protect the escort ship. 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. The escort ship underwent a routine overhaul from 1 October 19553 January 1956. In 1878, he was once again elected to Congress, and was a presidential candidate during the election of 1884. 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, Lieutenant Commander M. D. Matthews in command . From 12 to 30 August she escorted Royal Navy escort carriers taking part in Operation Dragoon. During the voyage through the South China Sea, the ships encountered and drove off determined kamikaze attacks. The American Battlefield Trust and our members have saved more than 56,000 acres in 25 states! Ten days later, on 15 March, the escort ship got underway for Pearl Harbor. It was during this time that Butler would gain many of his enemies. In April 1899, 1stLt Butler was assigned to duty with the Marine Battalion at Manila, Philippine Islands. General H.W. 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. 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. Arriving at 1645 to Naval Supply Station, Seattle, John C. Butler remained in the area for four days, conducting operations in Puget Sound. She then steamed for New York, arriving on 22 August. 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). He was appointed a major general on May 16, 1861, being one of the first appointed by President Abraham Lincoln. Following shakedown, she was assigned to 11th Naval District for the job of training naval reservists on short sea cruises. Throughout the night, the Marines held their position until at daybreak they charged the superior enemy force which fled. With about 100 men Butler led his Marines through asmall hole in a wall of the Fort. Lt. Cmdr. In April, a force of nearly 6,000 US troops landed in Veracruz. Scouting Six aircraft attacked first, missing the enemy ship with several bombs. Lo shot one of the enemy planes down, a second managed to sneak through and crash into her flight deck. The excitement of war had no doubt enthralled the young Smedley Butler. In addition to reserve cruises, she took part in the training program of Fleet Sonar School, San Diego. 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. Standing out for various short underway periods from January-April 1952, John C. Butler entered Dry dock Number One on 18 April. Finally, after a long wait, Ens. Lester E. G. Setser, her commanding officer, ordered the colors and commissioning pennant hauled down. From there she escorted two Free French vessels, Richelieu and Montcalm, to New York. At the sight of the Marines, they stopped. John Clarence Butler was born on 2 February 1921 in Liberty, Arizona. Following the war, he was Commander General of the Marine Barracks at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Getting underway for San Diego at 1025, she steamed for Acapulco, remaining in the area from 814 February. At 0700 on 30 November, John C. Butler got underway for training, commencing dry torpedo runs and target vessel firing. Taffy 3, including John C. Butler, received the Presidential Unit Citation (PUC) for its exemplary conduct during the Battle off Samar. 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. An intense training and underway schedule began during the first week of June 1955. One marine was injured, and all 51 Haitians were killed. The veteran DE took part in rehearsals in the Marianas, and arrived off Iwo Jima on 19 February with an escort carrier group. Shortly after the ships of the Center Force retreated, kamikaze aircraft suddenly appeared over the U.S. task unit. John C. Butler got underway on 4 October 1953, for Ensenada, Mexico. After conducting training operations off the west coast during the first two weeks of April, John C. Butler anchored at Avalon, South Catalina Island, on 24 April. Class: Gleaves-class destroyer. 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. Butler launched in plane B-12, again with ARM3c Berg as his radio-gunner, in 16 VB-3 (Lt. Cmdr. This vessel participated in the European and Pacific theaters of operations during the second World War. Six days later, on 17 April, she made way for Long Beach, arriving at 0721. (U.S. Navy Photograph 80-G-264041, National Archives and Records Administration, Still Pictures Division, College Park, Md. A fourth aircraft, already afire from repeated hits, exploded as the pilot attempted to bank into the ship. Arriving in Seeadler Harbor on 17 December, the destroyer received fuel from tanker Leopard (IX-122) at 1440. They fought the Cacos in a short, intense hand-to-hand combat. In October 1918, aged 37, Butler was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General. This FREE annual event brings together educators from all over the world for sessions, lectures, and tours from leading experts. Major General Butler died at the Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, on 21 June 1940, following a four-week illness. Striking the craft with a 500-pound bomb on the port side, his plane received three hits from enemy fire. (U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships Photograph BS-70488, National Archives and Records Administration, Still Pictures Division, College Park, Md. Attacking in two separate dives, Butler dropped two 100-pound bombs, both of which were duds. 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. 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. Smedley Darlington Butler, later known to thousands of Marines as "Ol' Gimlet Eye," was born 30 July 1881. Length: 348 feet 3 inches. While commanding this force, he performed poorly during the Bermuda Hundred campaign, allowing Confederate general P.G.T. After changing course, Cmdr. About a dozen Mitsubishi A6M2 Type 0 carrier fighters suddenly swarmed in amongst the slower Dauntless dive-bombers. After the completion of sea trials, the escort ship got underway for Acapulco on 26 February. 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. Major General Butler died at the Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, on 21 June 1940, following a four-week illness. Departing Seattle on 11 August, she arrived back to her homeport five days later. The DE continued to fire and dodge heavy-caliber fire until dangerously low on ammunition, then returned to the carrier formation to provide smoke coverage. 31 . Eberle (AP-123), in 1950 this ship became USNS General Simon B. Buckner (T-AP-123). 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. Butlers Dauntless received three hits from enemy fire. Reporting for active duty at the Naval Reserve Aviation Base at Long Beach, Butler transferred to Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida on 27 March. 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. 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). 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 is a T9 Destroyer Escort of the John C. Butler-class destroyer escorts. Lt. Cmdr. 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. She was eventually sunk as a target in December 1971. Detached from the screen of escort carriers on 15 April 1945, John C. Butler underwent repairs at Kerama Retto before taking an isolated patrol station just to the north of Ie Shima. She spent the rest of the year moored in her homeport. While in office, he attended the Democratic convention where he voted for Jefferson Davis to run for the presidential nomination, as well as candidates such as John C. Breckinridge. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways. 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. Disengaging he noticed the smaller craft belching oil and smoke, estimating it later sank. He issued Order 28 during this time period, which stated that any lady in New Orleans who showed contempt for Union soldiers would effectively be treated as though they were a prostitute. A week later, she got underway back for her homeport at Long Beach. She decommissioned on 18 December 1957 and re-entered the Reserve Fleet, San Diego. Butner (T-AP-113) passing under the Golden Gate Bridge c1951.jpg 877 652; 469 KB Work crew on USS General H.W. Beam: 36 feet 1 inches. After overhaul in New York and coastwise convoy escort work she set sail for the Mediterranean on 8 June. After escort carrier St. 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. She was redesignated T-AP-113 in October 1949. Carries about 4,000 troops. Stay up-to-date on our FREE educational resources & professional development opportunities, all designed to support your work teaching American history. The escort carriers of Taffy 3, hidden in heavy smoke laid down by John C. Butler and other escort ships, managed to launch all aircraft. Naval Reserve as a seaman second class on 19 February 1941, at the age of. Returning three days later to Southern Ca., the escort ship underwent a second yard period from 1 March25 May. General H.W. Butler was engaged in convoy work and overhaul until 5 May 1944 at which time she stood out for the Invasion of Normandy from 6 June to 15 July. The USS John C. Butler requires 2190000 Credits and USS Pettit with 1490000 XP to unlock. John C. Butler rescued one survivor, ARM3c T. J. Szpont. Following training exercises at Oran and Algiers, she proceeded to Bizerte whence she departed in July for the Allied invasion of Sicily from 9 July to 12 August. ), John C. Butler, 15 August 1955, photographed by Esquivel of Utility Squadron 7. 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. In France, during WWI he was given command of a debarkationdepotwhich sent American forces to the battlefields. At some point during the melee, the enemy CAP shot down Ens. Butlers wingman, Lt. John E. Pace, a survivor of both the attack on Pearl Harbor and sinking of Lexington (CV-2) at the Battle of the Coral Sea, received the Navy Cross for his role in the fight. 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. Butler and radioman-gunner ARM3c David Berg. The dive-bomber pilots eventually discovered Hiry, the fourth and only surviving enemy carrier. 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. Keeping up a rapid tempo of underway periods, John C. Butler steamed for Vancouver, on 1 June 1953. From 1909 to 1912, Butler served as the muscle for US policy throughout Nicaragua and Panama. 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. 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). From 1415 February, John C. Butler stood out for Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. He retired from active duty 1 October 1931 and died at Philadelphia 21 June 1940. . 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. Once again, Butler (now a Major) was sent in with a contingent of Marines to intervene. In 1903 Butler was sent to Honduras to defend the US Consulate during a revolt. From April to 31 October he again commanded the Marine Barracks at Quantico. At 0930, Lt. Cmdr. They fought the Cacos in a short, intense hand-to-hand combat. Show your pride in battlefield preservation by shopping in our store. Butner (AP-113) Howard's hand-written comments: One of our large troop carriers. Claggett H. Hawkins, the pilot, was not recovered. On 2 May, John C. Butler steamed from San Diego to Seattle. After a brief return to Long Beach, she steamed for Ensenada, Mexico, on 9 May. John C. Butler returned to Fleet Sonar School, San Diego, on 5 May 1954. John Clarence Butler--born in Liberty, Ariz., on 2 February 1921, to Walter and Irene Butler -- enlisted in the U.S. After undergoing shakedown trials, Butler engaged in escort work in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. 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, seeing explosions and fire engulf Sry, broke off his attack and targeted an enemy battleship (most likely a heavy cruiser). 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. After conducting shakedown training off Bermuda (23 April-18 May 1944), the new escort ship departed Hampton Roads on 5 June for the Pacific. Throughout the night, the Marines held their position until at daybreak they charged the superior enemy force which fled. 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. Paul Thurman Butler Collection (AFC/2001/001/58079), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. (DECEASED), Medal of Honor Citation - Vera CruzOriginal General Order-Vera Cruz. One marine was injured, and all 51 Haitians were killed. Lo, John C. Butler escorted the surviving carriers of Taffy 3 via Manus to Pearl Harbor, then returned to Manus on 17 December. Ens. John C. Butler then departed Pearl Harbor on 9 August screening transports bound for the invasion of the Palau Islands. Known as The Banana Wars, they were a series of conflicts spanning 30 years in Central America and the Caribbean. With 300 Marines under his charge, he set out for the little town of Noveleta to quell a group of Filipino rebels. Butler was able to occupy Maryland's capital, Annapolis, and eventually Baltimore. The larger boat remained undamaged. 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. I operated on three continents.. Making way for Long Beach on 10 September, she arrived at her homeport on 15 September. 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, Lieutenant Commander M. D. Matthews in command. 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 . Maxwell F. Max Leslie, commanding) off Yorktown at 1106, seeking to destroy the Japanese carriers. They then. The USS Butler, a destroyer, later converted to a high speed minesweeper, was named for MajGen Butler in 1942. He and his wingman, Lt. Beauregard to slow him down with an inferior force. General Butler, assessing the situation, now changed his mission. Saratoga and the task force quickly made way for Wake Island the following day. Taken in tow by a fleet tug, Kitkun Bay steamed under her own power to join the escort group off Lingayen Gulf. 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 . However, there were no Japanese air attacks until 30 minutes before sunset on 8 January 1945. She was recommissioned between 1950 and 1957 and finally sunk as a target in 1971. 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. A return visit to Vancouver and Seattle in early September ended her underway period and port visits for the year. 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). Shortly thereafter she returned to New York for overhaul. There he ascertained the strength of the Mexican Army and returned with the necessary information for a US military invasion. 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). Online Image size: 62KB; 740 x 495 pixels Photo #: NH 103563 USNS General Simon B. Buckner (T-AP-123) Photographed in August 1951. 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. Soon after this first attack, John C. Butler turned from the carriers to launch her remaining torpedoes, then exchanged gunfire with a heavy cruiser. On 9 January 1955, John C. Butler stood out from her homeport and anchored at Wilson Cove, San Clemente. With the last pockets of Japanese resistance eliminated on 21 June 1945, Okinawa officially was secured. 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. 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. Arriving in Hawaii on 11 April, John C. Butler stood out at 0958 to conduct at sea exercises. The kamikazes bomb exploded on the port side of the flight deck, setting off a series of secondary explosions leading to her sinking. 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. Although he was able to bring order to the city, he became known as one who would pilfer goods of the Southern households he was watching. 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. Originally built as USS Admiral E.W. Osborne B. Wiseman, claimed a direct hit on the ships stern, as well as a near miss. On 20 August, she made way for Port Angeles, conducting training exercises until mooring at Vancouver on 24 August. 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. On 31 December 1944, John C. Butler departed Ulithi with her escort carrier group as a part of the covering force for transports and amphibious ships approaching Lingayen Gulf. Naval Academy, The Sullivan Brothers and the Assignment of Family Members, Historic Former U.S. Navy Bases and Stations, The African American Experience in the U.S. Navy, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. Navy, Contributions of Native Americans to the U.S. Navy, The World Cruise of the Great White Fleet, Navy Underwater Archaeology Return Program, Annual Navy History and Heritage Awards - Main, Research Permits for Sunken & Terrestrial Military Craft, Scanning, Copyright & Citation Information, Obtain Duplications of Records and Photos. The US Government changed its plan from a full invasion of Mexico to maintainingcontrol of Veracruz. With the withdrawal of the Marines from the area later in the year, Butler served aboard USS New York until being discharged on February 16, 1899. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Butler played an important role because he and the 8th Massachusetts were some of the first troops to reach Washington DC, protecting the capital in case Maryland seceded. Thus, she helped maintain trained officers and men to meet the U.S. Navy's cold war commitments. Alerted by radio warning of Japanese aircraft in the vicinity, crewmembers manned their battle stations. Steaming back for her homeport, she returned at 0909 on 7 December, the fifteenth anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. ), DANFS - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Permitting Policy and Resource Management, The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: 20 Years Later, "Ex Scientia Tridens": The U.S. 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. Appointed from that same state in the U.S. Marine Corps as a Second. After a day spent conducting gunnery exercises, the task unit got underway for Manus Island. Underway from the shipyard on 3 January at 0838, John C. Butler commenced sea trials before proceeding to her homeport. During World War I, he commanded the 13th Regiment in France. 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 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. After a short dry dock period, the escort ship moored at Berth 129 in Los Angeles Harbor. 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. . [25] See also [ edit] World War II portal HMS Argus Citations [ edit] Notes [ edit] A day later, she arrived at Rodman Naval Station, Balboa. 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