For the next two-and-a-half hours, the task unit retired at best speed with the enemy force in pursuit, harassed by heavy gunfire from Japanese battleships, heavy and light cruisers, as well as destroyers. A week later, the escort ship stood out for Balboa, Canal Zone, entering the area on 25 June. This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Placed in the U.S. Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego, on 18 December 1957, John C. Butler was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 June 1970. 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. Subscribe to the American Battlefield Trust's quarterly email series of curated stories for the curious-minded sort! Upon completion of extensive training in the Hawaiian area, she sailed to Ulithi and then conducted a pre-invasion sweep around Okinawa. Butlers Dauntless received three hits from enemy fire. He exhibited courage and skill in leading his men through the action of the 22nd and in the final occupation of the city.". Despite his petitions to be moved to the front, he was given a reserve role as he was considered brilliant but unreliable. Donation of Charles R. Haberlein Jr., 2007. Towing the remainder of the ships remaining hulk into deeper water, 75 pounds of C-4 explosive charges placed at two points in her bulkhead detonated, capsizing the rest of ex-John C. Butler. (U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships Photograph BS-132040, National Archives and Records Administration, Still Pictures Division, College Park, Md. Returning to the United States in January 1901, he served at various posts within the continental limits and on several ships. On 3 January 1945, the ship weighed anchor for Naval Station San Diego en route to Pearl Harbor. On 14 January 1943, she departed on a trans-Atlantic voyage to Casablanca and thence to Dakar, French West Africa. After Japanese gunfire and torpedoes failed to strike her, John C. Butler got underway from Iwo Jima on 9 March for Ulithi, forming part of the escort for transport and amphibious ships bound for Okinawa. Smedley Butler was born on July 30, 1881, in West Chester, Pennsylvania into an influential Quaker family. John C. Butler departed Seeadler Harbor alongside Fanshaw Bay on 10 September 1944, reaching Morotai Island, at the western tip of New Guinea. The USS General H. W. Butner (AP-113), a troopship that served with the United States Navy in World War II and the Korean War, was launched by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company of Kearny, New Jersey, on 19 September 1943 under Maritime Commission contract for the Army. Inaba Michimune, commanding) struck the carrier port amidships and flooded three of her boiler rooms, killing six crewmen . 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. There he ascertained the strength of the Mexican Army and returned with the necessary information for a US military invasion. 220 pages, Paperback. In October he finally saw action and got to do what as it turned out he did well lead Marines in combat. 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. 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. He traveled to Mexico City incognito as a railroad employee. Shortly after the ships of the Center Force retreated, kamikaze aircraft suddenly appeared over the U.S. task unit. 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 . Okinawa was to be the site of the last and largest of the Pacific amphibious assaults. Lo, John C. Butler escorted the surviving carriers of Taffy 3 via Manus to Pearl Harbor, then returned to Manus on 17 December. Following training, in 1898 Butler was sent to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba after it had been captured. 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. 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. At 0700 on 30 November, John C. Butler got underway for training, commencing dry torpedo runs and target vessel firing. Arriving at 1645 to Naval Supply Station, Seattle, John C. Butler remained in the area for four days, conducting operations in Puget Sound. Operating alongside Weeden (DE-797), the two escort ships departed Callao on the Fourth of July for Manzanillo, Mexico. 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. 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. Mooring at Honolulu on 2 April, the crew enjoyed four days of liberty before getting underway at 0820 on 6 April. U.S. John C. Butlers gunners managed to shoot down four Zekes and one Oscar. For his actions, Butler was awarded the first of his two Medals of Honor. The entry can be found here. USS Great Sitkin (AE-17) var ett ammunitionsfartyg av Mount Hood-klass, som tjnstgjorde i den amerikanska flottan frn 1945 till 1973. The next day, Butler proceeded to Kerama Retto for temporary repairs. ), John C. Butler, starboard side, in camouflage, Boston, Mass., 29 May 1944. 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 . The USS John C. Butler is a T9 Destroyer Escort of the John C. Butler-class destroyer escorts. (j.g.) 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). This vessel participated in the European and Pacific theaters of operations during World War II. On 16 January 1951, John C. Butler got underway for sea trials at 0816. Complement: 16 Officers and 260 Enlisted. After their attack, the SBD-3 pilots withdrew to the northeast. 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. In France, during WWI he was given command of a debarkationdepotwhich sent American forces to the battlefields. 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. While Enterprise and Hornet released their air groups at 0910 to find the Japanese carriers, Adm. Fletcher held Yorktowns back. 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 Clarence Butler was born on 2 February 1921 in Liberty, Arizona. With Enterprise arriving too late to participate in the Battle of the Coral Sea (48 May 1942), she returned to Hawaii on 26 May. Butler attended the elite Haverford School and was set for a life of privilege and power. She sailed on 27 May for repairs in the Philippines. 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. Also never seen again were Ens. After the crew returned from holiday leave, John C. Butler seldom left her homeport except to conduct short underway training periods from January-July 1957. Once again, Butler (now a Major) was sent in with a contingent of Marines to intervene. In April, a force of nearly 6,000 US troops landed in Veracruz. After a day spent conducting gunnery exercises, the task unit got underway for Manus Island. From October-December 1952, John C. Butler conducted various exercises in the operating area off San Diego. On 3 April, after termination of his enlisted service, he accepted an appointment as an aviation cadet in the Naval Reserve. Taffy 3, including John C. Butler, received the Presidential Unit Citation (PUC) for its exemplary conduct during the Battle off Samar. SMEDLEY D. BUTLER, USMC The two-hour Battle off Samar which followed has taken a rightful place among the most memorable actions in naval history. 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. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone a few hints. 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. He was wounded in that battle on 13 July 1900. (U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships Photograph BS-132041, National Archives and Records Administration, Still Pictures Division, College Park, Md. 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. McCloy; acquired by the . A week later, she got underway back for her homeport at Long Beach. 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. Disengaging, Butler noticed the smaller craft belching oil and smoke, estimating it later sank. During the scouting mission, he engaged a 125 feet (38m) long Japanese patrol boat towing a smaller boat "painted white". A rain squall provided cover for a turn to the south, and just after 07:30 the destroyers began their gallant torpedo attacks against great odds. 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. As the invasion fleet moved through Philippines waters, enemy aircraft spotted the group. On 5 January 1953, she steamed for Acapulco, Mexico, arriving three days later. On 25 November, John C. Butler got underway for Acapulco, making a port visit there from 16 December. A third kamikaze, already in flames, crashed close to the ship after clipping a radio antenna. About a dozen Mitsubishi A6M2 Type 0 carrier fighters suddenly swarmed in amongst the slower Dauntless dive-bombers. Claggett H. Hawkins, the pilot, was not recovered. 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. 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. 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. The excitement of war had no doubt enthralled the young Smedley Butler. 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. After escort carrier St. 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. However, in 1899 Butler was commissioned as a First Lieutenant, and a long and legendary career in the Marine Corps began. Arriving in Hawaii on 11 April, John C. Butler stood out at 0958 to conduct at sea exercises. Steaming through the Panama Canal on 11 June, she arrived at Pearl Harbor on 26 June, engaging in convoy and training operations throughout July. He returned to politics, and was elected governor of Massachusetts in 1882 after several unsuccessful campaigns. With the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950, John C. Butler recommissioned on 27 December 1950. The USSButler, a destroyer, later converted to a high speed minesweeper, was named for MajGen Butler in 1942. At 0647, the Officer of the Deck (OOD) sighted anti-aircraft fire on the horizon and reported to Lt. Cmdr. 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). Class: Gleaves-class destroyer. After undergoing shakedown trials, Butler engaged in escort work in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. Opting to pass the time with alcohol, he was temporarily relieved of his command. On 20 August, she made way for Port Angeles, conducting training exercises until mooring at Vancouver on 24 August. The dive-bomber pilots eventually discovered Hiry, the fourth and only surviving enemy carrier. 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. 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; and commissioned on 31 March 1944, Lt. Cmdr. The Japanese damaged and fearing heavier air attack had indeed reversed course. Making way for Long Beach on 10 September, she arrived at her homeport on 15 September. On 26 July, John C. Butler stood out for Seattle, conducting exercises in the area until 6 August. During the month of March, John C. Butler participated in antisubmarine drills. 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. Maxwell F. Max Leslie, commanding) off Yorktown at 1106, seeking to destroy the Japanese carriers. 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. The task units carriers conducted flight operations, and at 0635, John C. Butler secured from general quarters. Naval Historical Center Photograph. The 6th Massachusetts' march toward Washington resulted in the April 19, 1861 Baltimore Riot. Smedley Darlington Butler, later known to thousands of Marines as "Ol' Gimlet Eye," was born 30 July 1881. ), 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. Reporting for active duty at the Naval Reserve Aviation Base at Long Beach, Butler transferred to Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida on 27 March. However, there were no Japanese air attacks until 30 minutes before sunset on 8 January 1945. General H.W. In October, leading a patrol of 44 mounted Marines, they were ambushed by over 400 Cacos fighters. At 2004, John C. Butler set a course to overtake the escort carriers. Originally built as USS Admiral E.W. Attacking in two separate dives, Butler dropped two 100-pound bombs, both of which were duds. John C. Butler remained in port during the month of December. For all his actions in the wars, Butler had become disenfranchised with it all. Adm. Ofsties two escort carriers with John C. Butler and her three sister destroyer-escorts, formed a part of Taffy 3, augmenting Adm. Spragues flagship Fanshaw Bay and three other escort carriers guarded by destroyers Hoel (DD-533), Heerman (DD-532), and Johnston (DD-557). The USS John C. Butler requires 2190000 Credits and USS Pettit with 1490000 XP to unlock. After overhaul in New York and coastwise convoy escort work she set sail for the Mediterranean on 8 June. 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. This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. 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. Major General, USMC (Retired), (1881-1940) Smedley Darlington Butler was born on 30 July 1881 in West Chester, Pennsylvania. She spent the rest of the year moored in her homeport. During his next session of combat, Butler proved his legendary abilities; as well as his disdain for war. Donations to the Trust are tax deductible to the full extent allowable under the law. John Clarence Butler--born in Liberty, Ariz., on 2 February 1921, to Walter and Irene Butler -- enlisted in the U.S. 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. 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 then returned to the United States, arriving Seattle 24 September. The US Government changed its plan from a full invasion of Mexico to maintainingcontrol of Veracruz. Arriving at Pearl on 15 December, she refueled and received assignment to Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletchers Task Force (TF) 14. Standing out for various short underway periods from January-April 1952, John C. Butler entered Dry dock Number One on 18 April. Butlers wingman, Lt. Photo #: 19-N-51688. 113) 1946 at Smai China." The text on the back reads, "U.S.S. Contents 1 Arthur commissioned in New York City 2 Assigned to the Gulf Blockading Squadron 2.1 Arthur captures blockade runner J. J. McNeil Remaining on the station for over a month, the crew of John C. Butler sprang into action on 20 May 1945. After his career in the Marines Butlers outspoken criticism of war earned him equal notoriety. 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. On the evening of 8 January 1945, John C. Butler and other escorts shot several kamikazes down. The battleship West Virginia stood by Butler until power was regained, and assisted in driving off two more Japanese planes. In October 1918, aged 37, Butler was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General. Although the Halsey-Doolittle Raid failed to inflict great damage on the Japanese homeland, it quickly became a morale booster for Americans back home. Departing Pearl on 9 August 1944, John C. Butler screened transports with the Third Fleet, bound for the invasion of the Palau Islands. Ens. Lo shot one of the enemy planes down, a second managed to sneak through and crash into her flight deck. Stay up-to-date on our FREE educational resources & professional development opportunities, all designed to support your work teaching American history. Butler - Transported to Chine - 1946. 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. The Boston, Massachusetts, chapter of Veterans for Peace is called the Smedley D. Butler Brigade in his honor. Best wishes to all, Good Luck and Good Cheer. Making way for Long Beach, she moored at Net Pier on 2 February. Taffy 1 included four escort carriers and seven escorts under Rear Adm. Thomas L. Sprague, operating to the southward, just off northern Mindanao Island. 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. 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. I operated on three continents.. At some point during the melee Butler's aircraft was shot down. 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 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. Butler posthumously received the Navy Cross award for his role in the overwhelming victory at Midway. Taken in tow by a fleet tug, Kitkun Bay steamed under her own power to join the escort group off Lingayen Gulf. Paul Thurman Butler Collection (AFC/2001/001/58079), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. The USS Genreal H W Butner was launched at the height of WWII, and was decommissioned in 1960. Butler received the Navy Unit Commendation for her service in the Okinawa operation and four battle stars for her World War II service. 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. General H.W. She arrived in the United States on 26 August and was decommissioned on 8 November 1945. VB-6 aircraft attacked first, missing the ship with several bombs. Taffy 2, comprising six escort carriers and seven escort vessels under Rear Adm. Felix B. Stump, took station off the entrance to Leyte Gulf. 6,500nmi (12,000km; 7,500mi) at 12kn (22km/h; 14mph), This page was last edited on 7 November 2022, at 15:36. From September-November, the escort ship conducted short training cruises off San Diego. 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. Arriving at Esquimalt Naval Shipyard, Victoria, on 1 August, she next made way for Seattle, Wash., on 7 August at 0905. On 2 May, John C. Butler steamed from San Diego to Seattle. However, much to the angst of his father, just 38 days before turning 17, Butler dropped out of High School to enlist in the Marine Corps during the Spanish-American War. Butner.jpg 971 781; 278 KB General John Pope class transports Alerted by radio warning of Japanese aircraft in the vicinity, crewmembers manned their battle stations. 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. After rescuing survivors from St. She was redesignated T-AP-113 in October 1949. 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. VB-3 received a transfer from Saratoga to USSYorktown which left Pearl Harbor on 30 May to intercept the IJN carrier force headed for Midway Island. 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. Getting underway for San Diego at 1025, she steamed for Acapulco, remaining in the area from 814 February. 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. They fought the Cacos in a short, intense hand-to-hand combat. After another short upkeep period, the escort ship received orders to report to Fleet Sonar School from 1629 September. First published September 18, 2012. From 12 to 30 August she escorted Royal Navy escort carriers taking part in Operation Dragoon. In 1914 Butler was in Mexico on a spy mission. 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. The Boxer Rebellion had erupted, and the Marines were sent into the fray. From 2025 August, the escort ship got underway for Honolulu, arriving at 0915 on 26 August. In 1915, the Haitians decided it was their turn to revolt. After returning to her homeport two weeks later, she got underway for Ensenada, remaining there from 2022 August 1955. The escort ship underwent a routine overhaul from 1 October 19553 January 1956. 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. She reported seeing an unidentified shiny black object surface and then submerge on her port quarter after her third attack. 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 text on the front reads, "U.S.S. Ens. 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. Reaching Pearl two days later for temporary repairs, Saratoga steamed for Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Wash., on 9 February for permanent repairs. In 1915, the Haitians decided it was their turn to revolt. Lester E. G. Setser, her commanding officer, ordered the colors and commissioning pennant hauled down. 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. In 1903 Butler was sent to Honduras to defend the US Consulate during a revolt. 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. In 1900 Butler was about to leave the Philippines for Guam when he was redirected to China. 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. 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. USS Arthur was a bark acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Naval Reserve as a seaman second class on 19 February 1941, at the age of. Steaming back for her homeport, she returned at 0909 on 7 December, the fifteenth anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. 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. John E. Pace, in command. For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for USS Butler . 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