Returning to the United States in January 1901, he served at various posts within the continental limits and on several ships. The kamikazes bomb exploded on the port side of the flight deck, setting off a series of secondary explosions leading to her sinking. 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. MAJOR GENERAL Creation Information Creator: Unknown. Taffy 1 included four escort carriers and seven escorts under Rear Adm. Thomas L. Sprague, operating to the southward, just off northern Mindanao Island. 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. In October, leading a patrol of 44 mounted Marines, they were ambushed by over 400 Cacos fighters. 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. This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. First published September 18, 2012. During the month of August 1954, John C. Butler made port visits to Vancouver (9 August), and Georgia Strait, Sandy Point, Wash., (11 August). 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. John E. Pace, in command. Best wishes to all, Good Luck and Good Cheer. 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. In March 1927, he returned to China for duty with the 3d Marine Brigade. The USS John C. Butler requires 2190000 Credits and USS Pettit with 1490000 XP to unlock. 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 American Battlefield Trust is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Steaming back for her homeport, she returned at 0909 on 7 December, the fifteenth anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. In April, a force of nearly 6,000 US troops landed in Veracruz. 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. She spent the rest of the year moored in her homeport. From 1415 February, John C. Butler stood out for Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. Taffy 3, including John C. Butler, received the Presidential Unit Citation (PUC) for its exemplary conduct during the Battle off Samar. His separation from the Corps proved short as he was able to secure a first lieutenant's commission in April. 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. From April to 31 October he again commanded the Marine Barracks at Quantico. 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. 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. John C. Butler received five battle stars for World War II service, and the Presidential Unit Citation for her part in the Battle off Samar. On 20 August, she made way for Port Angeles, conducting training exercises until mooring at Vancouver on 24 August. 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. After a convoy run to Marseilles in October, Butler returned to New York on 27 October for conversion to a high-speed minesweeper. 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. I operated on three continents.. A fourth aircraft, already afire from repeated hits, exploded as the pilot attempted to bank into the ship. While awaiting orders at Manus on 23 December 1944, crewmembers discovered the starboard depth charge rack was bent out of line by a garbage lighter, and beyond the repair of ships company to effect repairs. Completing her ammunition on load at 1730, she received 13,020 gallons of Navy Special fuel oil before mooring at San Diego. Lt. Cmdr. (j.g.) USS Butler (DD-636) view on board, looking aft toward the ship's forward 5"/38 guns and . Reporting for active duty at the Naval Reserve Aviation Base at Long Beach, Butler transferred to Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida on 27 March. Disengaging he noticed the smaller craft belching oil and smoke, estimating it later sank. 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. Making way for Long Beach, she moored at Net Pier on 2 February. The entry can be found here. On 3 April, after termination of his enlisted service, he accepted an appointment as an aviation cadet in the Naval Reserve. 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. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, List of destroyers of the United States Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Butler&oldid=1120545889, World War II destroyers of the United States, Gleaves-class destroyers of the United States Navy, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. 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. 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Six days later, on 17 April, she made way for Long Beach, arriving at 0721. A week later, the escort ship stood out for Balboa, Canal Zone, entering the area on 25 June. The crew celebrated the holidays on leave with their families while the ship remained in port. Sold 10 January 1948 and broken up for scrap. 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. 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. 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. 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 . 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. Many veterans who served on the Navy transport ship were exposed to asbestos. Donation of Charles R. Haberlein Jr., 2007. The Battle of Midway (47 June 1942) set in motion after a scouting U.S. Navy PBY aircraft reported sighting an enemy carrier task force on the morning of 4 June. However, in 1899 Butler was commissioned as a First Lieutenant, and a long and legendary career in the Marine Corps began. Five days later, she made way for her homeport. The dive-bomber pilots eventually discovered Hiry, the fourth and only surviving enemy carrier. Pace gave the order to open fire, and two of the suicide planes blew apart from ships gunfire before they had an opportunity to start diving on John C. Butler. On 3 January 1945, the ship weighed anchor for Naval Station San Diego en route to Pearl Harbor. On 1 October, she stood out for Wilmington, Ca. Subscribe to the American Battlefield Trust's quarterly email series of curated stories for the curious-minded sort! 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). The larger boat remained undamaged. From 12 to 30 August she escorted Royal Navy escort carriers taking part in Operation Dragoon. 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. At 0920 on 18 December, her crew assembled on the fantail for decommissioning ceremonies. 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. Major General Butler died at the Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, on 21 June 1940, following a four-week illness. In 1899 Butler was sent to Manila in the Philippines where he became bored with garrison life. She screened heavy units of the bombardment group and served at the inshore fire support station during this assault. On 26 June, she briefly moored at Coco Solo Naval Station before standing out at 1334 in company with TU 31.1.9, en route to Havana, Cuba. The USS Genreal H W Butner was launched at the height of WWII, and was decommissioned in 1960. Ens. John Clarence Butler--born in Liberty, Ariz., on 2 February 1921, to Walter and Irene Butler -- enlisted in the U.S. Known as The Banana Wars, they were a series of conflicts spanning 30 years in Central America and the Caribbean. Wiseman and his rear-seat man, ARM2c Grant Ulysses Dawn. Butner (AP-113) Howard's hand-written comments: One of our large troop carriers. 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. Arriving at 0947 on 27 March, the crew enjoyed three days of liberty before John C. Butler got underway for California. 220 pages, Paperback. Later that same day, at 1346, she stood out for Acapulco, Mexico. 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. The American Battlefield Trust and our members have saved more than 56,000 acres in 25 states! The larger boat remained undamaged. After another short upkeep period, the escort ship received orders to report to Fleet Sonar School from 1629 September. USS General H. W. Butner (AP-113), named for Henry W. Butner, was a troopship that served with the United States Navy in World War II and the Korean War.She was redesignated T-AP-113 in October 1949.. General H. W. Butner was launched by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company of Kearny, New Jersey, 19 September 1943 under Maritime Commission contract for the Army; acquired by the Navy 5 . U.S. From 1927 to 1929, Butler was Commander of the Marine Expeditionary Force in China. 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. Beauregard to slow him down with an inferior force. While Enterprise and Hornet released their air groups at 0910 to find the Japanese carriers, Adm. Fletcher held Yorktowns back. A return visit to Vancouver and Seattle in early September ended her underway period and port visits for the year. 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 1501 on 10 July, both Weeden and John C. Butler departed Manzanillo in company with TU 31.1.9 en route to Long Beach. He entered the Massachusetts Militia in 1839, and was promoted to brigadier general in 1855 even though he had no formal military training. 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. (DECEASED), Medal of Honor Citation - Vera CruzOriginal General Order-Vera Cruz. In France, during WWI he was given command of a debarkationdepotwhich sent American forces to the battlefields. 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. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. He did not see action during thatwar, and after a brief stint on the cruiser theUSS New York, he returned home to be discharged. While Japanese aircraft seemed prevalent in the vicinity, none broke through the combat air patrol (CAP) of her carrier task unit while at sea. 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. She was eventually sunk as a target in December 1971. She was redesignated T-AP-113 in October 1949. This FREE annual event brings together educators from all over the world for sessions, lectures, and tours from leading experts. 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 was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. Making way for Long Beach, she returned to her homeport at 0655 on 25 August. They then. With about 100 men Butler led his Marines through asmall hole in a wall of the Fort. 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. As the Japanese launched fruitless suicide attacks, the ship escorted carriers into Kerama Retto, rescued downed pilots, and ferried men and material. 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. Getting underway at 0800, John C. Butler moored alongside Whitney (AD-4) for repairs to the depth charge rack. For all his actions in the wars, Butler had become disenfranchised with it all. Butler and radioman-gunner ARM3c David Berg. During the month of March, John C. Butler participated in antisubmarine drills. From 1927 to 1929, Butler was Commander of the Marine Expeditionary Force in China. At 0647, the Officer of the Deck (OOD) sighted anti-aircraft fire on the horizon and reported to Lt. Cmdr. From late February-late March, she conducted operations in the San Diego area, before getting underway again for Ensenada on 29 March. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He returned to politics, and was elected governor of Massachusetts in 1882 after several unsuccessful campaigns. 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. 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. Naval Reserve as a seaman second class on 19 February 1941, at the age of. 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. They fought the Cacos in a short, intense hand-to-hand combat. During World War I, he commanded the 13th Regiment in France. After changing course, Cmdr. Context Underway from the shipyard on 3 January at 0838, John C. Butler commenced sea trials before proceeding to her homeport. The destroyer escorts Raymond, Dennis, and John C. Butler kept up a continuous fire from 5-inch guns while dodging heavy-caliber fire until dangerously low on ammunition, returning to the carrier formation to provide smoke coverage. Training in antisubmarine exercises, often alongside Goss (DE-444), she anchored off Treasure Island, before returning to her homeport. Marvin D. Jones in command. Sailing via the Panama Canal, she arrived Pearl Harbor on 26 June and engaged in convoy and training operations in July. Soon after this first attack, John C. Butler turned from the carriers to launch her remaining torpedoes, then exchanged gunfire with a heavy cruiser. A day later, she arrived at Rodman Naval Station, Balboa. Six days later, she stood out en route for Long Beach. Show your pride in battlefield preservation by shopping in our store. 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. 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 . After returning to her homeport two weeks later, she got underway for Ensenada, remaining there from 2022 August 1955. During the scouting mission, Ens. Following shakedown, she was assigned to 11th Naval District for the job of training naval reservists on short sea cruises. 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. 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). After escort carrier St. On 14 January 1943, she departed on a trans-Atlantic voyage to Casablanca and thence to Dakar, French West Africa. She was sold for scrapping on 10 January 1948. John C. Butler remained in port during the month of December. 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. Lt. Cmdr. 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. He was temporarily detached to command an expeditionary battalion organized for service in Nicaragua, 11 August 1912, in which capacity he participated in the bombardment, assault and capture of Coyotepe, 12-31 October. 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. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways. Ten days later, on 15 March, the escort ship got underway for Pearl Harbor. Departing Ulithi on 26 March 1945, John C. Butler joined the screen of Rear Adm. William D. Samples four escort carriers, Suwannee (CVE-27), Chenango (CVE-28), Santee (CVE-29), and Steamer Bay, to provide direct air support to troops on Okinawa and lend strategic support by conducting airstrikes on enemy installations in the Sani Shima Gunto. At 1705 on 12 December 1944, Edmonds reported a sound contact, making a three depth-charge attack at 1722. Online Image size: 62KB; 740 x 495 pixels Photo #: NH 103563 USNS General Simon B. Buckner (T-AP-123) Photographed in August 1951. She sailed from Marseilles 7 July, via the Panama Canal, for Ulithi and Eniwetok, finally arriving Okinawa 1 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. Naval Reserve as a seaman second class on 19 February 1941, at the age of 20, at Long Beach, California. ), 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. By November only the rebel mountain stronghold of Fort Riviere remained. Eberle (AP-123), in 1950 this ship became USNS General Simon B. Buckner (T-AP-123). 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. Arriving at Pearl on 15 December, she refueled and received assignment to Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletchers Task Force (TF) 14. Shortly thereafter she returned to New York for overhaul. On 1 October 1931, he was retired upon his own application after completion of 33 years' service in the Marine Corps. Arriving off Leyte Island on 19 October, John C. Butler and the other ships of Rear Adm. Ofsties escort carrier unit joined Rear Adm. Thomas L. Spragues Escort Carrier Task Group (TG) 77.4; comprising three escort carrier units designated Task Unit (TU) 77.4.1 (Taffy 1), TU 77.4.2 (Taffy 2), and TU 77.4.3 (Taffy 3). Maxwell F. Max Leslie, commanding) off Yorktown at 1106, seeking to destroy the Japanese carriers. 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. After days of intense fighting and heavy sniper fire in the streets, Butlers men were once again victorious. 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. At 0715 on 1 July, she made way into the operating area off San Diego for Fleet Sonar School exercises. Attacking in two separate dives, Butler dropped two 100-pound bombs, both of which were duds. At Trujillo, Bonillista Rebels and Honduran soldiers were fighting. Claggett H. Hawkins, the pilot, was not recovered. Length: 348 feet 3 inches. He led his Marines from one battle to the next. One marine was injured, and all 51 Haitians were killed. Departing the Luzon coast, she arrived at Ulithi on 23 January to prepare for the next important amphibious landing 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. In 1861, Butler was a militia general who tricked his way into command of the 6th and 8th Massachusetts regiments to open the way through Maryland to Washington, D.C. The enemy unexpectedly disengaged and retired to the north. 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. Butner made one more voyage before the end of the Pacific war, redeploying troops from the European Theater. This vessel participated in the European and Pacific theaters of operations during the second World War. John Clarence Butler was born on 2 February 1921 in Liberty, Arizona. After seeing them safely to Tulagi, the ship operated with escort carriers out of Manus Island on pre-invasion strikes. 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 Pearl at 1325 on 12 November, she conducted exercises in the area off Oahu. John C. Butler, being towed by the stern, shortly after completion, and prior to application of camouflage. 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. 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.. This law drew great controversy in both the North and South, caused Confederate president Jefferson Davis to label Butler anoutlaw, and earned him the nickname Beast Butler. He was removed from this position in December of 1862, and given command of the Department of Virginia and North Carolina in November of 1863, which would become known as the Army of the James. The escort ship underwent a routine overhaul from 1 October 19553 January 1956. 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 5 January 1953, she steamed for Acapulco, Mexico, arriving three days later. USS Great Sitkin (AE-17) var ett ammunitionsfartyg av Mount Hood-klass, som tjnstgjorde i den amerikanska flottan frn 1945 till 1973. He exhibited courage and skill in leading his men through the action of the 22nd and in the final occupation of the city.". Butlers wingman, Lt. At 0930, Lt. Cmdr. Sign up for our quarterly email series highlighting the environmental benefits of battlefield preservation. The task units carriers conducted flight operations, and at 0635, John C. Butler secured from general quarters. After the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, Saratoga immediately got underway for Hawaii. 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. 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. Butler and his fellow VB-3 pilots landed on board Enterprise to refuel and rearm. 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. 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. She was recommissioned between 1950 and 1957 and finally sunk as a target in 1971. On 25 November, John C. Butler got underway for Acapulco, making a port visit there from 16 December. Lo survivors before accompanying Raymond to Seeadler Harbor, where wounded sailors received treatment. She was sold for scrapping in January 1948. With the last pockets of Japanese resistance eliminated on 21 June 1945, Okinawa officially was secured. Cite as. 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. After overhaul in New York and coastwise convoy escort work she set sail for the Mediterranean on 8 June. General Butler, assessing the situation, now changed his mission. USS Genreal H W Butner (AP 113) (ex-MC 671) - Navy Transport Classification: Transport Status: Disposed of by MARAD sale Fleet: Launch Date: 9/19/1943 Commission Date: 1/11/1944 After conducting shakedown training off Bermuda (23 April-18 May 1944), the new escort ship departed Hampton Roads on 5 June for the Pacific. DD-636 General Specifications. At some point during the melee Butler's aircraft was shot down. On 14 August, she got underway for Fleet Sonar School, San Diego. Butler; and commissioned on 31 March 1944, Lt. Cmdr. 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. Creation Date: Unknown. Okinawa was to be the site of the last and largest of the Pacific amphibious assaults. Although the Halsey-Doolittle Raid failed to inflict great damage on the Japanese homeland, it quickly became a morale booster for Americans back home. 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