General Smedley Butler

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:advocacy anti-war activism
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Legion
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkb:veterans
gptkbp:birth_date July 30, 1881
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:West_Chester,_Pennsylvania,_USA
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:Business_Plot
gptkbp:death_date June 21, 1940
gptkbp:education gptkb:Pennsylvania_Military_College
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:military_leadership
public speaking
writing
gptkbp:famous_quote “ War is a racket.”
“ I spent 33 years and four months in active service as a member of our country's most agile military force, the Marine Corps.”
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Smedley_Darlington_Butler
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Smedley Butler
gptkbp:influences gptkb:military_strategy
gptkbp:involvement gptkb:Haitian_Campaign
gptkb:Boxer_Rebellion
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:Banana_Wars
gptkbp:legacy anti-imperialist views
gptkbp:notable_awards gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:Marine_Corps_Base_Quantico
gptkbp:notable_works gptkb:War_is_a_Racket
gptkbp:political_affiliation gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:post_war_career gptkb:activists
gptkb:Author
gptkb:Public_speaker
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkbp:service_years 1898–1931
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ethel_C._Butler
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marine_Corps_Base_Camp_Butler
gptkb:U._S._occupation_of_the_Dominican_Republic
gptkb:the_Business_Plot
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6