Major General Smedley Butler

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Major_General_Smedley_Butler
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States_of_America
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:French_Order_of_the_Black_Star
gptkb:Marine_Corps_Brevet_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1881-07-30
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:West_Chester,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Oaklands_Cemetery,_West_Chester,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:children gptkb:Smedley_Darlington_Butler_Jr.
gptkb:Thomas_Richard_Butler
gptkbp:deathDate 1940-06-21
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:Haverford_School
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Smedley_Darlington_Butler
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General Smedley Butler
gptkbp:knownFor antiwar activism
exposing the Business Plot
two-time Medal of Honor recipient
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:militaryRank Major General
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Old_Gimlet_Eye
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Banana_Wars
gptkb:Mexican_Revolution
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:Business_Plot
gptkb:Boxer_Rebellion
gptkb:Occupation_of_Veracruz
gptkb:Haitian_Campaign
gptkb:Nicaraguan_Campaign
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:War_Is_a_Racket
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:professor
author
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Thomas_S._Butler
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Newtown_Square,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:retired 1931-10-01
gptkbp:serviceNumber 0-96
gptkbp:serviceYears 1898–1931
gptkbp:signature Smedley Butler signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ethel_Conway_Peters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Butler_(DD-636)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6