Major General Smedley Butler

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:advocacy Anti-war activism
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
Medal of Honor
French Croix de Guerre
gptkbp:birthDate July 30, 1881
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:West_Chester,_Pennsylvania,_USA
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Thomas_Butler
gptkb:Ethel_Butler
Smedley_Darlington_Butler_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Marine_Corps_Schools
gptkb:Marine_Corps_Base_San_Diego
Marine Corps Base Quantico
1st Marine Brigade
American_Expeditionary_Forces_in_France
gptkbp:deathDate June 21, 1940
gptkbp:education gptkb:Pennsylvania_Military_College
gptkbp:famousFor Testifying against the Business Plot
Being a two-time Medal of Honor recipient
Military_service_in_World_War_I
Criticism_of_U.S._military_interventions
Military_service_in_the_Banana_Wars
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Smedley_Darlington_Butler
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General Smedley Butler
gptkbp:influences Military strategy
Anti-imperialist movements
Public opinion on war
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Philippine–American_War
gptkb:Haitian_Campaign
gptkb:Mexican_Revolution
gptkb:World_War_I
Banana Wars
Nicaraguan_Campaign
gptkbp:nickname Old Gimlet Eye
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:American_Expeditionary_Force
Marine Corps Base Quantico
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:serviceYears 1898–1931
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ethel_C._Butler
gptkbp:wrote War Is a Racket