Smedley D. Butler

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States
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: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 Smedley D. Butler
gptkbp:knownFor antiwar activism
being one of the most decorated Marines in U.S. history
exposing the Business Plot
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:militaryRank Major General
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Old_Gimlet_Eye
gptkb:The_Fighting_Quaker
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Business_Plot
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:War_Is_a_Racket
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
author
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Banana_Wars
gptkb:Mexican_Revolution
gptkb:Spanish–American_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:Philippine–American_War
gptkb:Boxer_Rebellion
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Common_Sense_(magazine)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Quaker
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Oaklands_Cemetery,_West_Chester,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:serviceYears 1898–1931
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ethel_Conway_Peters
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies
documentaries
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marine_Corps_Base_Camp_Butler
gptkb:Marine_Corps_Base_Camp_Smedley_D._Butler
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5