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Smedley Butler


World War I · US Marine Corps · Major General

Rank: Major General
United States of America
Birth- 30 Jul 1881
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Birth- 30 Jul 1881

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Birth

West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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Marriage- Bay Head, New Jersey
Ethel Conway Peters
Daughter
Ethel Peters Butler (Mrs. John Wehle)
Son
Smedley Darlington Butler, Jr
June 30, 1905
Son
Thomas Richard Butler

1914 - 1918World War I- Age: 37 years

Branch
Marine Corps
Rank
Major General
Service Start Date
Oct 1918
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United States of America
Death- 21 Jun 1940-Age: 59 years
Buried
Oaklands Cemetery West Chester, Pennsylvania
Naval Hospital in Philadelphia
Death- 21 Jun 1940-Age: 59 years

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Death

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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Burial

West Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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Mother
Maud (née Darlington)
Full Name
Smedley Darlington Butler
Also known as
Old Gimlet Eye
Father
Thomas Stalker Butler,

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