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Butler, Smedley D. (Smedley Darlington), 1881-1940

LC control no.n 86066093
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Personal name headingButler, Smedley D. (Smedley Darlington), 1881-1940
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Variant(s)Butler, Smedley Darlington, 1881-1940
The Fighting Quaker, 1881-1940
Fighting Hell-Devil Marine, 1881-1940
Old Gimlet Eye, 1881-1940
Birth date1881-07-30
Death date1940-06-21
Found inSchmidt, H. Maverick Marine, 1987: CIP t.p. (General Smedley D. Butler) galley (Smedley Darlington Butler, b. West Chester, Pa., 7/30/1881; had Marine Corps career, 1898-1931, then became author and leader of veterans' peace movement)
LC data base, 12-24-86 (hdg.: Butler, Smedley Darlington, 1881-1940; usage: Smedley D. Butler)
Gangsters of capitalism, 2022: CIP t.p. (Smedley Butler) galley (known across the nation as "The Fighting Hell-Devil Marine," "Old Gimlet Eye," "The Leatherneck's Friend," and "The Fighting Quaker" of the Devil Dogs; died June 21, 1940)