Description

Description: Major General Samuel D. Butler signed a 2” x 3” card and added four ¾” vertical “flourishes” beneath his name. Typed at the top is: “AUTOGRAPH”.

Major General Samuel D. Butler (1881-1940), fondly known as “The Maverick Marine,” was the most decorated Marine in the U. S. Military around the time of his death. He fought in the Philippine-American War, the Boxer Rebellion, the Mexican Revolution, the Banana Wars, and WWI. In 1924, he was appointed the Director of the Department of Public Safety in Philadelphia, where he was charged with reducing crime in the city. He became outspoken in his lectures about war profiteering and was a spokesperson for the American League Against War and Fascism. His book, War is a Racket (1935), was an exposé of war profiteering.

Item #A01956

Condition: Fine condition