Butler, Smedley Darlington

Smedley Darlington Butler, nicknamed The Fighting Quaker and Old Gimlet Eye, was a major general in the US Marine Corps and at the time of his death was the most decorated marine in US history. By the end of his career he had received sixteen medals, five of which were for heroism. He is one of nineteen people to be twice awarded the Medal of Honor, one of three to be awarded both the Marine Corps Brevet Medal and the Medal of Honor, and the only person to be awarded the Brevet Medal and two Medals of Honor, all for separate actions.