[marktwain]

He was also a socipathic nut who nursed a huge resentment towards the USMC, the Dept of the Navy

So, kind of an early John McCain.

I know it is not a perfect fit. Still, thanks for this bit of wisdom. I figured there was a back story.

[robowombat]

He probably had more guts than John M. Butler did win the MOH twice. Now what he did today would have probably gotten him the Navy Cross and the Silver Star. At the time , before WW1 there were no other medals for Marines than the very rare Brevet Medal, which ranked just behind the MOH. Butler was a bastard but he was a brave man, one who did not seem to have any fear in battle.