Richard Butler (white supremacist)
American white supremacist leader (1918–2004) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard Girnt Butler (February 23, 1918 – September 8, 2004) was an American engineer and white supremacist. After dedicating himself to the Christian Identity movement, a racialist offshoot of British Israelism, Butler founded the neo-Nazi group Aryan Nations and would become the "spiritual godfather"[1] to the white supremacist movement, in which he was "a leading figure".[2] He has been described as a "notorious racist".[1]
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Richard Girnt Butler | |
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Born | (1918-02-23)February 23, 1918 Bennett, Colorado, U.S. |
Died | September 8, 2004(2004-09-08) (aged 86) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Aerospace engineer |
Spouse |
Betty Litch
(m. 1941; died 1995) |
Children | 2 |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Army Air Forces |
Years of service | 1942–1945 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
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