Richard Girnt Butler
Richard Butler | |
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 Butler in 1984 | |
| Born | February 23, 1918 Bennett, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | September 8, 2004 (aged 86) |
| Education | Los Angeles City College |
| Occupation | Aerospace engineer |
| Spouse |
Betty Litch
(m. 1941; died 1995) |
| Children | 2 |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
Branch |  United States Army Air Forces |
Service years | 1942–1945 |
Conflicts | World War II |
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Richard Girnt Butler (February 23, 1918 – September 8, 2004) was an American engineer, pastor, and neo-Nazi activist. After dedicating himself to the Christian Identity movement, a racist offshoot of British Israelism, Butler founded the National Socialist Aryan Nations and became the "spiritual godfather" to the white separatist movement, in which he was a leading figure. He has been described as a "notorious racist".