Richard Girnt Butler | |
---|---|
Born | Bennett, Colorado, U.S. | February 23, 1918
Died | September 8, 2004 | (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 |
Part of a series on |
Christian Identity |
---|
Category |
Part of a series on |
Neo-fascism |
---|
Politics portal |
Richard Girnt Butler (February 23, 1918 – September 8, 2004) was an American engineer and neo-Nazi. After dedicating himself to the Christian Identity movement, a racist offshoot of British Israelism, Butler founded the National Socialist Aryan Nations and would become the "spiritual godfather"[1] to the white separatist movement, in which he was a leading figure.[2] He has been described as a "notorious racist".[1]