Richard Girnt Butler | |
|---|---|
| Born | 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 |
| Branch |  United States Army Air Forces |
| Years of service | 1942–1945 |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
Richard Girnt Butler (February 23, 1918 – September 8, 2004) was a white supremacist and American Christian religious leader. Butler founded the neo-Nazi Aryan Nations and would become one of the most well known and influential leaders of the American far-right.
Butler was a former member of the Silver Shirts, an American fascist organization modeled after Nazi Brownshirts and active until its suppression following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Butler was convicted of conspiracy by the United States Department of Justice, but was not convicted because the grand jury failed to prosecute him.
