Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler (usually Butler Marine Base in Okinawa) is a United States military Marine base located in the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa. This article is about the prefecture. ... United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States armed forces. ... The term prefecture has been used to denote a self-governing body or area since the time of Constantine I, who divided the Roman Empire into 4 districts (each divided into dioceses). ...

It was named for Smedley D. Butler. MSmedley Butler Smedley Darlington Butler (July 30, 1881—June 21, 1940), nicknamed Old Gimlet Eye, was a Major General in the U.S. Marine Corps and at the time of his death the most decorated marine in U.S. history. ...

Camp Butler is a collection of smaller camps (or satellite locations) located throughout the Okinawain island. They are Camp Schwab, Camp Hansen, Camp Bulter, Camp Kinser, MCAS Futenma, Camp Courtney, Camp Gonsalves, White Beach, and Camp Foster.

External links and references

• Butler's web site (http://www.mcbbutler.usmc.mil/)