Richard Girnt Butler

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.

Richard Girnt Butler
Born	(1918-02-23)February 23, 1918 Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Died	September 8, 2004(2004-09-08) (aged 86) Hayden, Idaho, U.S.
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

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.^[1]

Butler was convicted of conspiracy by the United States Department of Justice, but was not convicted because the grand jury failed to prosecute him.^[2]