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Walter Campbell Short, (* 30. März 1880 in Fillmore, Illinois; † 9. März 1949 in Dallas, Texas) war Generalleutnant der United States Army und Befehlshaber der Armeestreitkräfte auf Hawaii während des Angriffs auf Pearl Harbor .
Walter Campbell Short (March 30, 1880 – September 3, 1949) was a lieutenant general (temporary rank) and major general of the United States Army and the U.S. military commander responsible for the defense of U.S. military installations in Hawaii at the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
- 1902–1942
- United States Army
Walter C. Short, who shared command at Pearl Harbor, were warned of the possibility of war, specifically on October 16 and again on November 24 and 27. The notice of November 27, to Kimmel, began, “This dispatch is to be considered a war warning,” went…
Lieutenant General Walter C. Short - Was He the Army's Scapegoat for a Disaster. Miscellaneous Citation | Accession Number: ADA195026 | Open PDF. Abstract: During the past forty-seven years the fascinating circumstances leading up to the Pearl Harbor disaster have been studied in depth.
- David L Richey
- 1988
Walter Short (1880-1949) commanded the Hawaiian Department of the United States Army when the Japanese launched a surprise attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The attack came as a complete surprise and inflicted perhaps the most decisive defeat ever suffered by U.S. forces.
The purpose of this paper is to determine if General Short was unfairly held responsible for the Army's failure at Pearl Harbor as charged by the Roosevelt Administration in December 1941 and confirmed by the Roberts Commission in January 1942.
Walter C. Short. (1880—1949) Quick Reference. (1880–1949) U.S. army officer. An Illinoisan, Short received the Distinguished Service Medal for his observation of frontline conditions and for his skill in training troops during World War I. He ... From: Short, Walter C. in The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military »
