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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.
Walter Campbell Short (Fillmore ( Illinois ), 30 de marzo de 1880 - Dallas, 9 de marzo de 1949) fue un general de División en el Ejército de los Estados Unidos y jefe de las defensas militares estadounidenses en las islas Hawái, en el momento del Ataque a Pearl Harbor el 7 de diciembre de 1941.
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.
Walter Campbell Short (Fillmore ( Illinois ), 30 de marzo de 1880 - Dallas, 9 de marzo de 1949) fue un general de División en el Ejército de los Estados Unidos y jefe de las defensas militares estadounidenses en las islas Hawái, en el momento del Ataque a Pearl Harbor el 7 de diciembre de 1941.
Lieutenant General Walter Short, an officer known for his efficiency and ability to train men, took command of the Army in Hawaii in February 1941. Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall informed him that “the fullest protection for the Fleet is the rather than a major consideration” for the Army.
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ww2dbase Short was the assistant chief of staff to the Third Army during WW1. Between WW1 and the outbreak of WW2, he held a number of assignments of high importance, leading to his appointment at Hawaiian Department, the largest overseas Army department.
Lieutenant General Walter C. Short-Was He The Army's Scapegoat For A Disaster? FORMAT: Individual Study Intended for Publication. DATE: 30 April 1988 PAGES: 34 CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified. -During the past forty-seven years the fascinating circum-stances leading up to the Pearl Harbor disaster have been studied in depth.
