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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 ( 30 mars 1880 à Fillmore (Illinois) - 9 mars 1949) était un lieutenant général de l'armée américaine et le commandant responsable de la défense de la base de Pearl Harbor pendant l' attaque japonaise du 7 décembre 1941 .
Walter Short was a U.S. Army general who commanded the Hawaiian Department in 1941 when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. He was blamed for the surprise and forced to retire from the military.
Walter Campbell Short ( 30 mars 1880 à Fillmore (Illinois) - 9 mars 1949) était un lieutenant général de l'armée américaine et le commandant responsable de la défense de la base de Pearl Harbor pendant l' attaque japonaise du 7 décembre 1941.
16 janv. 2024 · As commander of the United States Army's Hawaiian Department, Walter Short was held responsible for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor; he and Husband Kimmel , commander-in-chief of the U.S. fleet were soon removed from command and blamed for America's unpreparedness.
Learn how the US Army defended Hawaii from Japan in the interwar period, and how it responded to the Japanese attack in 1941. The article covers the history, strategy, and social life of the Army garrison in Hawaii.
Walter Short was the commander of Army operations and bases at Hawaii in 1941, when Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan. He was blamed for the disaster and relieved of command, but later cleared by the Senate in 1999.
