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{{short description|U.S. Army Major general}} {{for multi|the United States Army brigadier general|Walter Cowen Short|the English academic|Walter Francis Short}} {{redirect|General Short}} {{Infobox military person | name = Walter Campbell Short | birth_date = March 30, 1880 | death_date = {{death date and age|mf=y|1949|9|3|1880|3|30}} | birth_place = [[Fillmore, Illinois]], U.S. | death_place = [[Dallas, Texas]], U.S. | image = Walter-short l.jpg | caption = [[Lieutenant (United States)| Lieutenant General]] Walter C. Short | nickname = | allegiance = {{flag|United States|name=United States of America|1912}} | branch = [[File:Seal of the United States Department of War.png|25px]] [[United States Army]] | rank = [[Major general (United States)|Major General]] | serviceyears = 1902β1942 | servicenumber = | commands = [[1st Infantry Division (United States)|1st Infantry Division]]<br>[[I Corps (United States)|I Corps]]<br>[[Hawaiian Department]] | unit = | battles = [[Philippine–American War]]<br/>[[Mexican Border War|Border War]]<br/>[[World War I]]<br/>[[World War II]] | awards = [[Army Distinguished Service Medal]] }} '''Walter Campbell Short''' (March 30, 1880 – September 3, 1949) was a [[Major general (United States)|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.
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