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Walter
Dean
Short
1920-07-11

–

1993-05-06

Born:

, 

Oklahoma

Home:

Oklahoma City

, 

Oklahoma

Buried: 

Las Cruces

, 

New Mexico

Cemetery:

Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery

Walter Short graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1942. He retired in 1970 as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Action Date:

    1967 – 1970
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Walter Dean Short (ASN: 0-24789), United States Army, was awarded a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from 1967 to 1970.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Division:

    Military Group Paraguay

    Action Date:

    1965 – 1967
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Walter Dean Short (ASN: 0-24789), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer, Military Group Paraguay, from 1965 to 1967.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Infantry)

    Batallion:

    3d Battalion

    Regiment:

    309th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    78th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major (Infantry) Walter Dean Short (ASN: 0-24789), United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer, 3d Battalion, 309th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division, from 1944 to 1945.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Infantry)

    Batallion:

    3d Battalion

    Regiment:

    309th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    78th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 78th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 389 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Major (Infantry) Walter Dean Short (ASN: 0-24789), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 3d Battalion, 309th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Operations, in 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Major Short, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.