Lieutenant General Walter C. Short was guilty of errors of judgment
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Lieutenant General Walter C. Short was the U.S. Army commander at Pearl Harbor whose leadership and decisions were later criticized for contributing to the lack of preparedness before the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941.
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| Lieutenant General Walter C. Short was guilty of errors of judgment canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Army officer
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Admiral Husband E. Kimmel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Distinguished Service Medal (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1880-03-30 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Duluth, Minnesota, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfRelief | relieved of command after the attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| commandDuringEvent | U.S. Army forces in Hawaii during the attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| consequenceOfMeasures | aircraft were vulnerable to surprise air attack ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | Roberts Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
emphasis on sabotage defense over air attack defense
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errors of judgment in assessing the threat to Pearl Harbor ⓘ lack of adequate preparedness before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1941-12-07 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1949-03-09 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Dallas, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earlierConflict | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | United States Military Academy at West Point NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Short NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundGuiltyOf | errors of judgment by the Roberts Commission ⓘ |
| fullName | Walter Campbell Short NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Walter ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1902 ⓘ |
| heldRankAtPearlHarbor | Lieutenant General ⓘ |
| historicalReassessment | later historians have debated the extent of his responsibility for Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| implementedMeasure | concentrated aircraft on airfields to guard against sabotage ⓘ |
| interpretedWarningAs | primarily a warning of sabotage and local unrest ⓘ |
| legacy | often cited as an example of command failure in surprise attack preparedness ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant General ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Attack on Pearl Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Arlington National Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Commanding General, U.S. Army Hawaiian Department ⓘ |
| receivedWarning | war warning messages from Washington in late November 1941 ⓘ |
| retirementYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| serviceYears | 1902–1942 ⓘ |
| sharedCriticismWith | Admiral Husband E. Kimmel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stationedAt |
Hawaiian Department
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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Roberts Commission Report on Pearl Harbor
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postwar debates over responsibility for Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| successor | Lieutenant General Delos C. Emmons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topicOf | U.S. congressional investigations into the Pearl Harbor attack ⓘ |
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Lieutenant General Walter C. Short was guilty of errors of judgment
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