Identity
- Birthdate
- November 6th 1894
- Birthplace
- Octagon, Brunswick County, Virginia
- Region
- Southside
Family & Community
- Father
- Thomas Short
- Mother
- Cynthia J. Brooks
- Married
- Yes
- Spouse
- Ella P. Johnson
- Children
- Thelma E. Short
- Church
- Zion Union
- Citizen
- Yes
- Registered Voter
- No
Education
- Education
- Public school
Prewar
- Occupation (Prewar)
- Farming
- Residence (Prewar)
- Octagon, Brunswick County, Virginia
Service
- Branch
- National Army
- Role
- Infantry
- Rank
- Private
- Pre-deployment Station
- Camp Lee, Virginia
- Promotions
- Corporal
- Engagements
- Argonne Forest and Metz, France
Postwar
- Occupation (Postwar)
- Farming
- Residence (Postwar)
- Alberta, Brunswick County, Virginia